• J Cardiothorac Surg · Oct 2015

    Case Reports

    Costal exostoses as an unusual cause of spontaneous hemothorax.

    • Jeong Seob Yoon, Jong Bum Kwon, Chan Beom Park, and Jong Hui Suh.
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 56, Dongsu-Ro, Bupyeong-Gu, Incheon, 403-720, Republic of Korea. jsyoon@catholic.ac.kr.
    • J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Oct 27; 10: 135.

    AbstractA 20-year-old male presented with chest pain lasting several days. A radiologic examination revealed pleural effusion in the right hemithorax. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery demonstrated a bleeding focus at the diaphragm caused by injury due to a costal exostosis.

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