Post-traumatic intercostal lung herniation (ICLH) is defined as a protrusion of lung tissue through a defect in the intercostal space musculature and is a rare result of chest trauma. Due to its rarity, the management and imaging work up has been based on the adult experience, with Computed Tomography (CT) the most common diagnostic tool and surgery the primary management approach. The purpose of this study is to describe the sonographic appearance and technique utilized in diagnosis of post-traumatic ICLH and to support their inclusion in a proposed imaging algorithm to aid in management in the pediatric population. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Castro Denise, Kolar Mila, Soboleski Don

Keywords: intercostal lung herniation, sonography, imaging algorithm