[Sternal cleft: repair during the neonatal period].
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.
Beurdeley
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Service de chirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital mère-enfant, CHU Dupuytren, 8, avenue Dominique-Larrey, 87042 Limoges, France. leelou.ma@voila.fr
Gauthier
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Bedu
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Fourcade
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome