title: [Sternal cleft: repair during the neonatal period].
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.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital mère-enfant, CHU Dupuytren, 8, avenue Dominique-Larrey, 87042 Limoges, France. leelou.ma@voila.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beurdeley
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gauthier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fourcade
mesh_terms: 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