• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Jun 2015

    Case Reports

    Sternal Cleft and Pectus Excavatum: A Combined Approach for the Correction of a Complex Anterior Chest Wall Malformation in a Teenager.

    • Francesca Tocchioni, Marco Ghionzoli, Roberto Lo Piccolo, Diana E Deaconu, Flavio Facchini, Jose R Milanez De Campos, and Antonio Messineo.
    • Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Pediatric Surgery, University of Florence and Children's University Hospital A. Meyer, Florence, Italy.
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2015 Jun 1;99(6):e131-5.

    AbstractCongenital sternal cleft is a rare chest wall malformation. Because of the flexibility of the chest in infants, surgical repair should be performed by primary closure in the neonatal period. In adolescents and adults, different techniques have been suggested to overcome the lack of sternal bone tissue. We describe a very rare case of an 18-year-old woman with a complete bifid sternum associated with pectus excavatum for whom a satisfactory cosmetic and functional result was obtained by adequate surgical planning, which entailed a combination of two standardized surgical techniques.Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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