Extrathoracic heart in northern Cameroon: a case report

Sternal clefts, ectopia cordis, and Cantrell’s pentalogy continue to be very rare congenital anomalies in pediatric surgery. The prenatal diagnosis is easily made with ultrasound by visualizing the heart outside the thoracic cavity. Ectopia cordis is frequently associated with other congenital defec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cabral, Tantchou Tchoumi Jacques, Giamberti, Alessandro, Butera, Gianfranco, Frigiola, Alessandro, Claude, Ambassa Jean
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Field Epidemiology Network 2009
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Life Sciences
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21532904
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Sumario:Sternal clefts, ectopia cordis, and Cantrell’s pentalogy continue to be very rare congenital anomalies in pediatric surgery. The prenatal diagnosis is easily made with ultrasound by visualizing the heart outside the thoracic cavity. Ectopia cordis is frequently associated with other congenital defects involving multiple organ systems. We report a case of ectopia cordis with successful surgical correction on a 7 months old child from northern Cameroon.

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