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[Cantrell's pentalogy. Four cases reported]
Carlos Baeza-Herrera1, Moisés A Escobar-Izquierdo, Luis Manuel García-Cabello
1Hospital Pediátrico Moctezuma, Secretaría de Salud, Distrito Federal, México. cirpolosm@yahoo.com
Background:
In 1958, Cantrell etal. described a rare syndrome in neonates. The description of the syndrome was characterized by a midline supraumbilical defect encompassing a thoracoabdominal omphalocele and ectopia cordis, a defect of the lower sternum, ventral diaphragmatic and pericardial defects, and other congenital cardiac anomalies.
Clinical Cases:
4 neonates with the uncommon Cantrell's pentalogy were seen in our hospital within a 5-year period without having any apparent factor in common. This paper describes the clinical course and surgical correction.
Conclusions:
Early detection of these anomalies is very important for the diagnosis and surgical planning, and subsequently for prognostic implications.
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