Complete sternal cleft — A rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: A case report

Complete midline sternal cleft is a rare congenital anomaly resulting from failed midline ventral fusion of the sternal bars. Very few cases of complete sternal cleft have been described in literature. We present a case of complete sternal cleft in a 3-month-old child. The patient underwent primary...

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Autores principales: Kothari, Paras, Gupta, Abhaya, Patil, Prashant S., Kekre, Geeta, Kamble, Ravi, Dikshit, Kiran Vishesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4790134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27046980
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-9261.176961
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Sumario:Complete midline sternal cleft is a rare congenital anomaly resulting from failed midline ventral fusion of the sternal bars. Very few cases of complete sternal cleft have been described in literature. We present a case of complete sternal cleft in a 3-month-old child. The patient underwent primary closure of the defect using stainless steel wires.

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