Chronic herniation of the lung in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Case report and review of the literature.
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.
Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed