Lung Entrapment between the Pectus Bar and Chest Wall after Pectus Surgery: An Incidental Finding during Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.
10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.5.375
- Author:
Kyung Soo KIM
1
;
Kwanyong HYUN
;
Do Yeon KIM
;
Kukbin CHOI
;
Hahng Joon CHOI
;
Hyung Joo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Korea. hyjpark@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pneumothorax;
Lung entrapment;
Pectus excavatum/carinatum;
Thoracoscopy;
Video-assisted thoracic surgery
- MeSH:
Congenital Abnormalities;
Incidental Findings*;
Lung*;
Pneumothorax;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*;
Thoracic Wall*;
Thoracoscopy;
Thorax*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2015;48(5):375-377
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of an entrapped lung after the pectus bar repair of a pectus deformity. The entrapped lung was found incidentally during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for pneumothorax. Based on VATS exploration, multiple bullae seemed to be the cause of the pneumothorax, but the entrapped lung was suspected to have been a cause of the air leakage.
