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01-10-2009 | Anatomic Variations

Third accessory (supernumerary) intrathoracic right rib

Authors: Melda Apaydin, Aysegul Sarsilmaz, Makbule Varer

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 8/2009

Abstract

Intrathoracic ribs are very rare congenital anomaly. We report a case of a third accessory intrathoracic rib located anterior to the normally developed right third rib in a 37-year-old man. Chest X-ray was not diagnostic. Multidetector computed tomography with 3D reconstructions was required for definitive diagnosis. These anomalies are usually clinically silent and detected incidentally by imaging studies. They should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of thoracic pathologies.

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Title: Third accessory (supernumerary) intrathoracic right rib
Authors: Melda Apaydin
Aysegul Sarsilmaz
Makbule Varer
Publication date: 01-10-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 8/2009
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-009-0496-9

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