摘要
A 6-year-old girl with hereditary multiple exostoses presented with spontane ous hemothorax and pericardial effusion. Chest computed tomographic scan showed left-sided costal exostoses protruding into the left side of the chest. She und erwent successful thoracoscopic resection of 3 left rib exostoses and made a ful l recovery. This report illustrates this rare clinical scenario and reviews the previously published reports of this complication of costal exostoses.
A 6-year-old girl with hereditary multiple exostoses presented with spontane ous hemothorax and pericardial effusion. Chest computed tomographic scan showed left-sided costal exostoses protruding into the left side of the chest. She und erwent successful thoracoscopic resection of 3 left rib exostoses and made a ful l recovery. This report illustrates this rare clinical scenario and reviews the previously published reports of this complication of costal exostoses.
