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Figure 1:Sternal cleft before operation.
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A 2-day-old, term female neonate, presented with a U-shaped cleft of the upper half of the sternum, with central area of ulcerated area of overlying skin through which pulsating heart was visible (Fig. 1).
Figure 2:The patient at 4 year follow-up.
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She had no respiratory distress or subglottic hemangioma at four year follow-up (Fig. 2).