Yuksel Mustafa, Kuru Pinar, Ermerak Nezih Onur, Kiyan Gursu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Physiology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Vis Surg. 2016 Mar 14;2:48. doi: 10.21037/jovs.2016.03.04. eCollection 2016.
Sternal cleft is a rare chest wall deformity. It can be diagnosed in the intrauterine stage with ultrasonography. Newborn period is the optimal time for the surgical correction of sternal cleft, due to the elasticity of the sternum and minimal compression of underlying structures. Here we reported a newborn patient with sternal cleft which has been operated 5 days after labor. Good surgical outcome and long-term results were accomplished.
胸骨裂是一种罕见的胸壁畸形。可在子宫内阶段通过超声检查进行诊断。由于胸骨具有弹性且对其下方结构的压迫最小,新生儿期是胸骨裂手术矫正的最佳时机。在此,我们报告了一名出生后5天接受手术的胸骨裂新生儿患者。手术取得了良好的效果及长期预后。