Lung herniation: an unusual cause

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Oct;48(4):634-5. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv022. Epub 2015 Feb 13.

Authors

Giuseppe De Luca¹, Nicola Martucci², Antonello La Rocca², Gaetano Rocco²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione "G. Pascale" IRCCS, Naples, Italy giu.deluc@libero.it.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione "G. Pascale" IRCCS, Naples, Italy.

PMID: 25681419
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv022

No abstract available

Keywords: Anterior mediastinotomy; Chest wall defect; Lung herniation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Hernia / diagnostic imaging
Hernia / etiology*
Herniorrhaphy / methods
Humans
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases / etiology*
Mediastinum / surgery
Middle Aged
Rare Diseases
Surgical Mesh*
Thoracotomy / adverse effects*
Thoracotomy / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome