Repair of a complete sternal cleft in a five-month-old female infant

Mehmet Oğuzhan Özyurtkan¹, Mustafa Yüksel², Necmettin Kutlu³, İsmail Şener Demiroluk⁴, Baran Şimşek⁵

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Demiroğlu Bilim University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Türkiye
³Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medicana International Istanbul Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
⁴Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Medicana International Istanbul Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
⁵Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2024.23833

Failed midline ventral fusion of sternal bars is the cause of complete sternal cleft, which is a rare congenital anomaly that may cause cardiopulmonary compromise. Very few cases of complete sternal cleft have been reported so far in the literature. Surgical correction is recommended to protect mediastinal structures and to restore respiratory dynamics. Herein, we present a case of complete sternal cleft in a five-month-old female infant which was repaired using patch, titanium plate, and bilateral pectoralis muscular flap.

Keywords : Chest wall deformity, sternal cleft, sternal reconstruction

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