Surgical repair of incomplete cleft sternum and cardiac anomalies in early infancy.
Congenital cleft sternum is a rare congenital anomaly due to lack of fusion of the lateral mesodermal plates. We report two cases of incomplete superior cleft sternum associated with cardiac anomalies that underwent successful complete surgical correction.
Padalino
Massimo Antonio
MA
Division of Pediatric & Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padova, Medical School, Padova, Italy.
Zanon
Giovanni Franco
GF
Migneco
Francesco
F
Rubino
Maurizio G
MG
Fusaro
Fabio
F
Stellin
Giovanni
G
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D004298:Dopamine