Novel Fixation Technique for the Surgical Repair of Lung Hernias Scott Wiens, MD, Ian Hunt, FRCS, James Mahood, MD, FRCSC, Azim Valji, MD, FRCSC, Kenneth Stewart, MD, FRCSC, Eric L.R. Bédard, MD, MSc The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 88, Issue 3, Pages 1034-1035 (September 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.032 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Coronal computed tomographic scan demonstrating traumatic lung herniation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 1034-1035DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.032) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Intraoperative image showing a secured fixation repair with the laminar hooks (black arrow) and titanium bars (white arrows) in situ. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 1034-1035DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.032) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Chest roentgenogram (A) anteroposterior view and (B) lateral view at the 9-month follow-up visit showing no displacement of the laminar hook and bar construct. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 1034-1035DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.032) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions