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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1518-1519
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Surgical Resection of Melorheostosis in the Ribs

Binayak Chanda, MRCS*, Russell W.J. Millner, FRCS (C-Th)

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication September 18, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Mr Chanda, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, Lancashire FY3 8NL, UK (Email: bchanda{at}tiscali.co.uk).

Melorheostosis is a rare nongenetic developmental anomaly of the cortical bone. We present a 40-year-old woman who was diagnosed with melorheostosis affecting the ribs only. Chronic pain and cosmetic deformity were her presenting symptoms. She underwent posterolateral thoracotomy and excision of the affected ribs, with a satisfactory outcome of this uncommon presentation.






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