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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2024.23833
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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