Hemothorax: an unusual complication of costal exostosis

Hemothorax: an unusual complication of costal exostosis

We report a case of a spontaneous hemothorax in a 15-year-old girl because of costal exostosis. This possibly may have been provoked by a nontraumatic rupture of markedly dilated pleural vessels because of long-standing friction between the exostosis and the pleura. The authors conclude that exostos...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2005-11, Vol.40 (11), p.e55-e57
Hauptverfasser: Pham-Duc, Mai Linh, Reix, Philippe, Mure, Pierre-Yves, Pracros, Jean-Pierre, Moreux, Nathalie, Bellon, Gabriel
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Bone Neoplasms - complications
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Hemothorax - etiology
Humans
Osteochondroma - complications
Osteochondroma - surgery
Pleura - pathology
Ribs - pathology
Rupture
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of a spontaneous hemothorax in a 15-year-old girl because of costal exostosis. This possibly may have been provoked by a nontraumatic rupture of markedly dilated pleural vessels because of long-standing friction between the exostosis and the pleura. The authors conclude that exostosis of the rib is a rare cause of hemothorax in children and should be considered among possible etiologies in diagnosis.
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.07.060