Preferred Label : Sternal cleft;
ICD-11 definition : Sternal clefts are rare malformations that result from a sternal fusion defect and
are located at any level of the sternum. Sternal clefts are usually isolated, but
have also been reported in association with facial hemangioma, webbed neck, malformations
of the central nervous system and eye coloboma or may represent a part of the Cantrell
pentalogy.;
ICD-11 synonym : Bipartite sternum; Bifid sternum; Sternum bifidum; Cleft sternum; Sternoschisis;
Origin ID : 1308914573;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Sternal clefts are rare malformations that result from a sternal fusion defect and
are located at any level of the sternum. Sternal clefts are usually isolated, but
have also been reported in association with facial hemangioma, webbed neck, malformations
of the central nervous system and eye coloboma or may represent a part of the Cantrell
pentalogy.
