Lung Hernia

Cervical lung hernia.

Lightwood, R. G., and Cleland, W. P. (1974). Thorax, 29, 349-351. Cervical lung hernia. Lung hernias occur in the cervical position in about one third of cases. The remainder appear through the chest wall. Some lung hernias are congenital, but trauma is the most common cause. The indications for surgery depend upon the severity of symptoms. Repair by direct suture can be used for small tears in...

[Traumatic lung hernia].

Traumatic lung herniation is an unusual clinical problem. We present a case of a large left post-traumatic lung hernia on the left, anterior, second intercostal space following blunt chest trauma. An important factor in the etiology of these lesions is the relative lack of muscular support of the anterior part of the chest. This report describes the diagnosis and management of a post-traumatic ...

A Case of Hernia Lung

Post-traumatic hernia of the lung.

A 71-year-old male was referred to us after a steer-wheel blunt trauma of the chest. Computed thomography scan of the chest revealed a posttraumatic pulmonary hernia associated with right haemothorax (Fig. 1). Anterolateral right thoracotomy was performed and herniation through the chest wall of the anterior segment of the upper lobe of the lung was detected. The herniated lung was reduced into...

Intercostal Lung Hernia after Pectus Bar Removal

− 138 − Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine Received: August 29, 2011, Revised: September 22, 2011, Accepted: October 18, 2011 Corresponding author: Young-Du Kim, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine, 327 S...