[Sternal cleft: repair during the neonatal period]

M Beurdeley; T Gauthier; A Bedu; L Fourcade

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2010.07.012

[Sternal cleft: repair during the neonatal period]

Arch Pediatr. 2010 Oct;17(10):1477-9. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2010.07.012. Epub 2010 Aug 23.

[Article in French]

Authors

M Beurdeley¹, T Gauthier, A Bedu, L Fourcade

Affiliation

¹ Service de chirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital mère-enfant, CHU Dupuytren, 8, avenue Dominique-Larrey, 87042 Limoges, France. [email protected]

PMID: 20739150
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2010.07.012

Abstract

Sternal cleft is a rare congenital abnormality. We report on a neonatal case of sternal cleft with median raphe with a follow-up of 3 years. We review the advantages of surgical repair in the neonatal period because the flexibility of the chest wall is maximal and compression of underlying structures is minimal.

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities* / diagnostic imaging
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities* / surgery
Radiography, Thoracic
Sternum / abnormalities
Sternum / diagnostic imaging
Sternum / surgery
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Supplementary concepts

Sternal cleft