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. 2010 Oct;17(10):1477-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2010.07.012. Epub 2010 Aug 23.

[Sternal cleft: repair during the neonatal period]

[Article in French]
M Beurdeley  1 , T Gauthier, A Bedu, L Fourcade
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[Sternal cleft: repair during the neonatal period]

[Article in French]
M Beurdeley et al. Arch Pediatr. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

Sternal cleft is a rare congenital abnormality. We report on a neonatal case of sternal cleft with median raphe with a follow-up of 3 years. We review the advantages of surgical repair in the neonatal period because the flexibility of the chest wall is maximal and compression of underlying structures is minimal.

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