Spontaneous lung herniation or acquired atraumatic lung herniation?

Rathnayake, Ayeshmanthe; Singh, Taranpreet

doi:10.1111/ans.16782

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“…As mentioned before, increasingly more cases of spontaneous lung hernias have been reported in the literature during the last decade [ 1 , 2 , 7 , 11 , 16 - 19 ]. Ugolini et al reported five patients, all of which were males with a median age of 68 years [ 2 ].…”

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Surgical Repair of Spontaneous Lung Herniation Induced by Vigorous Coughing: A Case Report and Literature Review

Leivaditis¹,

Grapatsas²,

Papatriantafyllou³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Lung herniation is a rare clinical entity defined by extrathoracic protrusion of the lung or lung tissue due to a weakness in the thoracic wall. We present here a case of a 72-year-old male who presented with a spontaneous lung herniation, which occurred as a result of a ventral luxation of the third rib from the sternocostal joint due to vigorous coughing. The defect was repaired through anterolateral thoracotomy, reposition of the lung and approximating the ribs using heavy sutures. The postoperative course of the patient was uncomplicated. A brief review of the literature is also provided.

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