Primary repair of a sternal cleft in an infant with autogenous tissues
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Primary repair of a sternal cleft in an infant with autogenous tissues.
A cleft sternum is a rare congenital anomaly often diagnosed as asymptomatic at birth. Clinical outcome may be unfavorable when an associated anomaly, particularly an intracardiac anomaly coexists with the defect. Primary repair should be employed in the neonatal period because the flexibility of the chest wall is maximal and compression of underlying structures is minimal. However, patients wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1569-9293
DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9293(03)00127-0