Postoperative Residual Pleural Space: A Risk Factor for Chest Wall Hernia After Thoracoscopic Surgery

Arpad Hasenauer; Anna Dambrosio; Sebastian Happ; Michel Christodoulou

doi:10.12659/AJCR.947322

05 September 2025 : Case report Switzerland

Postoperative Residual Pleural Space: A Risk Factor for Chest Wall Hernia After Thoracoscopic Surgery

Unknown etiology, Rare disease

Arpad Hasenauer

^{ABCDEF 1*}, Anna Dambrosio^{ABCDEF 2}, Sebastian Happ^{ABCDEF 3}, Michel Christodoulou^{ABCDEF 1}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.947322

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e947322

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Figure 2 Case 2: Intraoperative view of large incisional hernia. Image shows intraoperative situs with a large incisional hernia at fourth intercostal space incision and absence of intercostal and chest wall muscle layers.

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Postoperative Residual Pleural Space: A Risk Factor for Chest Wall Hernia After Thoracoscopic Surgery

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