Cough-induced intercostal lung herniation requiring surgery: Report of a case

Lung herniation is a rare event defined by protrusion of the lung through an abnormal weakness in the thoracic wall. We report a case of spontaneous intercostal pulmonary herniation, which occurred as a result of vigorous coughing. We repaired the herniation by approximating the ribs with heavy stit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2006-11, Vol.36 (11), p.978-980
Hauptverfasser:	Sulaiman, Abdulrazzaq, Cottin, Vincent, De Souza Neto, Edmundo Pereira, Orsini, Alessandro, Cordier, Jean-Francois, Gamondes, Jean-Paul, Tronc, Francois
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cough - complications Follow-Up Studies Hernia - diagnostic imaging Hernia - etiology Herniorrhaphy Humans Intercostal Muscles - surgery Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging Lung Diseases - etiology Lung Diseases - surgery Male Middle Aged Suture Techniques Thoracic Surgical Procedures - methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Lung herniation is a rare event defined by protrusion of the lung through an abnormal weakness in the thoracic wall. We report a case of spontaneous intercostal pulmonary herniation, which occurred as a result of vigorous coughing. We repaired the herniation by approximating the ribs with heavy stitches. The mechanism of intercostal muscle disruption, and the etiology and treatment of lung herniations, are discussed.
ISSN:	0941-1291 1436-2813
DOI:	10.1007/s00595-006-3284-8