Open AccessConservative Management of Traumatic Intercostal Lung Hernia: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Sandhya Gupta,
Kushal Choksi,
Gagandeep Chauhan,
Naresh Modi,
Digpal H. Thakore
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2022/52117.15828
Subject(s) - medicine , conservative management , pneumothorax , conservative treatment , hernia , blunt , lung , surgery , computed tomography , radiology , general surgery
Pulmonary herniation is an uncommon phenomenon. It has been described sporadically in obscure case reports and rare case series. Owing to its sparse occurrence, a calibrated algorithm for its management does not exist. Even then, the popular consensus advises surgical management comprising prosthetic mesh repair. Hereby, authors report a case of a 24-year-old male, who developed left lung herniation after blunt trauma to the chest wall. Non Contrast Computed Tomography (NCCT) of chest revealed herniation of left lung through 3rd intercostal space, a hernia defect of 1.8 cm and a small left pneumothorax. Patient was managed conservatively with intercostal drainage and was discharged on day 5 of admission. This case report aims to delineate the conditions where conservative management of lung hernias can be undertaken successfully.