Erschienen in:
13.05.2015 | Case Report
Two cases of lung herniation treated by surgery or observation
verfasst von:
Ryosuke Hara, Keitaro Matsumoto, Naoya Yamasaki, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Takuro Miyazaki, Kiyoyuki Eishi, Takashi Miura, Takeshi Nagayasu
Erschienen in:
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Ausgabe 10/2016
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Abstract
Lung herniation is rare. We describe two cases; one cured by surgery, and the other observed without surgery. A 61-year-old man underwent minimally invasive cardiac surgery for mitral valve plasty. Four weeks postoperatively, chest computed tomography (CT) revealed exacerbating lung herniation and emergency surgery was performed. A 75-year-old man with metastatic tumor underwent partial resection of the left lower lobe through a 10-cm access window. Three months postoperatively, follow-up chest CT revealed prolapse of a small part of the upper lobe at the site of incision. However, he remained asymptomatic and was observed on an outpatient basis.