Bifid sternum

Bifid sternum in a young woman: Multimodality imaging features

Bifid sternum is a rare fusion anomaly of the chest wall that accounts for 0.15% of all chest deformities and may be associated with cardiac or vascular anomalies. It is usually diagnosed and surgically corrected at birth or within the first month of life. Being a diagnosis made during the neonatal period, computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging are not often performed; not so m...

Bilateral Bifid Mandibular Condyle Bilateral Bifid Mandibular Kondil

ÖZET Bifid mandibular condyle (BMC) is a rare condition that is frequently diagnosed as an incidental finding in a panoramic radiograph, yet usually with no significant complaints or clinical features, such as pain or restricted movements. In this case report, bilateral bifid mandibular condyle in a 61-year old woman who referred to Marmara University, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology...

Congenital cleft sternum.

Total or partial fissure in the middle of the sternum (cleft sternum or fissura sterni congenita) is a rare congenital anomaly. Absence of skeleton in the front part of the chest wall gives rise to a severely paradoxical movement of this part of the thorax (Figs 1 and 2). Moreover, the pulsations of the heart and large vessels are clearly visible because they are covered only by soft tissues. T...

Primary osteomyelitis of sternum.

Unilateral bifid ureter

A bifid ureter is a congenital renal tract abnormality due to some error or disturbance during development. It is an example of incomplete duplication of urinary collecting system. A bifid ureter is formed when a duplex kidney drain into separate ureters that unite before attending the bladder. Bifid ureter is reported to be twice more common in females and on the right side. The majority of th...