title: Repair of inferior sternal cleft using bilateral sternal bar turnover flaps in a patient with pentalogy of cantrell.
abstract: We report a case of sternal reconstruction using bilateral sternal bar turnover flaps in a 4-year-old boy with an inferior sternal cleft, as part of Cantrell's pentad. When the patient was 10 months old, he underwent sternal reconstruction using a resorbable poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic acid plate in the first stage when there was insufficient autogenous tissue to provide a reliable reconstruction. Bilateral sternal bar turnover was performed in the second stage at 4 years of age. This operative technique is described in this report. This novel technique provides a robust, dynamic, and reliable reconstruction for inferior sternal defects.
authors: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.
authors: Hui-Ling
authors: HL
authors: Chia
authors: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.
authors: Vincent Kok-Leng
authors: VK
authors: Yeow
keywords: Ectopia cordis; Pentalogy of Cantrell