Chest
Selected Reports: ArticlesLung Herniation: A Cause of Chronic Chest Pain Following Thoracotomy
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Case Report
A 48-year-old man with a medical history of mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery bypass graft surgery in 1988 was admitted to the hospital for treatment of bilateral pneumonia. Initial therapy included intravenous cefuroxime and erythromycin. All cultures, including sputum, urine, and blood, were negative. Antibodies to HIV were not detectable. Despite treatment, the patient required intubation and mechanical ventilation for worsening respiratory failure. An open lung
Discussion
Persistent postthoracotomy chest pain following thoracic surgical procedures has been generally attributed to intercostal neuritis or neuralgia.1 Although the actual incidence is uncertain, such chronic chest pain is believed to occur in only 1 to 3% of patients, based on anecdotal reports.2 However, Dajczman et al1 recently assessed the frequency of chronic postthoracotomy chest pain in 56 patients. In their series, 55% of patients had persistent chest pain lasting more than 1 year following
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