Open AccessCough-induced intercostal lung herniation
Author(s) -
Eva Genbrugge,
Jayant R. Kichari
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of acute disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-5516
pISSN - 2221-6189
DOI - 10.1016/s2221-6189(15)30031-7
Subject(s) - medicine , rib cage , lung , surgery , anatomy
Intercostal lung herniation is an uncommon entity, defined as protrusion of lung tissue between the ribs. The disease is mostly diagnosed either congenitally or acquired following post-surgery or after chest wall trauma. A spontaneous lung herniation is rarely described