title: [Spontaneous pulmonary hernia: report of a case].
abstract: Pulmonary hernia is a protrusion of lung tissue through a defect in the chest wall. Its origin can be congenital or acquired; spontaneous presentation is the least frequent. We report a case of spontaneous intercostal pulmonary hernia with a brief description of the disease. In this case, the patient developed a hematoma in the left hemithorax associated to pain at the base of the left hemithorax after a Valsalva's maneuver. The images obtained by thoracic CT scan revealed the existence of a left intercostal hernia. After radiological diagnosis, surgical treatment of the defect was performed with good results.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile. Address: Monseñor Álvaro del Portillo 12455, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. Email: fapetour@miuandes.cl.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petour Gazitúa
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Javiera
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez Velásquez
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Quintanilla Guidobono
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Jeanne Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chehade
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver
keywords: hernia; intercostal muscles; lung herniation; thoracic cavity