Thoracic three-dimensional spiral CT findings of an infant with spondylothoracic dysostosis.
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.
Tamay
Zeynep
Z
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Chest Diseases, Istanbul University, Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey. eztamay@yahoo.com
Guler
Nermin
N
Ones
Ulker
U
Leman
Ozge D
OD
Akcay
Ahmet
A
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