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- Title
Resection of supernumerary intrathoracic rib using robotic-assisted video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
- Authors
Coyan, Garrett; Daon, Emmanuel
- Abstract
A supernumerary intrathoracic rib is a very rare congenital thoracic abnormality that is typically a benign incidental finding. However, in rare cases, they may cause pain, pneumothorax, and injury to surrounding viscus. We report a case of a supernumerary intrathoracic rib causing increasing chest pain diagnosed by computed tomography using three-dimensional reconstructions. The patient underwent robotic-assisted video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of the intrathoracic rib located in her left thorax. The rib was resected without complication, and the patient was discharged from the telemetry unit on post-operative day two. Upon discharge, there was complete resolution of her preoperative symptoms.
- Subjects
RIB surgery; COMPUTED tomography; CHEST (Anatomy); BIOTELEMETRY
- Publication
Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 2016, Vol 38, Issue 4, p415
- ISSN
0930-1038
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00276-015-1574-9