AB028. Thoracoscopic management of incarcerated lung herniation after blunt chest trauma: a case report and literature review
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AB028. Thoracoscopic management of incarcerated lung herniation after blunt chest trauma: a case report and literature review

Ting-Yen Chiang1, Ming-Fang Yin1, Shun-Mao Yang1,2, Ke-Cheng Chen1

1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;2Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Abstract: Traumatic lung herniation is a rare condition that is usually treated with thoracotomy and pericostal fixation of adjacent ribs with sutures. We described a traumatic lung herniation case successfully managed with hernia reduction and double-layered repair of the intrathoracic defect, completed via a total thoracoscopic approach.

Keywords: Chest trauma; lung herniation; thoracoscopic surgery

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.s028

Cite this article as: Chiang TY, Yin MF, Yang SM, Chen KC. Thoracoscopic management of incarcerated lung herniation after blunt chest trauma: a case report and literature review. J Thorac Dis 2017;9(Suppl 14):AB028. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.s028

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