Mangaluru: Doctors at KMC Hospital, Attavar, have successfully performed a rare thoracoscopic repair of a lung herniation, a significant milestone in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. The procedure was completed without a single large incision.The male patient in his fifties had been noticing an unusual swelling on his chest wall that appeared prominently whenever he coughed. After a thorough clinical evaluation at the hospital, the team suspected a lung herniation, a rare condition in which a portion of the lung pushes through a defect in the chest wall. A CT scan of the thorax confirmed the diagnosis, and the patient was taken up for surgery.The surgical team chose a thoracoscopic approach, operating through just three small keyhole-sized incisions. The chest wall defect was carefully repaired and reinforced using a surgical mesh, restoring normal anatomy without the need for a large open incision. The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged within three days of the procedure.“Lung herniation is an uncommon condition and requires precise surgical planning. Performing this repair thoracoscopically offers the patient significant advantages, including reduced postoperative pain, faster recovery, shorter hospital stays, and better cosmetic outcomes,” said Dr Suraj Pai, cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon at KMC Hospital Attavar.
