title: Atraumatic lung hernia.
abstract: Lung hernia is a distinctly rare event, regardless of its location and cause. Most lung hernias are acquired traumatic thoracic hernias. All previously reported cases of acquired spontaneous lung hernia involve some aspect of trauma, most commonly caused by vigorous coughing with a subsequent rib fracture. We report a case of totally atraumatic, acquired spontaneous lung hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Education, Memorial Medical Center, Inc., Savannah, Georgia 31403-2084, USA. rtross@pol.net
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Burnett
mesh_terms: D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged