Several jagged fragments were removed; a portion of the pleura, two by four inches, had been torn away, exposing the pericardium and the left lung, and showing the former to have been penetrated and the latter torn.

The lung collapsed completely, and for three or four months no air seemed to enter it, but respiration gradually returned.

The lacerated integument could only be closed approximately by sutures.

It is worthy of remark that, although extremely pale, the patient complained of but little pain, and exhibited only slight symptoms of shock.

The pleural cavity subsequently filled with a dirty serum, but even this did not interfere with the healing of the wound and the restoration of the lung; the patient recovered without lateral curvature.
Bartholf reports a case of rapid recovery after perforating wound of the lung.