A Neonate with an Unusual Midline Defect and Cardiovascular Anomaly

• Principais autores: Martin Poryo (Autor), Paul Hoffmann (Autor), Hans-Joachim Schäfers (Autor), Clemens-Magnus Meier (Autor), Katrin Altmeyer (Autor), Hashim Abdul-Khaliq (Autor), Michael Zemlin (Autor), Sascha Meyer (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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We present a female neonate with a sternal cleft (SC) and additional aortic aneurysm who presented with respiratory failure. Stabilization of the SC was achieved by using the xyphoid process as an autologous graft bridging the upper part of the SC. We conclude that a step-wise correction of the SC w...