@article{JTD22368,
author = {Toshinari Ema and Kazuhito Funai and Akikazu Kawase and Hiroaki Oiwa and Shuhei Iizuka and Norihiko Shiiya},
title = {Incarceration hernia of the lung after video-assisted thoracic surgery requiring emergency operation: a case report},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {10},
number = {7},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Lung hernia is defined as the protrusion of lung tissue through a bounding structure (1). There are a few reports of lung herniation occurring after a lung operation, but such cases rarely require emergency surgery (2). We here report the case of a patient who developed lung herniation after wedge resection, and required emergency surgery due to post-operative respiratory difficulty. In this patient, an aerial fistula developed when portions of the lung escaped the thoracic cavity after rib fracture, making air drainage via a thoracic drain ineffective, and causing the sudden development of subcutaneous emphysema, which required emergency surgery.},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/22368}
}