title: Complete sternal cleft in an adult: case report.
abstract: A cleft of the sternum is a rare congenital anomaly. We report a rare case of complete sternal cleft in a 25-year-old woman. After surgical correction of the pectus excavatum, complete closure by direct approximation of the freshened sternal remnants to the midline, without interposition of tissue graft or inert prosthesis, was achieved in our patient. The functional and cosmetic result was excellent after complete healing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mohamed V Military Teaching Hospital, Riad, Rabat, Morocco. hassankabiri@yahoo.com
authors.forename: El Hassane
authors.initials: el H
authors.lastname: Kabiri
authors.forename: Akram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Traibi
authors.forename: Abdellatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boulahya
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D010027:Osteotomy; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing