| Literature DB >> 16034772 |
Robert A Cowles1, Dorothy H Rowe, Marc S Arkovitz.
Abstract
A 6-year-old girl with hereditary multiple exostoses presented with spontaneous hemothorax and pericardial effusion. Chest computed tomographic scan showed left-sided costal exostoses protruding into the left side of the chest. She underwent successful thoracoscopic resection of 3 left rib exostoses and made a full recovery. This report illustrates this rare clinical scenario and reviews the previously published reports of this complication of costal exostoses.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16034772 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.064
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Surg ISSN: 0022-3468 Impact factor: 2.545