title: Traumatic Lung Herniation following Skateboard Fall.
abstract: Lung herniation (LH) is a rare clinical entity involving the protrusion of lung outside the thoracic cage. It has a variety of etiologies and clinical presentations, making diagnosis difficult. We present a case of a 20-year-old male who reported pleuritic pain after falling from a skateboard. Evaluation through computed tomography (CT) scanning of the chest revealed an anterior lung hernia associated with rib fractures. This case emphasizes the need for clinicians to include lung herniation in the differential diagnosis of patients with trauma and inexplicable or persistent pulmonary issues.
authors.affiliation: Division of Acute Care Surgery and Trauma, Memorial Regional Hospital, 3501 Johnson Street, Hollywood, FL 33021, USA.
authors.forename: Dafney L
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8742-4978
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Davare
authors.affiliation: Division of Acute Care Surgery and Trauma, Memorial Regional Hospital, 3501 Johnson Street, Hollywood, FL 33021, USA.
authors.forename: Chauniqua
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kiffin
authors.affiliation: Division of Acute Care Surgery and Trauma, Memorial Regional Hospital, 3501 Johnson Street, Hollywood, FL 33021, USA.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5704-8166
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Division of Acute Care Surgery and Trauma, Memorial Regional Hospital, 3501 Johnson Street, Hollywood, FL 33021, USA.
authors.forename: Seong K
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9790-5943
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Acute Care Surgery and Trauma, Memorial Regional Hospital, 3501 Johnson Street, Hollywood, FL 33021, USA.
authors.forename: Eddy H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Carrillo
authors.affiliation: Division of Acute Care Surgery and Trauma, Memorial Regional Hospital, 3501 Johnson Street, Hollywood, FL 33021, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6069-6458
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rosenthal