Journals / Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 28 Sayı: 2

A RARE COMPLICATION OF VATS: ACQUIRED INTERCOSTAL LUNG HERNIATION

Serkan Uysal(Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, ANKARA, TÜRKIYE)0000-0002-1152-2854
Mesut Melih Özercan(Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, KIRIKKALE, TÜRKİYE)0000-0001-9476-9328
Yiğit Yılmaz(Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, ANKARA, TÜRKIYE)0000-0001-6502-9072
Ulaş Kumbasar(Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, ANKARA, TÜRKIYE)0000-0003-0616-1326
Pages
371–373
Publication Date
2026-08-12
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We present this case to highlight pulmonary herniation as a rare complication following Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) and discuss it in light of recent literature.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Lung herniation is a rare condition defined as the protrusion of lung parenchyma through a defect in the thoracic wall.
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Key Findings & Data:A 57-year-old male patient underwent thoracoscopic surgery for a solitary pulmonary nodule in the right upper lobe in 2017.
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Conclusion & Impact:We present this case to highlight pulmonary herniation as a rare complication following Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) and discuss it in light of recent literature.
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📍Scope:2017 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Akciğer hernisi · VATS · komplikasyon

Abstract

Lung herniation is a rare condition defined as the protrusion of lung parenchyma through a defect in the thoracic wall. It is usually caused by trauma or iatrogenic factors. A 57-year-old male patient underwent thoracoscopic surgery for a solitary pulmonary nodule in the right upper lobe in 2017. He presented in late 2019 with a worsening cough and a painful bulging mass on the anterior chest wall. Computed tomography (CT) confirmed the diagnosis of lung herniation. Surgical repair was performed using a prosthetic mesh. The patient was discharged on the second post-operative day with complete resolution of symptoms. We present this case to highlight pulmonary herniation as a rare complication following Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) and discuss it in light of recent literature.

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Akciğer herniasyonu, akciğer parankiminin göğüs duvarındaki bir defektten dışarı protrüzyonu olarak tanımlanan nadir bir durumdur. Genellikle travma veya iyatrojenik faktörlerden kaynaklanır. 2017 yılında sağ üst lobdaki soliter pulmoner nodül nedeniyle torakoskopik cerrahi uygulanan 57 yaşında erkek hasta; 2019 yılı sonlarında şiddetlenen öksürük ve ön göğüs duvarında ağrılı şişlik şikayetiyle başvurdu. Bilgisayarlı tomografisi (BT), akciğer herniasyonu tanısını doğruladı. Prostetik mesh (yama) kullanılarak cerrahi onarım gerçekleştirildi. Hasta, semptomları tamamen düzelmiş olarak postoperatif ikinci günde taburcu edildi. Bu olguyu, Video Yardımlı Torakoskopik Cerrahi (VATS) sonrası nadir bir komplikasyon olan akciğer herniasyonuna dikkat çekmek ve güncel literatür ışığında tartışmak amacıyla sunuyoruz.

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Uysal, S., Özercan, M. M., Yılmaz, Y., Kumbasar, U. (2026). A RARE COMPLICATION OF VATS: ACQUIRED INTERCOSTAL LUNG HERNIATION. Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 28 Sayı: 2, 371–373. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.1831444

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