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Pulmonary hernias are extremely rare. They are usually treated with open surgical procedures. We describe a case in which a large, spontaneously acquired intercostal pulmonary hernia was successfully repaired by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
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Received: 12 August 1996/Accepted: 26 November 1996
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Van Den Bossche, M., Leman, G., Ballaux, K. et al. Video-assisted thoracoscopic repair of an intercostal pulmonary hernia. Surg Endosc 13, 166–167 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900931
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900931