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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:1579-1580
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Report

Intercostal Lung Hernia Subsequent to Harvesting of the Left Internal Mammary Artery

Erik R. La Hei, MB, BS, Cedric W. Deal, FRACS

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia

Accepted for publication November 2, 1994.

We report a case of an intercostal lung hernia developing subsequent to harvesting of the left internal mammary artery. Intercostal lung hernia is extremely rare, with most cases reported after blunt thoracic trauma. In the absence of symptoms, this was treated conservatively.




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