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

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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Main Authors: Paras Kothari, Abhaya Gupta, Prashant S Patil, Geeta Kekre, Ravi Kamble, Kiran Vishesh Dikshit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Subjects:
Hemangioma
posterior fossa malformations
hemangiomas
arterial anomalies
coarctation of the aorta
eye abnormalities (PHACE)
primary surgical repair
sternal cleft
Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2016;volume=21;issue=2;spage=78;epage=80;aulast=Kothari

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