A Neonate with an Unusual Midline Defect and Cardiovascular Anomaly

We present a female neonate with a sternal cleft (SC) and additional aortic aneurysm who presented with respiratory failure. Stabilization of the SC was achieved by using the xyphoid process as an autologous graft bridging the upper part of the SC. We conclude that a step-wise correction of the SC w...

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Autores principales: Poryo, Martin, Hoffmann, Paul, Schäfers, Hans-Joachim, Meier, Clemens-Magnus, Altmeyer, Katrin, Abdul-Khaliq, Hashim, Zemlin, Michael, Meyer, Sascha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5786149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29379702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1612619
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Sumario:We present a female neonate with a sternal cleft (SC) and additional aortic aneurysm who presented with respiratory failure. Stabilization of the SC was achieved by using the xyphoid process as an autologous graft bridging the upper part of the SC. We conclude that a step-wise correction of the SC with the use of an autologous graft may improve respiratory function, and should be considered when complete surgical correction is not feasible.

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