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Intercostal lung hernia subsequent to harvesting of the left internal mammary artery
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|June 1, 1995
We report a case of an intercostal lung hernia developing subsequent to harvesting of the left internal mammary artery. Intercostal lung hernia is extremely rare, with most cases reported after blunt thoracic trauma. In the absence of symptoms, this was treated conservatively.
We report a case of an intercostal lung hernia developing subsequent to harvesting of the left internal mammary artery. Intercostal lung hernia is extremely rare, with most cases reported after blunt thoracic trauma. In the absence of symptoms, this was treated conservatively.