title: Repair of lung herniation with titanium prosthetic ribs and Prolene mesh.
abstract: We present a rare case of intercostal lung herniation due to blunt trauma. A 40-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with lung herniation due to falling off a donkey. Computed tomography demonstrated a fracture of the 8th left rib, a comminuted fracture of the 9th rib, and lung herniation into the 8th intercostal space. The herniation was repaired using a titanium prosthetic rib, a rib plate, and Prolene mesh via a thoracotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey y.akkas@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Yucel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akkas
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Neslihan Gülay
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Peri
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kocer
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D006547:Hernia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014025:Titanium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes; D014025:Titanium
keywords: Hernia; Lung diseases; Rib fractures; Surgical mesh; Thoracic Injuries; Wounds; nonpenetrating