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Congenital fused ribs

Case contributed by Hazem M Almasarei
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Known Fanconi anemia, planned bone marrow transplantation.

Patient Data

Age: 7 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Several right-sided fused ribs of the mid chest.

Normal rib number bilaterally.

Right-sided Hickman line.

ct

Fusion of the lateral aspects of the right 5th, 6th and 7th ribs.

Evidence of esophageal dilatation and small size hiatal hernia.

He has a history of operated tracheo-esophageal atresia at birth.

Case Discussion

Fanconi anemia is an autosomal recessive disease associated with congenital abnormalities (e.g. congenital fused ribs and tracheo-esophageal fistula).

Congenital fused ribs also known as rib synostosis can be unilateral or bilateral and two or more ribs are fused.

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