title: Spontaneous rupture of the right hemidiaphragm after video-assisted lung volume reduction operation.
abstract: Lung volume reduction operation is an important therapeutic option in patients with advanced emphysema. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of the right diaphragm after a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical procedure for emphysema. The pathophysiology of this complication is also discussed, along with practical points for perioperative management of emphysematous patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Serban C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stoica
authors.forename: Stewart R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: Sing Yang
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Soon
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted