Open AccessBifid sternum
Author(s) -
Suman Das,
Pulak Kumar Jana,
Tapan Das Bairagya,
Bhaswati Ghoshal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.92370
Subject(s) - medicine , sternum , asymptomatic , anomaly (physics) , anatomy , surgery , physics , condensed matter physics
A bifid sternum is a rare congenital anomaly generally diagnosed as asymptomatic at birth. It is sometimes associated with other congenital anomalies. The sternal defects are best corrected surgically during the neonatal period within the first month of life. Sometimes the defect may be diagnosed only in adult life. We here report a case of bifid sternum which was diagnosed incidentally in a 23-year-old male.