Open AccessSpontaneous pneumothorax in a 17-year-old male patient with multiple exostoses: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Kōichi Nakamura,
Kunihiro Asanuma,
Akira Shimamoto,
Shinji Kaneda,
Kazuhiko Yoshida,
Yumi Matsuyama,
Tomohito Hagi,
Tomoki Nakamura,
Motoshi Takao,
Akihiro Sudo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v12.i11.945
Subject(s) - medicine , exostosis , hereditary multiple exostoses , pneumothorax , osteochondroma , rib cage , surgery , radiology , anatomy
Multiple exostoses generally develop in the first decade of life. They most frequently arise from the distal femur, proximal tibia, fibula, and proximal humerus. Costal exostoses are rare, contributing to 1%-2% of all exostoses in hereditary multiple exostoses (HME). They are usually asymptomatic, but a few cases have resulted in severe thoracic injuries. Pneumothorax caused by costal exostoses is rare, with only 13 previously reported cases. We report a new case of pneumothorax caused by costal exostoses.