FORAMEN IN XIPHOID PROCESS OF STERNUM
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i12.2019.317Keywords:
Foramen, Xiphoid Process, Manubrium, Sternum, PerforationAbstract [English]
Xiphoid process is smallest and distal component of manubrium sternum which is located in epigastrium. Variations in size and shape of xiphoid process are commonly observed. During teaching sternum to 1st M.B.B.S. students of MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai, two small foramina in two different xiphoid processes were noticed. Though presence of foramen in xiphoid process is not uncommon, their presence should not be ignored. During assessment of injuries in autopsy, post-mortem examination and radiological reporting knowledge of xiphoid process and foramina in xiphoid process will be helpful.
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