| Literature DB >> 7602639 |
J Cernilia1, J Lin, R Ott, G Scannell, K Waxman.
Abstract
A case of traumatic lung herniation through an area of costalsternal separation in a 36-year-old male is presented. Persistent pain and the threat of strangulated lung tissue prompted repair that was accomplished with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene Gortex tissue patch.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7602639 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199506000-00020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Trauma ISSN: 0022-5282