Surgical Repair of Complete Congenital Sternal Cleft Associated With Pectus Excavatum.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.079.
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Abstract
Complete congenital cleft sternum associated with pectus excavatum is a rare abnormality. Case reports and case series currently provide the technical standards for comparison in surgical repair. We present a case report of surgical repair of cleft sternum and anterior pericardial defect associated with pectus excavatum in a 13-year-old girl. The surgical repair of the cleft sternum and pectus excavatum was performed with a modified Ravitch procedure, closure of the defect with stainless steel wires, and insertion of a pectus bar. Preoperative imaging is important in better defining the defect.
Medical subject headings
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Funnel Chest
- Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
- Sternum