title: Idiopathic spontaneous rupture of an intercostal artery.
abstract: Spontaneous rupture of an intercostal artery is exceptionally rare without an inciting event such as trauma or nontraumatic arterial wall weakening. This report details the diagnosis and treatment of a 47-year-old man who presented with a spontaneous hemothorax from an intercostal artery. There are very few reports in the literature documenting spontaneous intercostal artery rupture without associated illness or injury.
authors.forename: Anahita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.forename: Arshish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dua
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jechow
authors.forename: Sapan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: SreyRam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuy
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013895:Thoracic Arteries