We report the case of an elderly male who presented with a reducible lump in the left chest and breathlessness on exertion, in the absence of any trivial or occult trauma, and how this was managed adequately via surgery alone. Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10029-010-0717-5Authors G. Aggarwal, Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College and MY Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001, IndiaG. Khandelwal, Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College and MY Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001, IndiaS. Shukla, Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College and MY Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001, IndiaA. Maheshwari, Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College and MY Hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001, IndiaR. Mathur, Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College and MY ...