Manual repositioning of lung hernia after minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Abstract

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery has recently become widespread because it has few disadvantages. However, lung hernia has been reported as a rare complication of minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS), and normally requiring additional surgical procedures. We describe herein a case of manual repositioning of lung hernia after MICS.

A patient with a pulmonary hernia and chance fracture of the thoracic vertebra following a fall: A case report and literature review

“…With the current increase in cases, scholars are willing to approach treatment more aggressively because spontaneous healing is rare. Especially in symptomatic patients, surgery is a better option [ 7 , 13 , 18 , 19 ].Early surgical indications for pulmonary herniations are as follows: 1. Intractable pain; 2.…”

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