| Literature DB >> 12607679 |
Waseem M Hajjar1, Yasser M El-Medany, Mohamed A Essa, Mohamad A Rafay, Mahmoud H Ashour, Khaled M Al-Kattan.
Abstract
We report two cases of unusual presentation of rib exostosis. The first patient presented acutely with hemorrhagic shock due to massive hemothorax, and the second patient presented with repetitive chest infection complicated by empyema. In both patients, preoperative computed tomographic (CT) scan of the chest revealed rib exostoses, necessitating thoracotomy and rib resection.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12607679 DOI： 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)04326-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330