hemangioma of the rib is a rare benign vascular tumor. herein, we report a 63-year-old man presenting with hemangioma of the left sixth rib. an osteolytic eccentric expansive mass with calcification and focal cortical disruption was detected on chest computed tomography (ct). the mass showed low 2-deoxy-2-[18f]-fluoro-d-glucose (18f-fdg) avidity on positron emission tomography. the patient unde...

OBJECTIVE Lung cancer located in the paravertebral region occasionally invades the rib head (T3) and not the spine (T4). In such cases, a costotransverse ligament release (CTLR) method may be useful for complete resection without performing a vertebrectomy. METHODS Eighteen patients with lung cancer underwent chest wall resection between 2001 and 2009 at our institutions. Of those, 7 who unde...

We describe a method of single-port thoracoscopic rib resection using a Gigli saw. Rib resection is typically performed with a large skin incision and soft tissue dissection. Some authors have described a thoracoscopic approach for rib resection from the inner side of the chest wall instead of the outside to decrease pain and improve quality of life. A 41-year-old Chinese male received single-p...

The 12(th) rib syndrome is a disease that causes pain between the upper abdomen and the lower chest. It is assumed that the impinging on the nerves between the ribs causes pain in the lower chest, upper abdomen, and flank. A 74-year-old female patient visited a pain clinic complaining of pain in her back, and left chest wall at a 7 on the 0-10 Numeric Rating scale (NRS). She had a lateral fixat...

OBJECTIVE To compare subjective treatment outcomes in patients with idiopathic scoliosis who underwent Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation with rib resection at the curve apex and in patients who did not undergo rib resection at the same time as scoliosis correction. MATERIAL AND METHODS Treatment outcomes were assessed with the Scoliosis Research Society questionnaire. The study group included ...

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a constellation of signs and symptoms caused by compression of the neurovascular structures in the thoracic outlet. TOS may be classified as either neurogenic TOS (NTOS) or vascular TOS: venous TOS (VTOS) or arterial TOS (ATOS), depending on the specific structure being affected. The basis for the surgical treatment of TOS is resection of the first rib, and it ...