Spontaneous herniation of the lung and diaphragm treated with surgical repair

H Volkan Kara; Jeffrey Javidfar; Thomas A D'Amico

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.105

Spontaneous herniation of the lung and diaphragm treated with surgical repair

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015;99(5):1821-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.105.

Authors

H Volkan Kara¹, Jeffrey Javidfar², Thomas A D'Amico²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: volkan_kara@yahoo.com.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.

PMID: 25952221
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.105

Abstract

Lung herniation is rare and is usually caused by blunt trauma, congenital abnormalities of the ribs, or previous thoracic operations. We report a rare case of spontaneous lung herniation in a 72-year-old woman and describe the operative repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Female
Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery*
Herniorrhaphy*
Humans
Lung Diseases / surgery*