Arch Plast Surg.  2014 Jan;41(1):77-80. 10.5999/aps.2014.41.1.77.

Repair of Inferior Sternal Cleft Using Bilateral Sternal Bar Turnover Flaps in a Patient with Pentalogy of Cantrell

• Chia HL
• Yeow VK

• KMID: 2047893
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5999/aps.2014.41.1.77

Abstract

We report a case of sternal reconstruction using bilateral sternal bar turnover flaps in a 4-year-old boy with an inferior sternal cleft, as part of Cantrell's pentad. When the patient was 10 months old, he underwent sternal reconstruction using a resorbable poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic acid plate in the first stage when there was insufficient autogenous tissue to provide a reliable reconstruction. Bilateral sternal bar turnover was performed in the second stage at 4 years of age. This operative technique is described in this report. This novel technique provides a robust, dynamic, and reliable reconstruction for inferior sternal defects.

Keyword

Pentalogy of Cantrell; Ectopia cordis

MeSH Terms

Child, Preschool
Ectopia Cordis
Humans
Male
Pentalogy of Cantrell*