Isolated central sterna clefts: A rare congenital malformation

• Main Authors: Rachida Laamiri (Author), Nahla Kechiche (Author), Nahla Hmidi (Author), Lassaad Sahnoun (Author), Mongi Mekki (Author), Mohsen Belghith (Author), Amine Ksia (Author), Abdellatif Nouri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sternal cleft is a rare congenital anomaly which is generally observed at birth. The aetiology remains obscure. Superior clefts are more frequent than inferior ones, and isolated central clefts are extremely rare. Surgery is recommended to protect the heart and other mediastinal contents from trauma...