Spontaneous pneumothorax presenting as epigastric pain
Ryoko Ogawa, MD
, Yusuke Yamamoto, MD
,,,Division of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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