1. Hérnia traumática do pulmão
- Author
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Rodrigo Felipe Marques, Gustavo Lucas Loureiro, Giovanni Antonio Marsico, Antonio Miraldi Clemente, and Carlos Henrique Ribeiro Boasquevisque
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Intercostal muscles ,Hernia ,business.industry ,Lung hernia ,Contusions ,lcsh:Surgery ,lcsh:RD1-811 ,Lung Injury ,Lung injury ,respiratory system ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Wounds nonpenetrating ,respiratory tract diseases ,Blunt ,Traumatic lung ,medicine ,Etiology ,Second intercostal space ,Thoracic injuries ,business - Abstract
Traumatic lung herniation is an unusual clinical problem. We present a case of a large left post-traumatic lung hernia on the left, anterior, second intercostal space following blunt chest trauma. An important factor in the etiology of these lesions is the relative lack of muscular support of the anterior part of the chest. This report describes the diagnosis and management of a post-traumatic lung hernia.
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- 2011