Lung herniation secondary to minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting.
Lung herniation after thoracotomy is rare. We report a 66-year-old man who presented with this complication after undergoing attempted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting. The defect was repaired with a composite of Marlex mesh and methyl methacrylate.
Deeik
R K
RK
Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA.
Memon
M A
MA
Sugimoto
J T
JT
D000368:Aged; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014797:Vital Capacity / Q000502:physiology
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; C016674:Plastipore; D011095:Polyethylenes; D011126:Polypropylenes; D020366:Methylmethacrylate