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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2024; 34(04): 781-783
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787840
Case Report

Spontaneous Chest Wall Hernias: Intercostal Lung Hernia and Inverted Intercostal Hernia

Aybuke Ucgun 
1   Department of Radiology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
,
Esin Kurtulus Ozturk 
1   Department of Radiology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
,
Saffet Ozturk 
1   Department of Radiology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
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Abstract

Intercostal lung hernia and inverted intercostal hernia are rare chest wall hernias usually asymptomatic and detected incidentally on chest radiograph. In this case report, we discussed here on the chest radiograph and computed tomography imaging findings of two cases of these rare hernias with an emphasis being in differential diagnosis of chest tumors.

Keywords

chest wall - intercostal lung hernia - inverted intercostal hernia - spontaneous


Publication History

Article published online:
11 July 2024

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