A 4-day-old newborn with an isolated sternal cleft: A rare case and literature review

Shoujun Xu; Chunlan Yang; Yungen Gan; Guihua Jiang

doi:10.1002/ppul.25677

A 4-day-old newborn with an isolated sternal cleft: A rare case and literature review

Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 Dec;56(12):3592-3594. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25677. Epub 2021 Oct 12.

Authors

Shoujun Xu¹, Chunlan Yang², Yungen Gan¹, Guihua Jiang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
² Department of Hematology and Oncology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
³ Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.

PMID: 34637610
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25677

Abstract

An isolated sternal cleft is an orphan congenital defect of the sternum that presents from birth to adulthood. We report the case of a 4-day-old newborn with an isolated congenital cleft sternum. We also reviewed the related literature and operative options.

Keywords: congenital anomaly; sternal cleft; surgical management.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Heart Defects, Congenital*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities* / diagnostic imaging
Sternum / abnormalities
Sternum / diagnostic imaging

Supplementary concepts

Sternal cleft