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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:606-607
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Herniation of the lung after video-assisted thoracic surgery

R. Thomas Temes, MDa, William A. Talbot, MDb, David P. Green, MDc, Jorge A. Wernly, MDc

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
b Departments of Surgery and Pulmonary Medicine, Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
c Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Accepted for publication June 1, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Dr Temes, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, 2500 MetroHealth Dr, Cleveland, OH 44109-1998
e-mail: temest{at}ccf.org

We report a case of lung herniation occurring following video-assisted thoracic surgery. Although lung hernias are rare, the widespread application of video-assisted thoracic surgery to patients at risk for lung hernia will likely result in more reports in the future. Consequently, pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons must be aware of this condition, risk factors for development, and potential methods of prevention in order to minimize the occurrence of this complication.




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