"Coat Hanger" Appearance of the Ribs

"Coat Hanger" Appearance of the Ribs:

Respiratory distress developed in a male neonate with a giant omphalocele who had been born at 28 weeks of gestation. A “coat hanger” appearance of the ribs was seen on chest radiography.

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Faeq Al-Mudares, M.D.
Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX
faeq.al-mudares@bcm.edu

Caraciolo J. Fernandes, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX