Bifid Rib; Report of Two Cases and the Efficacy of 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, vol.1, no.2, pp.31-33, 2010 (ESCI)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 1 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2010
- Doi Number: 10.4328/jcam.10.2.21
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Page Numbers: pp.31-33
- Keywords: Bifid Rib, Forked Rib, 3D CT
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No
Abstract
Congenital anomalies of ribs exist between 0.15% to 30%. These patients have minor symptoms or totally symptom-free. They are generally diagnosed accidentally. There are case report of bifid (forked) ribs in the literature. Bifid rib should be differenciated from other pathological situation of lung and chest wall including malignancies. 3-dimensional(3-D) computed tomography (CT) is a very effective diagnostic tool in differencial diagnosis of bifid rib. We present 2 cases of bifid rib that had the diagnosis by f 3 dimentional (3-D) computed tomography (CT) with the demonstrative images