title: Congenital sternal cleft with patent ductus arteriosus: report of a case.
abstract: We report a rare case of a congenital sternal cleft. The patient was a full-term baby girl with a superior incomplete sternal cleft with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). A primary repair of the sternum and ligation of the PDA were performed during the neonatal period without cardiac compression. Primary repair during the neonatal period is the optimal procedure for cases of congenital sternal cleft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Norihiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Chikashi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hiranuma
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery