| Author | Year | Gender | Age | Obese | Smoker | Side | ICS | Size (cm) | Cause | Repair | Material | Emergency operation | Pneumothorax/ subcutaneous emphysema | Pulmonary disease | Long term result | |
| 1 | Nielsen | 1971 | M | 76 | - | - | L | 9/10 | 30 | Cough | Primary | non-absorbable suture | No | No | pneumonia | 2 month |
| 2 | Sheka | 1984 | M | - | - | - | R | 8/9 | 15 | Cough | Primary | wire | No | No | - | 7 days |
| 3 | Sloth-Nielsen | 1989 | M | 70 | - | - | L | 7/8 | 3 | Cough | Primary | wire | No | No | COPD | - |
| 4 | Scullion | 1994 | M | 60 | - | Yes | R | 9/10 | - | Cough | - | - | No | No | COPD | - |
| 5 | Sonett | 1994 | M | 52 | Yes | Yes | R | 7/8 | 10 | Sneeze | Primary | wire | NS (yes?) | No | bronchitis | 1 month |
| 6 | Sodani | 1996 | M | 80 | - | - | R | 6/7 | - | Cough | - | - | - | No | - | - |
| 7 | Folz | 1998 | M | 48 | - | Yes | L | 2/3 | - | Cough | - | - | - | - | COPD | - |
| 8 | Goverde [3] | 1998 | M | 70 | - | Yes | R | 8/9 | - | Cough | Primary | non-absorbable suture | No | No | COPD | 2 years |
| 9 | Ross [2] | 1999 | M | 55 | - | - | R | 7/8 | - | Cough | Patch | non-absorbable mesh | No | No | COPD | - |
| 10 | Brock [4] | 2000 | M | 72 | Yes | Yes | L | 8/9 | 20 | Cough | Patch | non-absorbable mesh | No | No | COPD | 8 months |
| 11 | Brock [4] | 2000 | M | 44 | Yes | Yes | R | 8/9 | 12 | Sneeze | Patch | non-absorbable mesh | No | No | - | 8 months |
| 12 | D. Tack [5] | 2000 | M | 62 | Yes | Yes | L | - | - | Cough | No | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Rusca | 2000 | M | 67 | - | - | R | 8/9 | 11 | Cough | Patch | absorbable mesh | No | No | bronchitis | - |
| 14 | Tamburro | 2000 | M | 19 | - | - | R | 9/10 | - | Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Ayers | 2002 | M | 68 | - | - | R | 7/8 | - | Cough | Patch | - | No | No | asthma | 1 month |
| 16 | Szentkereszty [6] | 2006 | M | 60 | - | - | L | 8/9 | 30 | Cough | Primary | - | No | No | COPD | 1 year rec |
| 17 | Szentkereszty [6] | 2006 | M | 64 | - | - | L | 8/9 | - | Cough | Patch | non-absorbable mesh | No | No | No | 5 years |
| 18 | Sulaiman [7] | 2006 | M | 57 | Yes | Yes | L | 8/9 | 10 | Cough | Primary | - | No | No | COPD | 1 year rec |
| 19 | KM Jastrow [8] | 2009 | M | 72 | Yes | Yes | R | 8/9 | 4 | Cough | Patch | non-absorbable mesh | Yes | No | bronchitis | 5 years |
| 20 | Shankar [9] | 2010 | M | 63 | - | Yes | L | 4/5 | - | Cough | Primary | wire | Yes | No | COPD | - |
| 21 | Habib | 2010 | M | 47 | Yes | Yes | L | 8/9 | 15 | Cough | Primary | non-absorbable suture | NS (yes?) | No | bronchitis | 6 weeks |
| 22 | Mirza [10] | 2011 | M | 65 | Yes | Yes | L | 6/8 | - | Cough | Patch | soft prosthetic patch | - | No | COPD | - |
| 23 | O’Shea [11] | 2012 | F | 40 | - | - | R | 9/10 | - | Cough | - | - | - | Yes | asthma | 3 months |
| 24 | present case | 2012 | M | 60 | Yes | Yes | L | 8/9 | 10 | Cough | Patch | absorbable mesh/suture | Yes | Yes | COPD | 5 months rec |