| Costal osteochondroma causing pneumothorax in an adolescent: a case report and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 21034955 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Costal osteochondroma is a rare but important condition to recognize because of the possibility of serious consequences if not diagnosed and treated promptly. Patients can present with numerous complications, including hemothorax, pneumothorax, nervous or vascular impingement, and fracture. We report the case of a 17-year-old adolescent boy who presented to the pediatrician with intermittent shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. A chest x-ray demonstrated a left-sided pneumothorax and triangular opacity in the left chest. A computed tomographic scan of the chest revealed the cause to be a costal exostosis of the anterior fifth rib. The lesion was excised using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, which has become an increasingly popular method for treating these lesions, causing significantly less morbidity and allowing for a faster recovery than a major thoracotomy. |
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Authors:
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Arjun Khosla; Robert L Parry |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of pediatric surgery Volume: 45 ISSN: 1531-5037 ISO Abbreviation: J. Pediatr. Surg. Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-01 Completed Date: 2010-11-30 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0052631 Medline TA: J Pediatr Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2250-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Division of Pediatric Surgery, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. arjunxkhosla@gmail.com |
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Adolescent Bone Neoplasms / complications*, diagnosis, surgery Diagnosis, Differential Humans Male Osteochondroma / complications*, diagnosis, surgery Pneumothorax / diagnosis, etiology*, surgery Ribs* Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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