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Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine

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Herniation of the colon through intercostal space

Thoracotomy after hernia

Abstract

A 55-year-old woman underwent two consecutive metastasectomy within four months due to left pulmonary metastases originated from a uterin leiomyosarcoma. Two months after the last operation she presented with a soft and lobulated mass just below her thoracotomy scar (Figure 1A, B). Chest x-ray revealed subcutaneous air densities considered as a colon herniated through the 5th intercostal space and elevated diaphragm (Figure 1C, D).

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Mahmut Tokur, Can Kürkçüoğlu, Sedat Demircan, Cüneyt Kurul. Herniation of the colon through intercostal space. J Clin Anal Med 2012;3(1). doi:10.4328/JCAM.624

Publication History

Received:
17.02.2011
Accepted:
07.03.2011
Printed:
01.01.2012