Surgical Repair of the Postoperative Lung Hernia by Combining Mesh Interposition and Chest Wall Stabilization by Using Synthes Plates: A Novel Technique

<div>Schema of the local situation at the first and redo surgeries. (a) First surgery: mesh in place over the chest wall defect; scapula angle removed. (b) Redo surgery for hernia repair: lung protrusion along the disrupted anterolateral part of the mesh.</div>

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Figure 5: Surgical Repair of the Postoperative Lung Hernia by Combining Mesh Interposition and Chest Wall Stabilization by Using Synthes Plates: A Novel Technique 

Figure 5 | Surgical Repair of the Postoperative Lung Hernia by Combining Mesh Interposition and Chest Wall Stabilization by Using Synthes Plates: A Novel Technique 