Pericardial hemorrhage caused by costal exostosis.
This report describes a 21-year-old man who presented with pericardial hemorrhage due to a puncture wound of the pericardium by an inward-facing exostosis of the left fifth rib.
Fukai
Ichiro
I
The Second Department of Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan. ifukai@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Fujii
Yoshitaka
Y
Hisada
Masazumi
M
Mashita
Keiji
K
Suzuki
Ichiya
I
D000328:Adult; D005096:Exostoses / Q000150:complications*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries; D012272:Ribs