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- Mariska J D de Wijs, Ad F T M Verhagen, and Edward C T H Tan.
- UMC St Radboud, Afd. Heelkunde, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. mariskadewijs@hotmail.com
- Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2012 Jan 1;156(39):A4863.
BackgroundPost-traumatic lung herniation due to a pathological defect in the chest wall is rare.Case DescriptionWe present a 73-year-old polytrauma patient who had extensive chest wall trauma after an accident, resulting in traumatic herniation of the lung. The patient was initially treated according to surgical principles for 'damage control'. The chest wall was then reconstructed with polypropylene mesh.ConclusionThere is still no consensus on surgical treatment of lung herniation. It may be performed immediately (primary) or after a delay (secondary) and depends on the clinical condition of the patient.
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