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Spontaneous Intercostal Lung Herniation: An Unusual Entity

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    • Dr. Harshmeet Singh Gujral, Dr. Tushar Sahasrabudhe, Dr. Mithun Nilgiri K., Dr. Srihitha Kakani, Dr. Anurag Garg
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An elderly male in seventies, diabetic, hypertensive and asthmatic, presented with chest pain, cough, dyspnea and a chest wall swelling in left posterior axillary line for 4 months. His X-ray chest showed left sided pleural effusion. A diagnosis of possible empyema necessitans was made by the treating physician and a pigtail catheter was inserted. The drain was however non-purulent, and the swelling remained unresolved. He was therefore referred to our institute. On examination, there was a large smooth round chest wall swelling in left posterior axillary line with no skin erythema and a strong impulse on coughing. On further imaging and investigations, it was diagnosed to be a chest wall herniation of the lung. Intraoperatively, it was found that only a very thin muscle layer existed in the entire left seventh intercostal space. It was repaired with a mesh. Patient is doing well after the surgery with no recurrence.

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  • Herniation
  • Intercostal muscles
  • Mesh
  • Pleural effusion
  • congenital
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European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 - Issue Serial Number 1
January 2023
Page 3363-3366
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Dr. Anurag Garg, D. H. S. G. D. T. S. D. M. N. K. . D. S. K. (2023). Spontaneous Intercostal Lung Herniation: An Unusual Entity. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 10(1), 3363-3366.

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Dr. Harshmeet Singh Gujral, Dr. Tushar Sahasrabudhe, Dr. Mithun Nilgiri K., Dr. Srihitha Kakani, Dr. Anurag Garg. "Spontaneous Intercostal Lung Herniation: An Unusual Entity". European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 10, 1, 2023, 3363-3366.

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Dr. Anurag Garg, D. H. S. G. D. T. S. D. M. N. K. . D. S. K. (2023). 'Spontaneous Intercostal Lung Herniation: An Unusual Entity', European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 10(1), pp. 3363-3366.

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Dr. Anurag Garg, D. H. S. G. D. T. S. D. M. N. K. . D. S. K. Spontaneous Intercostal Lung Herniation: An Unusual Entity. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2023; 10(1): 3363-3366.

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