title: Extrathoracic herniation of a lung bulla through a tube thoracostomy site.
abstract: We report a case of lung bulla herniation occurring two years after a tube thoracostomy application due to pneumothorax. A new bulla can develop or a pre-existing bulla can herniate through a weak part of thoracic wall, a tube thoracostomy site as in our case. Diagnostic and radiological features of this uncommon case are described.
authors.affiliation: Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Teaching Hospital, Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey. erdalokur@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okur
authors.forename: Cagatay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tezel
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Baysungur
authors.forename: Semih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halezeroglu
mesh_terms: D001768:Blister / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015505:Chest Tubes; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome