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Lung hernia following minithoracotomy for epicardial lead placement
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  1. Jessamy Diana Bagenal1,
  2. Radek Capoun2,
  3. Gianluca Casali3
  1. 1Department of General Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
  2. 2Department of Cardiothoracic, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
  3. 3Department of Thoracics, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK
  1. Correspondence to Jessamy Diana Bagenal, jessamy.bagenal{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-009317

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    A 68-year-old gentleman was referred to the thoracic outpatient clinic 6 months after minithoracotomy and repositioning of an epicardial lead for his cardiac resynchronisation therapy-pacemaker to improve synchrony in dilated cardiomyopathy. His significant medical history also included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, chronic kidney disease stage 3 and depression. His original procedure was uncomplicated, but within 1 month he noticed a large (15×15 cm) lump that extended from his axilla down …

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