Open AccessBilateral Mobile Thoracolithiasis
Author(s) -
Rajesh Bhayana,
Yingming Amy Chen,
Djeven P. Deva
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of radiology case reports
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 1943-0922
DOI - 10.3941/jrcr.v8i9.1932
Subject(s) - medicine , multidetector computed tomography , radiology , differential diagnosis , computed tomography , incidence (geometry) , calcification , pathology , physics , optics
Thoracolithiasis is the presence of one or more freely mobile pleural stones (with or without calcification) in the pleural space. They occur with a reported incidence of less than 0.1% and are benign and do not require intervention. Historically, they have led to unnecessary interventions - something unlikely in the era of multidetector computed tomography (CT). Thoracolithiasis should be included in the differential diagnosis of a single or multiple, mobile peripheral pulmonary nodules. Here, we review the imaging characteristics of a rare case of bilateral mobile thoracolithiasis.