Isolated Asymptomatic Short Sternum in a Healthy Young Girl
Joint Authors
Montanaro, Antonello
Ferretti, Andrea
Labianca, Luca
Argento, Giuseppe
Calderaro, Cosma
Turturro, Francesco
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Congenital sternal defects are rare deformities frequently associated with other anomalies of the chest wall and other organ systems.
Although pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, and cleft sternum can present as isolated deformity, in most cases they are associated with heart and inner organs anomalies and described as symptoms of syndromes like Marfan syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Poland anomaly, and Cantrell pentalogy.
In contrast, the etiology of an isolated defect is not well understood.
We observed a short sternum (dysmorphic manubrium, hypoplastic body, and complete absence of the xiphoid process) in a completely asymptomatic 13-year-old woman.
A comprehensive instrumental exams panel was performed to exclude associated anomalies of the heart and of the other organ systems.
The patient was completely asymptomatic and she did not need any medical or surgical treatment.
To our knowledge, this is the first case of isolated short sternum reported in literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Turturro, Francesco& Calderaro, Cosma& Montanaro, Antonello& Labianca, Luca& Argento, Giuseppe& Ferretti, Andrea. 2014. Isolated Asymptomatic Short Sternum in a Healthy Young Girl. Case Reports in Radiology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Turturro, Francesco…[et al.]. Isolated Asymptomatic Short Sternum in a Healthy Young Girl. Case Reports in Radiology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Turturro, Francesco& Calderaro, Cosma& Montanaro, Antonello& Labianca, Luca& Argento, Giuseppe& Ferretti, Andrea. Isolated Asymptomatic Short Sternum in a Healthy Young Girl. Case Reports in Radiology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496716
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496716