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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:716-718
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Bilateral Cervical Lung Hernia With T1 Nerve Compression

Mesbah Rahman, FRCS * , Keith G. Buchan, FRCS(CTh), Kyapanda M. Mandana, MCh, Eric G. Butchart, FRCS

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication October 14, 2004.

* Address correspondence to Dr Rahman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK (Email: mesbah{at}hotmail.com).

Lung hernia is a rare condition. Approximately one third of cases occur in the cervical position. We report a case of bilateral cervical lung hernia associated with neuralgic pain that was repaired using bovine pericardium and biological glue.






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