Video-assisted repair of cervical lung hernia

P Zhang; G Jiang; B Xie; J Ding

doi:10.1055/s-0029-1185393

Video-assisted repair of cervical lung hernia

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Apr;58(3):185-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1185393. Epub 2010 Apr 7.

Authors

P Zhang¹, G Jiang, B Xie, J Ding

Affiliation

¹ The General Thoracic Surgery, the Pulmonary Disease Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China. zhangpeng1121@yahoo.com.cn

PMID: 20376734
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185393

Abstract

Lung hernia is an extremely rare condition and the treatments vary. We report a case of cervical lung hernia without any trauma. The patient underwent video-assisted repair with a satisfactory result.

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart New York.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Hernia / diagnostic imaging
Herniorrhaphy*
Humans
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases / surgery*
Pleurodesis
Surgical Stapling
Talc / therapeutic use
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Talc