RIB NOTCHING Q. 1 Following can cause rib notching except: A Blalock Taussig shunt B Waterston Cooley’s shunt C Pulmonary atresia with large VSD D All Q. 1 Following can cause rib notching except: A Blalock Taussig shunt B Waterston Cooley’s shunt C Pulmonary atresia with large VSD D All Ans. B Explanation: B i.e. […]
RIB NOTCHING RIB NOTCHING “Rib notches” are peripheral, sharply circumscribed osteolytic lesion on superior or inferior surface of ribs. Etiology- I) Inferior surface Arterial Coarction of aorta Bilateral Seen on lower border of 3rd to 8th ribs Absent in 1st and 2nd ribs Present after age of 7years Aortic thrombosis (aortic obstruction) Taussig blalock operation
