Traumatic extra thoracic lung herniation: A case series and A review of the literature
International Journal of Development Research
Traumatic extra thoracic lung herniation: A case series and A review of the literature
Received 22nd January, 2018, Received in revised form, 16th February, 2018, Accepted 04th March, 2018, Published online 30th April, 2018
Copyright © 2018, D Pazooki et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
A lung herniation is a protrusion of the lung beyond the normal boundaries of the thoracic cavity through a defect in the thoracic wall. Extra thoracic lung herniation can be either congenital or acquired, acquired lung hernias can be further subdivided according to cause[1]. Traumatic lung herniation is an exceptionally rare complication to blunt and penetrating trauma[2]. Method: In this article we present a case series of 14 patients that suffered lung herniation secondary to trauma and a review of the literature
