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Costal exostoses as an unusual cause of spontaneous hemothorax

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2015) 10(1)
DOI: 10.1186/s13019-015-0342-6
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A 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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Yoon, J. S., Kwon, J. B., Park, C. B., & Suh, J. H. (2015). Costal exostoses as an unusual cause of spontaneous hemothorax. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-015-0342-6

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