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Beware the bifid rib!
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 14, No 4 | a454 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v14i4.454
| © 2010 Shaun Scheepers, Savvas Andronikou
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 February 2010 | Published: 07 December 2010
Submitted: 24 February 2010 | Published: 07 December 2010
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Shaun Scheepers, University of Stellenbosch, South AfricaSavvas Andronikou, Univeristy of Cape Town, South Africa
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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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Congenital anomalies; Bifid rib
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