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A Unique Case of Left Second Supernumerary and Left Third Bifid Intrathoracic Ribs with Block Vertebrae and Hypoplastic Left Lung
Joint Authors
Hasan, Islam Ali
al-Moosawi, Nawal M.
Mahajan, Parag Suresh
Ahamad, Nazeer
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Intrathoracic rib (IR) is a very rare anomaly in which a normal, an accessory, or a bifid rib lies within the chest cavity and may originate from a vertebra or a rib.
It is more commonly present on the right side, and sometimes it may be associated with vertebral anomalies.
Only 50 cases have been reported to date in the literature.
In most cases, the IR is an isolated finding; it is incidentally detected and is asymptomatic.
The IR can be easily missed on a chest radiograph and can be mistaken initially for a pleural lesion, lung consolidation, other peripheral lung parenchymal lesions, or a bony lesion.
It is, therefore, essential for physicians and radiologists to know about this entity and consider it in the differential diagnosis, to avoid further evaluation and unnecessary investigations.
We present a unique case of three intrathoracic ribs, a left second supernumerary rib, left third depressed normonumerary rib, and bifid arm of the left third rib, with block vertebrae and hypoplastic left lung.
To our knowledge, this is the first such case presentation in the published literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mahajan, Parag Suresh& Hasan, Islam Ali& Ahamad, Nazeer& al-Moosawi, Nawal M.. 2013. A Unique Case of Left Second Supernumerary and Left Third Bifid Intrathoracic Ribs with Block Vertebrae and Hypoplastic Left Lung. Case Reports in Radiology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485726
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mahajan, Parag Suresh…[et al.]. A Unique Case of Left Second Supernumerary and Left Third Bifid Intrathoracic Ribs with Block Vertebrae and Hypoplastic Left Lung. Case Reports in Radiology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485726
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mahajan, Parag Suresh& Hasan, Islam Ali& Ahamad, Nazeer& al-Moosawi, Nawal M.. A Unique Case of Left Second Supernumerary and Left Third Bifid Intrathoracic Ribs with Block Vertebrae and Hypoplastic Left Lung. Case Reports in Radiology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485726
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485726