منابع مشابه
[Liver herniation after extrapleural pneumonectomy due to a mesothelioma].
The patient is a 66-year-old woman who had undergone a right extrapleural pneumonectomy 2 years earlier for pleural mesothelioma (stage II) and had received adjuvant chemoand radiotherapy. During the procedure, a Gore-Tex patch was used to reconstruct the diaphragm. Six months after surgery, a follow-up MRI was ordered due to high transaminase levels, and herniation of the liver into the thorax...
متن کاملApical lung herniation.
CASE HISTORY A 50-year-old man was referred to us complaining of a swelling in his neck while coughing. He had a 1-year history of a dry cough. He was an ex-smoker with a 10 pack-year history. Examination of his chest at rest was normal, without any cervical lymphadenopathy or signs of superior vena cava obstruction (figure 1A). Examination while coughing revealed a visible swelling on the righ...
متن کاملLung herniation: an unusual cause.
Lung herniation: an unusual cause Giuseppe De Luca*, Nicola Martucci, Antonello La Rocca and Gaetano Rocco Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione “G. Pascale” IRCCS, Naples, Italy * Corresponding author. Via San Rocco 59/A, Marano di Napoli, 80016 Naples, Italy. Tel: +39-0815903268; fax: +39-0815903823; e-mail: giu.deluc@...
متن کاملRight extrapleural completion pneumonectomy for fibrocavitary nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease
We report a case of a 76-year-old man with fibrocavitary nontuberculous mycobacterial (FC-NTM) lung disease, who was successfully treated with right extrapleural completion pneumonectomy. Right extrapleural completion pneumonectomy with careful coverage of the bronchial stump might be effective in patients with FC-NTM lung disease.
متن کاملIntercostal lung herniation--the role of imaging.
Extrathoracic lung hernias can be congenital or acquired. Acquired hernias may be classified by etiology into traumatic, spontaneous, and pathologic. We present a case of a 40-year-old male with a history of bronchial asthma and a blunt chest trauma who presented complaining of sharp chest pain of acute onset that began after five consecutive days of vigorous coughing. Upon physical examination...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1010-7940,1873-734X
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv166