Cervical ribs

Case contributed by Jayanth Keshavamurthy , 29 Dec 2014
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Jayanth Keshavamurthy, 17 Aug 2015

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What is the incidental finding?

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This is an incidental finding and usually has no problems.

They occur in ~0.5% of the population, and are more common in females.

They can cause  thoracic outlet syndrome by compression of the brachial plexus or subclavian vessels.

  • +<p>This is an incidental finding and usually has no problems.</p><p>They occur in ~0.5% of the population, and are more common in females.</p><p>They can cause  thoracic outlet syndrome by compression of the brachial plexus or subclavian vessels.</p>

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