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Lung herniation secondary to minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting
R K Deeik1, M A Memon, J T Sugimoto
1Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|July 1, 1998
Abstract:
Lung herniation after thoracotomy is rare. We report a 66-year-old man who presented with this complication after undergoing attempted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting. The defect was repaired with a composite of Marlex mesh and methyl methacrylate.