Sternal cleft

Sternal cleft
Sternal cleft
Other names	Sternum bifidum

Sternal clefts are rare congenital malformations that result from defective embryologic fusion of paired mesodermal bands in the ventral midline.² They may be associated with other midline defects (as in pentalogy of Cantrell). It may also occur in isolation.³ Sternal cleft is treated by surgery in early life to avoid fixation leading to immobility.

References

RESERVED, INSERM US14-- ALL RIGHTS. "Orphanet: Sternal cleft". www.orpha.net. Retrieved 17 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
Zamfir, Corina (2014). "Sternal cleft – A rare congenital malformation". Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2 (3): 97–100. doi:10.1016/j.epsc.2014.01.012.

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[1] RESERVED, INSERM US14-- ALL RIGHTS. "Orphanet: Sternal cleft". www.orpha.net. Retrieved 17 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[Bolognia-2] Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.

[3] Zamfir, Corina (2014). "Sternal cleft – A rare congenital malformation". Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2 (3): 97–100. doi:10.1016/j.epsc.2014.01.012.

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