Traumatic lung herniation due to Cow's kick

Güldoğan E. S., Akdağ T.

Tropical Doctor, vol.52, no.1, pp.165-167, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/00494755211050192
  • Journal Name: Tropical Doctor
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.165-167
  • Keywords: Lung hernia, chest trauma, animal attack
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: No

Abstract

© The Author(s) 2021.Lung herniation, where the lung and its visceral and parietal components protrude outwards from a defect in the chest wall, is not common. It is most commonly secondary to blunt or penetrating trauma. The diagnosis is difficult, as the presentation differs according to aetiology. Ultrasound or CT scanning help in diagnosis and treatment planning. We present a 70-year-old female patient with lung herniation following a cow's kick on the thorax.