Lung Entrapment between the Pectus Bar and Chest Wall after Pectus Surgery: An Incidental Finding during Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

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 ent...

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Main Authors: Kyung Soo Kim, Kwanyong Hyun, Do Yeon Kim, Kukbin Choi, Hahng Joon Choi, Hyung Joo Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015-10-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.5.375