Beware the bifid rib!
A 4-year-old girl was referred to Tygerberg Academic Hospital with a long-standing history of an asymptomatic anterior chest wall ‘lump’. On physical examination, a bony mass was palpated in relation to the anterior aspect of the left 4th rib. Plain radiography demonstrated anterior widening of the...
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| description | A 4-year-old girl was referred to Tygerberg Academic Hospital with a long-standing history of an asymptomatic anterior chest wall ‘lump’. On physical examination, a bony mass was palpated in relation to the anterior aspect of the left 4th rib. Plain radiography demonstrated anterior widening of the left 4th rib. Fearing a sinister cause, a multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) examination of the chest, with 3D reconstruction and volume rendering, was performed. A congenital bifid left 4th rib was demonstrated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd760a056835483ea121aeb8ca05102c2022-12-21T19:40:14ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Radiology1027-202X2078-67782010-12-0114410.4102/sajr.v14i4.454454Beware the bifid rib!Shaun Scheepers0Savvas Andronikou1University of StellenboschUniveristy of Cape TownA 4-year-old girl was referred to Tygerberg Academic Hospital with a long-standing history of an asymptomatic anterior chest wall ‘lump’. On physical examination, a bony mass was palpated in relation to the anterior aspect of the left 4th rib. Plain radiography demonstrated anterior widening of the left 4th rib. Fearing a sinister cause, a multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) examination of the chest, with 3D reconstruction and volume rendering, was performed. A congenital bifid left 4th rib was demonstrated.https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/454Congenital anomaliesBifid rib |
| spellingShingle | Shaun Scheepers Savvas Andronikou Beware the bifid rib! South African Journal of Radiology Congenital anomalies Bifid rib |
| title | Beware the bifid rib! |
| title_full | Beware the bifid rib! |
| title_fullStr | Beware the bifid rib! |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beware the bifid rib! |
| title_short | Beware the bifid rib! |
| title_sort | beware the bifid rib |
| topic | Congenital anomalies Bifid rib |
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