Mesh-repaired complete sternal cleft complicated by multi-resistant bacterial infection.
Sternal cleft is a very rare congenital anomaly, which can occur as an isolated or associated with other anomalies. We report a patient with a mesh-repaired complete sternal cleft complicated by infection with a multi-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The patch was surgically removed.
Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Pim B
PB
Olthof
Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Derk A
DA
Colenbrander
Department of pediatric infectious diseases and immunology, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Martijn
M
Van Der Kuip
Professor of pediatric surgery and head of the Amsterdam pediatric surgical center, Netherlands.
Hugo A
HA
Heij
Infection; Mesh; Sternal cleft