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
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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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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spelling doaj-64182ca4cc074db296be361d1929512c2020-11-24T22:43:47ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons0971-92611998-38912016-01-01212788010.4103/0971-9261.176961Complete sternal cleft - A rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: A case reportParas KothariAbhaya GuptaPrashant S PatilGeeta KekreRavi KambleKiran Vishesh DikshitComplete 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.http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2016;volume=21;issue=2;spage=78;epage=80;aulast=KothariHemangiomaposterior fossa malformationshemangiomasarterial anomaliescoarctation of the aortaeye abnormalities (PHACE)primary surgical repairsternal cleft
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author Paras Kothari
Abhaya Gupta
Prashant S Patil
Geeta Kekre
Ravi Kamble
Kiran Vishesh Dikshit
spellingShingle Paras Kothari
Abhaya Gupta
Prashant S Patil
Geeta Kekre
Ravi Kamble
Kiran Vishesh Dikshit
Complete sternal cleft - A rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: A case report
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Hemangioma
posterior fossa malformations
hemangiomas
arterial anomalies
coarctation of the aorta
eye abnormalities (PHACE)
primary surgical repair
sternal cleft
author_facet Paras Kothari
Abhaya Gupta
Prashant S Patil
Geeta Kekre
Ravi Kamble
Kiran Vishesh Dikshit
author_sort Paras Kothari
title Complete sternal cleft - A rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: A case report
title_short Complete sternal cleft - A rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: A case report
title_full Complete sternal cleft - A rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: A case report
title_fullStr Complete sternal cleft - A rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Complete sternal cleft - A rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: A case report
title_sort complete sternal cleft - a rare congenital malformation and its repair in a 3-month-old boy: a case report
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
issn 0971-9261
1998-3891
publishDate 2016-01-01
description 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.
topic Hemangioma
posterior fossa malformations
hemangiomas
arterial anomalies
coarctation of the aorta
eye abnormalities (PHACE)
primary surgical repair
sternal cleft
url 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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