Complete Sternal Cleft.
- Author:
Je Kyoun SHIN
1
;
Jong Pil JUNG
;
Dong Gon YOO
;
Sung Jong PARK
;
Chin Yong CHUNG
;
Gun Ho LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Sternum; Cleft
- MeSH: Congenital Abnormalities; Ectopia Cordis; Humans; Infant; Male; Sternum
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1999;32(10):966-969
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Congenital defects of the sternum are rare development anomalies. They result form the failure of the lateral sternal bars to fuse. This malformation may be associated with other ventral midline fusion defects and ectopia cordis. A complete sternal cleft is the rarest form and less than 10 cases have been reported in the medical literature. Here were report a 3-day-old boy with complete sternal cleft without other malformations, who underwent primary surgical repair. Surgical correction of complete sternal cleft should be performed in neonatal period whether the infant if symptomatic or not because it is usually simple, able to achieve good result and primary repair is usually feasible at this period.
