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View of the lateral chest wall demonstrates a protrusion in the region of the left lateral 7th rib. The patient is lying in the right lateral recumbent position.
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Physical examination of the left lateral inferior chest wall revealed a mass with paradoxical motion during respiration (Figure 1).
Chest radiograph reveals a tubular soft tissue lucency.
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No pneumothorax or rib fractures were evident (Figure 2).
Thoracoscopic image of the pulmonary hernia at the lateral 7th intercostal space.
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Associated with this was a disruption of the pleural lining and the overlying musculature within the 7th intercostal space (Figure 3).