Abstract
Introduction
Cough can be associated with many complications.
Materials and methods
We present a 59-year-old male patient with a very rare combination of a cough-related stress fracture of the ninth rib and herniation through the diaphragm and abdominal wall to the subcutaneous tissue of the chest wall. We suggest thoracotomy through the affected intercostal defect as a surgical approach. The diaphragm, chest wall and abdominal tears were repaired separately, and the abdominal wall was reinforced with mesh. Technical aspects were discussed.
Conclusions
Though each individual injury is well documented in the literature, this is a rare combination of defects, requiring early recognition to provide repair before incarceration and further enlargement of the defects occur.
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Abu-Gazala, M., Ratnayake, A., Abu-Gazala, S. et al. An enigma of spontaneous combined transdiaphragmatic, intercostal and abdominal wall hernia. Hernia 17, 415–418 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-012-0902-9
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