Isolated central sterna clefts: A rare congenital malformation

• Hauptverfasser: Rachida Laamiri (Verfasst von), Nahla Kechiche (Verfasst von), Nahla Hmidi (Verfasst von), Lassaad Sahnoun (Verfasst von), Mongi Mekki (Verfasst von), Mohsen Belghith (Verfasst von), Amine Ksia (Verfasst von), Abdellatif Nouri (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...