Case Of the Week (COW) 20 July 2014
Answer:
Congenital sternal cleft (Incomplete/Partial)
Findings:
Widely separated and laterally placed bilateral medial end of clavicles.
Discussion:
Sternal cleft is a very rare midline defect. Incomplete forms are more common than complete ones.infants with a sternal cleft have a concave midline thoracic defect, which can be associated with paradoxical movement of the chest wall during respiration and the underlying mediastinal structures (especially the heart and great vessels) can easily be injured by external trauma.
Contributed By:
Dr.Latha.PK, Dr.Sasirekha, Prof.Vijayalakshmi, Dr.Jeya, Dr.Kasi Visalatchi, Dr.Narendran
INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH, EGMORE
Answer:
Congenital sternal cleft (Incomplete/Partial)
Findings:
Widely separated and laterally placed bilateral medial end of clavicles.
Discussion:
Sternal cleft is a very rare midline defect. Incomplete forms are more common than complete ones.infants with a sternal cleft have a concave midline thoracic defect, which can be associated with paradoxical movement of the chest wall during respiration and the underlying mediastinal structures (especially the heart and great vessels) can easily be injured by external trauma.
Contributed By:
Dr.Latha.PK, Dr.Sasirekha, Prof.Vijayalakshmi, Dr.Jeya, Dr.Kasi Visalatchi, Dr.Narendran
INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH, EGMORE
