Table 1. Various studies on paralysis of the rectus abdominis muscle after thoracic surgery.

First author (citation and year)	Diagnosis	Age	Sex	Operation name	Procedure	Incision site	Additional procedure	Permanent nerve injury
Our study, 2015	Lung cancer	M	42	Segmentectomy	VATS	5th and 7th intercostal space	Total pleurectomy	Yes
Timmermans, 20132)	Chilaiditi syndrome	M	54	Plication of diaphragm	Thoracotomy	8th intercostal space	None	No
	Lung cancer	M	54	Lobectomy	Thoracotomy	5th and 6th intercostal space	None	No
	Benign pleural thickening	M	64	Decortication	Thoracotomy	Just above the diaphragm	Total pleurectomy	Yes
Patila, 20094)	Pneumothorax	M	17	Bullectomy	VATS	5th and 7th intercostal space	Parietal pleurectomy	No
	Pleural effusion	M	51	Decortication	Thoracotomy	6th intercostal space	Parietal pleurectomy	No
Antonescu, 20113)	Pneumothorax	M	16	Bullectomy	VATS	4th, 5th, and 7th intercostal space	None	Long-term follow-up loss

VATS: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery