Isolated congenital absence of sternum in a newborn

摘要

A 5-day-old boy, born at term (Birth weight 2.52 kg),presented to our institution with a congenital defect in theanterior chest wall (Fig. 1). On examination, there was nosternum and the contracting heart with great vessels wasvisible underneath a thin layer of skin (Web Video 1). Adiagnosis of complete sternal cleft was confirmed bydigital X-rays and computed tomography. No otherabnormality was detected.