Congenital rib anomalies: a cause of respiratory distress in babies

ABSTRACT

Three cases of congenital abnormalities of the ribs are being presented. This is a very rare condition and to save the patient's life, urgent surgical intervention is required. Of the three, two paitents in whom surgical stabilization with rib grafts was possible, survived whereas the third patient could not be operated upon due to serious pulmonary infection and died