1995 · 19 citations · 3 references
MedicineSurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryAbdominal Wall ReconstructionChest Wall ReconstructionHernia RepairHernia SurgeryThoracic SurgeryThoracic TraumaHernia Defect ClosureParastomal Hernia ManagementParastomal Hernia RepairPersistent Postsurgical PainThoracic Trauma SurgeryTissue-based Hernia RepairTraumatic Abdominal Wall Hernia
A case of traumatic lung herniation through an area of costalsternal separation in a 36-year-old male is presented. Persistent pain and the threat of strangulated lung tissue prompted repair that was accomplished with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene Gortex tissue patch.
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Traumatic intercostal pulmonary hernia
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