Chronic Herniation of the Lung in a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
- Vol. 46 (03) , 164-166
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1010219
Abstract
Lung herniation is a rare condition and can be classified by both anatomical site and etiology. A 70-year-old man was referred with dyspnea, productive cough, and right-sided chest pain. Radiological investigation showed healed rib fractures and a lung herniation between ribs 8 and 9.Two years after surgical repair the patient is free of complaints. Treatment can be conservative or surgical, but as experience is limited no long-term results have been reported.Keywords
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