Two cases of asymptomatic rib exostosis treated by prophylactic surgical excision

• Main Authors: Kenichi Maeda (Author), Toshihiko Watanabe, M.D., Ph.D (Author), Kaori Sato (Author), Toshiko Takezoe (Author), Misato Migita (Author), Masataka Takahashi (Author), Michinobu Ohno (Author), Kazunori Tahara (Author), Yasushi Fuchimoto (Author), Shinichi Uchikawa (Author), Shinichiro Takayama (Author), Yutaka Kanamori (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Exostosis is one of the most common benign bone lesions. It could be a solitary lesion or multiple lesions presented as part of HME. This condition often affects the metaphyseal region of long bones, including femur, tibia, humerus and ribs. Rib exostosis may cause severe complications such as pneum...