Lung Hernia Following Limited Thoracotomy
Authors:
Anton Dzian; I. Fúčela; P. Stiegler; J. Hamžík; D. Mištuna
Authors‘ workplace:
Slovenská republika, prednosta: doc. MUDr. D. Mištuna, Ph. D.
; Chirurgická klinika Jesseniovej lekárskej fakulty UKo a Univerzitnej nemocnice Martin
Published in:
Rozhl. Chir., 2010, roč. 89, č. 9, s. 548-550.
Category:
Monothematic special - Original
Overview
Authors in the adduced work in the form of case report introduce a case of lung herniation as a rare complication after limited thoracotomy. Also on the strength of published literature they briefly discuss about the causes of genesis of lung hernia and the possibilities of their operative solution.
Key words:
hernia of the lung – minimal-access thoracotomy
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