CT diagnosis of acquired intercostal lung herniation.
Intercostal lung herniation is a rare complication of trauma, best demonstrated by computed tomography. Most intercostal lung herniations are the result of direct trauma to the chest wall or occur at sites of prior percutaneously placed chest tubes. We present two cases of acquired intercostal lung herniation.
Sadler
M A
MA
Department of Radiology, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Shapiro
R S
RS
Wagreich
J
J
Halton
K
K
Hecht
A
A
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed