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Cleft sternum: Case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Abel R.M.,
Robinson M.,
Gibbons P.,
Parikh D.H.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.10441
Subject(s) - medicine , sternum , presentation (obstetrics) , case presentation , anomaly (physics) , general surgery , pediatrics , surgery , physics , condensed matter physics
The isolated sternal cleft is a rare congenital anomaly that presents from birth to adulthood. We describe the late presentation and management in a child with this condition. The modern investigative and operative options are reviewed. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2004; 37:375–377. © 2004 Wiely‐Liss, Inc.