Surgery for lung herniation: a new approach for an old problem

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marco Scarci, Andrea Billè, Imran Zahid, Tom Routledge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-09-01
Series:Surgical Techniques Development
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/std/article/view/2846