title: Lung herniation after supraclavicular thoracic outlet decompression.
abstract: Lung herniation after first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) has not been reported to our knowledge. We present a unique case of cervical lung herniation causing displacement of the brachial plexus and chronic pain in a patient who had previously undergone supraclavicular thoracic outlet decompression with first rib resection. This was successfully treated with thoracoscopic reduction and resection of the herniated lung and pleural flap closure of the defect.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Jennifer Bell
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Zoole
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Bryan F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: Elbert
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D059350:Chronic Pain; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D009333:Neck; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome