title: Cough-induced intercostal lung herniation requiring surgery: Report of a case.
abstract: Lung herniation is a rare event defined by protrusion of the lung through an abnormal weakness in the thoracic wall. We report a case of spontaneous intercostal pulmonary herniation, which occurred as a result of vigorous coughing. We repaired the herniation by approximating the ribs with heavy stitches. The mechanism of intercostal muscle disruption, and the etiology and treatment of lung herniations, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hôpital Louis Pradel, 28, Avenue du Doyen Lépine, 69677, Bron Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Abdulrazzaq
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sulaiman
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cottin
authors.forename: Edmundo Pereira
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: De Souza Neto
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orsini
authors.forename: Jean-Francois
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cordier
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gamondes
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tronc
mesh_terms: D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007366:Intercostal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed