Unusual presentation of rib exostosis.
We report two cases of unusual presentation of rib exostosis. The first patient presented acutely with hemorrhagic shock due to massive hemothorax, and the second patient presented with repetitive chest infection complicated by empyema. In both patients, preoperative computed tomographic (CT) scan of the chest revealed rib exostoses, necessitating thoracotomy and rib resection.
Hajjar
Waseem M
WM
Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
El-Medany
Yasser M
YM
Essa
Mohamed A
MA
Rafay
Mohamad A
MA
Ashour
Mahmoud H
MH
Al-Kattan
Khaled M
KM
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016724:Empyema, Pleural; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012272:Ribs; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed