Journal article
Slipping rib syndrome: a place for sonography in the diagnosis of a frequently overlooked cause of abdominal or low thoracic pain.
- Meuwly JY Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Wicky S
- Schnyder P
- Lepori D
- 2002-03-09
Published in:
- Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. - 2002
Abdominal Pain
Adult
Chest Pain
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle Contraction
Ribs
Syndrome
Ultrasonography
English
OBJECTIVE
To describe the sonographic appearance of a poorly recognized cause of low thoracic or upper abdominal pain.
METHODS
Three sonographic descriptions of slipping rib syndrome are presented.
RESULTS
The 3 patients had abnormal mobility of a cartilaginous rib, which could slip over an adjacent rib during abdominal muscle contraction.
CONCLUSIONS
Slipping rib syndrome should be considered in patients with histories of upper abdominal or low thoracic pain of unknown origin. We suggest that high-resolution sonography of the costal margin should be added to abdominal sonography in cases of nonspecific abdominal pain.
To describe the sonographic appearance of a poorly recognized cause of low thoracic or upper abdominal pain.
METHODS
Three sonographic descriptions of slipping rib syndrome are presented.
RESULTS
The 3 patients had abnormal mobility of a cartilaginous rib, which could slip over an adjacent rib during abdominal muscle contraction.
CONCLUSIONS
Slipping rib syndrome should be considered in patients with histories of upper abdominal or low thoracic pain of unknown origin. We suggest that high-resolution sonography of the costal margin should be added to abdominal sonography in cases of nonspecific abdominal pain.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.7863/jum.2002.21.3.339
- PMID 11883545
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/250877
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