CT DIAGNOSIS OF ACQUIRED INTERCOSTAL LUNG HERNIATION

Authors
SADLER MA SHAPIRO RS WAGREICH J HALTON K HECHT A
Citation
Ma. Sadler et al., CT DIAGNOSIS OF ACQUIRED INTERCOSTAL LUNG HERNIATION, Clinical imaging, 21(2), 1997, pp. 104-106
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical imaging → ACNP
ISSN journal
08997071
Volume
21
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
104 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-7071(1997)21:2<104:CDOAIL>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Intercostal lung herniation is a rare complication of trauma, best dem onstrated by computed tomography. Most intercostal lung herniations ar e the result of direct trauma to the chest wall or occur af sites of p rior percutaneously placed chest tubes. We present two cases of acquir ed intercostal lung herniation. (C) Elsevier Science Inc., 1997.