Cervical ribs
Diagnosis certain
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What is the incidental finding?
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Bilateral cervical ribs result in 13 pairs of ribs. Easy to count all 13 ribs on left side.
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Cervical ribs are usually 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>Cervical ribs are usually an incidental finding and usually has no problems. They occur in ~0.5% of the population, and are more common in females.</p><p>They can cause <a title="Thoracic outlet syndrome" href="/articles/thoracic-outlet-syndrome">thoracic outlet syndrome</a> by compression of the brachial plexus or subclavian vessels.</p>- +<p>Cervical ribs are usually an incidental finding and usually has no problems. They occur in ~0.5% of the population, and are more common in females.</p><p>They can cause <a href="/articles/thoracic-outlet-syndrome">thoracic outlet syndrome</a> by compression of the brachial plexus or subclavian vessels.</p>
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- 1. Yasuyuki Kurihara, Yoshiko K. Yakushiji, Junichi Matsumoto, Tohru Ishikawa, Kazuaki Hirata. The Ribs: Anatomic and Radiologic Considerations. (1999) RadioGraphics. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1148/radiographics.19.1.g99ja02105">doi:10.1148/radiographics.19.1.g99ja02105</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
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- gru chest
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