Mesh-Repaired Complete Sternal Cleft Complicated by Multi-Resistant Bacterial Infection
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Sternal cleft is a very rare congenital anomaly, which can occur as an isolated or associated with other anomalies. We report a patient with a mesh-repaired complete sternal cleft complicated by infection with a multi-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The patch was surgically removed.
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