title: Small and large bowel hernia migrated into the chest 6 years after sternal resection.
abstract: Sternal resection represents a rare, peculiar subgroup of chest wall operations. Abdominal or lung hernia could be a serious complication after extended chest wall or sternal resection for cancer. We present a case of a late abdominal hernia in the chest underneath the skin, 7 years after a total sternal resection for a sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: andrea_bille@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Billè
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scanagatta
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Mara
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gisabella
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Fondazione Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calareso
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pastorino
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013909:Thorax; D013997:Time Factors