title: Thoracic three-dimensional spiral CT findings of an infant with spondylothoracic dysostosis.
abstract: Spondylocostal dysostoses are a group of rare inherited disease with a heterogeneous disorder of vertebral segmentation defects and rib anomalies, which lead to respiratory problems predicting the clinical outcome. Spiral CT with three-dimensional (3D) imaging provides exact measurement of the bony rib cage. We report a case of an infant with spondylothoracic dysostosis, a phenotype of spondylocostal dysostoses, and 3D spiral CT findings of his rib cage since it may contribute to the surgical planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Chest Diseases, Istanbul University, Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey. eztamay@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tamay
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.forename: Ulker
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ones
authors.forename: Ozge D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Leman
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akcay
mesh_terms: D004413:Dysostoses / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed