Emergency Care Journal (Dec 2018)

Ultrasound diagnosis of lung herniation: The push-out sign

  • Luca Iaboli,
  • Luca Baldini,
  • Roberto Galassini,
  • Roberto Copetti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2018.7808
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3

Abstract

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Lung ultrasound is an expanding field and is becoming a standard of care. Its various bedside applications have modified many diagnostic paths from the newborn to the geriatric patient. In this case report, we describe and show a new sign of the lung ultrasound semeiotics, the push-out sign.

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