title: Unusual presentation of rib exostosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Waseem M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Hajjar
authors.forename: Yasser M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: El-Medany
authors.forename: Mohamed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Essa
authors.forename: Mohamad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rafay
authors.forename: Mahmoud H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ashour
authors.forename: Khaled M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Al-Kattan
mesh_terms: 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