Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2010 Aug;43(4):454-457.
VATS Rib Resection in Benign Bone Tumor: A case report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan University School of Medicine, Korea. rino2@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University School of Medicine, Korea.
- 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan University School of Medicine, Korea.
Abstract
- A 42 year old male was admitted for a bony mass on the posterior arc of the left 6th rib, which was detected in a multiphasic health screening test. According to the chest computed tomography scan and bone scan, osteochondroma was suspected. He underwent VATS rib resection. There was no vessel or nerve injury. The patient was discharged without any complication on the 4th post operative day. The pathological diagnosis was benign fibrous histiocytoma. Generally, posterolateral thoracotomy is needed for rib resection, but we found that there was no difficulty in doing this kind of surgery under a thoracoscopic approach, which has the advantage of better cosmesis.
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