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Chest clinic
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Post-traumatic pulmonary hernia
  1. Jean-Stephane David1,
  2. Candice Tassin1,
  3. Jean-Michel Maury2
  1. 1Trauma and Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Lyon Sud Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Benite, France
  2. 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Louis Pradel Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon Bron, France
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jean-Stephane David, Service d'Anesthésie Reanimation, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Benite, Cedex F-69495, France; js-david{at}univ-lyon1.fr

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203181

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    Post-traumatic pulmonary hernia is a very rare occurrence of chest trauma, which however remains usually covered by the skin.1 ,2 A young 22-year-old male was recently admitted to our trauma centre after being thrown from a motorcycle against a road guard barrier.

    Clinical examination of the patient revealed a large open wound to the upper and the anterior part …

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    • Contributors JSD, CT and JMM were in charge of the patient. JSD wrote and submitted the case. JMM and CT made corrections and gave approval for the case.

    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.

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