Primary Lung Hernia After Blunt Chest Trauma: Chest Wall Repair Strategies

Leonid A Belyayev; William J Parker; Emad S Madha; Elliot M Jessie; Matthew J Bradley

doi:10.1177/00031348211023439

Primary Lung Hernia After Blunt Chest Trauma: Chest Wall Repair Strategies

Am Surg. 2023 May;89(5):2073-2075. doi: 10.1177/00031348211023439. Epub 2021 Jun 6.

Authors

Leonid A Belyayev¹, William J Parker¹, Emad S Madha¹, Elliot M Jessie^{1

2}, Matthew J Bradley^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
² R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 34096350
DOI: 10.1177/00031348211023439

Abstract

Lung herniation is a rare pathology seen after trauma. A case of acquired lung hernia is presented after blunt thoracic trauma that was repaired primarily. Surgical management and decision-making for this process are discussed.

Keywords: hernia; lungs; thoracic surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Hernia* / etiology
Herniorrhaphy* / methods
Humans
Lung Diseases / etiology
Lung Diseases / surgery
Thoracic Injuries* / complications
Thoracic Injuries* / surgery
Thoracic Wall / injuries
Thoracic Wall / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wounds, Nonpenetrating* / complications
Wounds, Nonpenetrating* / surgery