title: Haemothorax caused by a solitary costal exostosis.
abstract: A case of spontaneous haemothorax in a 14 year old boy due to trauma to the diaphragm caused by a solitary benign growth (exostosis) of a rib is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, City Hospital, Nottingham.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005096:Exostoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology*