title: Complete cleft sternum associated with clavicular hypoplasia and pectus excavatum.
abstract: A sternal cleft is a rare congenital and developmental disorder. In general, this disorder is associated with skeletal and extraskeletal abnormalities (eg, Cantrell syndrome), but isolated sternal clefts have also been reported. A sternal cleft with pectus excavatum is a rare congenital abnormality. We present a complete sternal cleft with right-sided clavicular hypoplasia and pectus excavatum in a 31-year-old female patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. aghakishi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aghakishi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yahyayev
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bulakci
authors.forename: Ayaz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agayev
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakan
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dikici
authors.forename: Memduh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dursun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002968:Clavicle / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed