Osteo-cartilaginous pain syndromes at the chest wall: results of costal cartilage excision.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Various pathologies of the lower ribs may lead to potentially severe pain in a heterogenous group of patients. Costal cartilage excision (CCE) has been shown to result in durable pain relief in some patients. Even though literature is scarce, we reviewed our experience with surgically treated osteo-cartilaginous pain syndromes (OCPSs) of the chest wall.

Methods

We performed a retrospective case series from two institutions including patients operated for OCPS from 2014 to 2022.

Results

Our case series consists of 11 patients (72.7% female) with OCPS that were treated by CCE. The median age was 43.5±17.1 years. Body mass index (BMI) was 23.6±3.4 kg/m² (range, 18.5-29.6). The interval between first symptoms and diagnosis was 2.6 years (range, 3-127

SUBMITTER: Fakundiny B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10323548 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature