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.
Extrathoracic heart in northern Cameroon: a case report / Cabral Tantchou Tchoumi, Jacques; Giamberti, A; Butera, Gianfranco; Frigiola, Alessandro; Claude Ambassa, Jean. - In: THE PAN AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. - ISSN 1937-8688. - (2009).
Extrathoracic heart in northern Cameroon: a case report
Giamberti A;
2009-01-01
Abstract
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
