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Isolated central sterna clefts: A rare congenital malformation
Rachida Laamiri, Nahla Kechiche, Nahla Hmidi, Lassaad Sahnoun, Mongi Mekki, Mohsen Belghith, Amine Ksia, Abdellatif Nouri
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Rachida Laamiri
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Monastir, Monastir
Tunisia
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DOI: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_47_20
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Sternal cleft is a rare congenital anomaly which is generally observed at birth. The aetiology remains obscure. Superior clefts are more frequent than inferior ones, and isolated central clefts are extremely rare. Surgery is recommended to protect the heart and other mediastinal contents from trauma and also to improve respiratory dynamics. We present the case of a newborn with isolated central clefts and we will give a review of the literature.
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