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Video-assisted thoracoscopic repair of an intercostal pulmonary hernia

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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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  1. Department of Surgery, Sint-Blasius Hospital, Kroonveldlaan 50, Dendermonde, Belgium, Belgium

    M. R. P. Van Den Bossche, G. Leman, K. E. W. Ballaux & J. Himpens

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  1. M. R. P. Van Den Bossche
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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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