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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;65:1772-1774
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Lung Herniation Secondary to Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Ramzi K. Deeik, MDa, Muhammed Ashraf Memon, MBBSa, Jeffrey T. Sugimoto, MDa

a Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Accepted for publication December 19, 1997.

Address reprint requests to Dr Sugimoto, Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, 601 N 30th St, Suite 3740, Omaha, NE 68131

Lung herniation after thoracotomy is rare. We report a 66-year-old man who presented with this complication after undergoing attempted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass grafting. The defect was repaired with a composite of Marlex mesh and methyl methacrylate.




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