Surgical vs. nonsurgical management of post-traumatic intercostal lung herniation in children
Background: Intercostal lung herniation (ILH) is an exceptionally rare condition in pediatric patients, characterized by disruption of fascial planes and intercostal musculature allowing for protrusion of a portion of the lung parenchyma into this space. In most cases it is a consequence of blunt ch...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576617302579 |