Hereditary multiple exostoses of the ribs: an unusual cause of hemothorax and pericardial effusion

Robert A Cowles; Dorothy H Rowe; Marc S Arkovitz

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.064

Hereditary multiple exostoses of the ribs: an unusual cause of hemothorax and pericardial effusion

J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jul;40(7):1197-200. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.064.

Authors

Robert A Cowles¹, Dorothy H Rowe, Marc S Arkovitz

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.

PMID: 16034772
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.064

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary / complications*
Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary / surgery*
Female
Hemothorax / etiology*
Humans
Pericardial Effusion / etiology*
Ribs / pathology*
Ribs / surgery
Treatment Outcome