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Lung herniation: an unusual cause

Lung herniation: an unusual cause European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 48 (2015) 634–635 IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezv022 Advance Access publication 13 February 2015 Cite this article as: De Luca G, Martucci N, La Rocca A, Rocco G. Lung herniation: an unusual cause. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015;48:634–5. Giuseppe De Luca*, Nicola Martucci, Antonello La Rocca and Gaetano Rocco Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione “G. Pascale” IRCCS, Naples, Italy * Corresponding author. Via San Rocco 59/A, Marano di Napoli, 80016 Naples, Italy. Tel: +39-0815903268; fax: +39-0815903823; e-mail: giu.deluc@libero.it (G. De Luca). Received 2 December 2014; accepted 12 January 2015 Keywords: Lung herniation � Anterior mediastinotomy � Chest wall defect A 52-year old woman presented with left parasternal swelling, chest wall defect (Fig. 1D). It was repaired surgically using an acel- more prominent on coughing (Video 1 and Fig. 1E and F). She had lular collagen matrix prosthesis. Lung herniation is a rare compli- undergone anterior mediastinotomy 4 years earlier. Chest com- cation of anterior mediastinotomy. puted tomography (Fig. 1A–C) showed lung herniation through a Video 1: Video showing left parasternal swelling becoming more prominent during coughing. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Oxford University Press

Lung herniation: an unusual cause

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 48 (2015) 634–635 IMAGES IN CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezv022 Advance Access publication 13 February 2015 Cite this article as: De Luca G, Martucci N, La Rocca A, Rocco G. Lung herniation: an unusual cause. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015;48:634–5. Giuseppe De Luca*, Nicola Martucci, Antonello La Rocca and Gaetano Rocco Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione “G. Pascale” IRCCS, Naples, Italy * Corresponding author. Via San Rocco 59/A, Marano di Napoli, 80016 Naples, Italy. Tel: +39-0815903268; fax: +39-0815903823; e-mail: giu.deluc@libero.it (G. De Luca). Received 2 December 2014; accepted 12 January 2015 Keywords: Lung herniation � Anterior mediastinotomy � Chest wall defect A 52-year old woman presented with left parasternal swelling, chest wall defect (Fig. 1D). It was repaired surgically using an acel- more prominent on coughing (Video 1 and Fig. 1E and F). She had lular collagen matrix prosthesis. Lung herniation is a rare compli- undergone anterior mediastinotomy 4 years earlier. Chest com- cation of anterior mediastinotomy. puted tomography (Fig. 1A–C) showed lung herniation through a Video 1: Video showing left parasternal swelling becoming more prominent during coughing. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press

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