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A Technique for Repair of Traumatic Parasternal Lung Herniation

1995; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 38; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00005373-199506000-00020

1529-8809

J. Cernilia, Jeffrey Lin, Richard A. Ott, Gianna Scannell, Kenneth Waxman,

Hernia repair and management

A case of traumatic lung herniation through an area of costalsternal separation in a 36-year-old male is presented. Persistent pain and the threat of strangulated lung tissue prompted repair that was accomplished with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene Gortex tissue patch.