Ultrasound diagnosis of lung herniation: The push-out sign


Submitted: 6 September 2018
Accepted: 30 October 2018
Published: 12 December 2018
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Authors

  • Luca Iaboli General Practice, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Modena, Italy.
  • Luca Baldini Radiology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Italy.
  • Roberto Galassini General Practice, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Modena, Italy.
  • Roberto Copetti Emergency Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Trieste, Italy.

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.


Iaboli, L., Baldini, L., Galassini, R., & Copetti, R. (2018). Ultrasound diagnosis of lung herniation: The push-out sign. Emergency Care Journal, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2018.7808

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