Combined repair of upper sternal cleft and transposition of the great arteries in a newborn

Mitra Rashidi; Tom N Hoel; Arnt E Fiane; Harald L Lindberg

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.097

Combined repair of upper sternal cleft and transposition of the great arteries in a newborn

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Nov;94(5):1722-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.097.

Authors

Mitra Rashidi¹, Tom N Hoel, Arnt E Fiane, Harald L Lindberg

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway. [email protected]

PMID: 23098954
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.097

Abstract

We report the case of a newborn with the unusual association of an upper sternal defect and transposition of the great arteries. Surgical correction of the cardiac disease consisted of the arterial switch procedure. The already less compliant bony thorax of the infant made direct approximation of the upper sternal defect only possible with adjuvant bilateral chondrotomy. Sternal cleft repair is advised during the very first weeks of life.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / complications*
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / surgery*
Orthopedic Procedures
Sternum / abnormalities
Sternum / surgery
Transposition of Great Vessels / complications*
Transposition of Great Vessels / surgery*

Supplementary concepts

Sternal cleft