Primary repair of a large incomplete sternal cleft in an asymptomatic infant with Prolene mesh

Eyad B Baqain; Isam M Lataifeh; Wadah M Khriesat; Nayef M Fraiwan; Mohamed A Armooti

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.05.036

Primary repair of a large incomplete sternal cleft in an asymptomatic infant with Prolene mesh

J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Oct;43(10):e39-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.05.036.

Authors

Eyad B Baqain¹, Isam M Lataifeh, Wadah M Khriesat, Nayef M Fraiwan, Mohamed A Armooti

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

PMID: 18926203
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.05.036

Abstract

A cleft of the sternum is a rare congenital anomaly, often diagnosed as an asymptomatic condition at birth. We present a case of a large incomplete sternal cleft in a full-term baby boy. Surgical repair of the sternum with the use of Prolene mesh was performed during the neonatal period without cardiac compression.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple
Esthetics
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Patient Care Team
Polypropylenes
Prostheses and Implants*
Sternum / abnormalities*
Sternum / surgery
Surgical Flaps
Surgical Mesh*
Thoracic Wall / abnormalities*

Substances

Polypropylenes