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28 September 2011

Surgery for Lung Herniation: A New Approach for an Old Problem

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Department of Thoracic Surgery, St Joseph’s Healthcare, McMaster University, 50 Charlton Avenue East, L8N 4A6, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK
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Imperial College Medical School, London, UK
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Surg. Tech. Dev.2011, 1(1), e14;https://doi.org/10.4081/std.2011.e14
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Abstract

Lung herniation is frequently related to previous chest surgery or thoracic trauma. It can be symptomatic. Surgery with new titanium rib prosthesis is an interesting device to repair the chest wall in order to obtain better cosmetic and physiological results.

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