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Bifurcated rib with vertebral defects – A rare anatomical variant: Case report with literature review

INTRODUCTION: Bifurcated ribs are a neuroskeletal anomaly which are incidentally discovered on chest X-ray. It is a developmental disorder where sternal end of a rib is split into two, commonly found in males, on the right side and unilaterally not associated with a vertebral defect. PRESENTATION OF...

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Autores principales: Zeeshan, Sana, Hussain, Syeda Namayah Fatima, Mughal, Zeeshan, Anwar, Shayan Sirat Maheen, Naeem, Syed Nadir
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Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7025088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32062508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.02.010
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author Zeeshan, Sana
Hussain, Syeda Namayah Fatima
Mughal, Zeeshan
Anwar, Shayan Sirat Maheen
Naeem, Syed Nadir
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description INTRODUCTION: Bifurcated ribs are a neuroskeletal anomaly which are incidentally discovered on chest X-ray. It is a developmental disorder where sternal end of a rib is split into two, commonly found in males, on the right side and unilaterally not associated with a vertebral defect. PRESENTATION OF CASE: In this report we discuss a case of a 17-year-old girl with a left bifid rib alongside a segmental defect of the vertebra. DISCUSSION: Bifurcated ribs usually occur in isolation or with other rib abnormalities associated with vertebral defects. Most cases are asymptomatic or found at post-mortem. Gorlin Syndrome is a condition where both these anatomical defects form a part of its criteria. CONCLUSION: With barely any data on significance of bifid rib with vertebral defects and no conclusive exclusion of Gorlin Syndrome, close monitoring coupled with regular follow-ups in such patients is the likely plan of treatment. In addition, genetic testing for susceptible genes should be strongly considered.
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spelling pubmed-70250882020-02-20 Bifurcated rib with vertebral defects – A rare anatomical variant: Case report with literature review Zeeshan, Sana Hussain, Syeda Namayah Fatima Mughal, Zeeshan Anwar, Shayan Sirat Maheen Naeem, Syed Nadir Int J Surg Case Rep Article INTRODUCTION: Bifurcated ribs are a neuroskeletal anomaly which are incidentally discovered on chest X-ray. It is a developmental disorder where sternal end of a rib is split into two, commonly found in males, on the right side and unilaterally not associated with a vertebral defect. PRESENTATION OF CASE: In this report we discuss a case of a 17-year-old girl with a left bifid rib alongside a segmental defect of the vertebra. DISCUSSION: Bifurcated ribs usually occur in isolation or with other rib abnormalities associated with vertebral defects. Most cases are asymptomatic or found at post-mortem. Gorlin Syndrome is a condition where both these anatomical defects form a part of its criteria. CONCLUSION: With barely any data on significance of bifid rib with vertebral defects and no conclusive exclusion of Gorlin Syndrome, close monitoring coupled with regular follow-ups in such patients is the likely plan of treatment. In addition, genetic testing for susceptible genes should be strongly considered. Elsevier 2020-02-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7025088/ /pubmed/32062508 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.02.010 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Bifurcated rib with vertebral defects – A rare anatomical variant: Case report with literature review
title Bifurcated rib with vertebral defects – A rare anatomical variant: Case report with literature review
title_full Bifurcated rib with vertebral defects – A rare anatomical variant: Case report with literature review
title_fullStr Bifurcated rib with vertebral defects – A rare anatomical variant: Case report with literature review
title_full_unstemmed Bifurcated rib with vertebral defects – A rare anatomical variant: Case report with literature review
title_short Bifurcated rib with vertebral defects – A rare anatomical variant: Case report with literature review
title_sort bifurcated rib with vertebral defects – a rare anatomical variant: case report with literature review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7025088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32062508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.02.010
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