title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic repair of a lung hernia in a child.
abstract: Pulmonary intercostal hernias are extremely rare. They have been reported to occur in children after blunt trauma to the chest wall as a result of disruption of intercostal muscle fibers. We present a case of a left anterior chest lung hernia caused by blunt handlebar chest trauma in a 13-year-old boy treated with placement of a mesh using a video-assisted thoracoscopic approach.
authors: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. hebra@musc.edu
authors: André
authors: A
authors: Hebra
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Cina
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Streck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications