Complete sternal cleft in an adult: case report

A cleft of the sternum is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a rare case of complete sternal cleft in a 25-year-old woman. After surgical correction of the pectus excavatum, complete closure by direct approximation of the freshened sternal remnants to the midline, without interposition of tissue g...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2011-08, Vol.59 (8), p.587-589
Hauptverfasser:	Kabiri, El Hassane, Traibi, Akram, Boulahya, Abdellatif
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities, Multiple Adult Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Case Report Female Funnel Chest - diagnosis Funnel Chest - surgery Humans Medicine Medicine & Public Health Musculoskeletal Abnormalities - diagnosis Musculoskeletal Abnormalities - surgery Orthopedic Procedures Osteotomy Sternum - abnormalities Sternum - surgery Surgical Oncology Thoracic Surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Wound Healing
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Zusammenfassung:	A cleft of the sternum is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a rare case of complete sternal cleft in a 25-year-old woman. After surgical correction of the pectus excavatum, complete closure by direct approximation of the freshened sternal remnants to the midline, without interposition of tissue graft or inert prosthesis, was achieved in our patient. The functional and cosmetic result was excellent after complete healing.
ISSN:	1863-6705 1863-6713
DOI:	10.1007/s11748-010-0734-4