Journal of Trauma and Injury
- Volume 25 Issue 3
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- Pages.91-93
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- 2012
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- 2799-4317(pISSN)
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- 2287-1683(eISSN)
Closed Digital Reduction of Posttraumatic Lung Hernia
외상 후 폐장탈출의 폐쇄손가락정복
- Park, Ki-sung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu)
- 박기성 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
- Received : 2012.07.18
- Accepted : 2012.08.28
- Published : 2012.09.30
Abstract
Postraumatic lung hernia is a rare occurrence. A number of cases reported in the literature have been treated with early thoracotomy to repair partial protruded lung and pleura to prevent strangulation and incarceration. We present a case of a 45-year-old patient of left posttrumatic lung hernia, in which closed digital reduction was successful. The strategy of the management approach could be established by further accumulated experience.