title: Slipping Rib Syndrome: An elusive diagnosis.
abstract: Slipping rib syndrome remains rarely recognized and frequently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. Awareness of this condition may prevent extensive and unnecessary diagnostic evaluation and avoid chronic debilitating pain. Persistent lower chest and/or upper abdomen pain after analgesic treatment may suggest the possibility of this disorder. The diagnosis of this syndrome, is a clinical one, based on history and the hooking maneuver. A few cases have been published in the literature, giving no clear consensus about the treatment of this condition. In this overview article, clinical manifestations, diagnostic approach, and treatment modalities of this syndrome will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Pulmonology, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA. Electronic address: nlturcios@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nelson L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Turcios
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002356:Cartilage / Q000503:physiopathology; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008022:Ligaments / Q000503:physiopathology; D010808:Physical Examination; D012272:Ribs / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013577:Syndrome
keywords: Costal; Hooking; Rib; Slipping