Cough-induced nonunion rib fractures and herniation: surgical repair and review

Stefan E van Oostendorp; Rene Buijsman; Wietse P Zuidema

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Cough-induced nonunion rib fractures and herniation: surgical repair and review

Stefan E van Oostendorp, Rene Buijsman, Wietse P Zuidema

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Abstract

We present the case of a 57-year-old man who had suffered pain in the left hemithorax for a year, which started after a period of severe coughing during pneumonia. The pain was triggered by lying down. A computed tomography scan revealed two nonunion costal fractures. In the operating room, intercostal diastasis with pulmonary herniation was encountered in addition to the costal fractures. This report describes the technique used to reconstruct the thoracic wall with mesh and plate-osteosynthesis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	416-418
Number of pages	3
Journal	Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0218492318772769
Publication status	Published - Jun 2018

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