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Curr Med Imaging
October 2024
Radiology Department, National Heart Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Introduction: "Pelvic rib", "pelvic digit (finger)", or "eleventh digit (finger)" is a rare congenital anomaly, in which a finger-like bony structure is present in the soft tissue in the pelvic or abdomen (less common) area.
Case Presentation: This case report presents a symptomatic "pelvic digit" discovered in a patient referred to the radiology department after prolonged unilateral hip pain, especially during long walks. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of unilateral pelvic digit occurrence in our region.
Med J Armed Forces India
September 2022
Lecturer Orthopaedics Surgeon, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti, Sarawak, Malaysia.
A pelvic digit is a rare congenital anomaly and is often discovered incidentally. We present a 44-year-old male patient with bilateral pelvic digits discovered on a pelvic radiograph during a primary survey after a road traffic accident. Supplementary imaging using computed tomographic imaging confirmed the bilateral finding which is rare.
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February 2024
Department of Radiology, Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Jarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS) is a congenital dysostosis characterized by multiple vertebral and intrinsic rib abnormalities. JLS and neural tube abnormalities rarely occur together. There have been few cases of JLS associated with a split spinal cord malformation (diastematomyelia).
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November 2023
Emirates Plastic Surgery Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Background: Knowing the anatomy of the ribs is crucial for understanding various rib procedures. The present study is aimed at describing radiological measurements and ratios of 83 Latin American patients undergoing thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT).
Methods: A total of 83 thoracoabdominal computed tomography scans of women aged 18-35 conducted at a medical center in Lima, Peru, were reviewed from January 2022 to January 2023.
Skeletal Radiol
January 2024
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University Health Center, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Montreal, Canada.
While rib fractures are common in blunt thoracic trauma, dislocations of the costovertebral joints (CVJs) are extremely rare and typically involve the first, eleventh, or twelfth rib. We report a rare case of dislocation of the left fourth and sixth CVJs in a 36-year-old man who was run over by a car. The rib heads were displaced anteriorly, abutting the aorta.
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