Complete and Incomplete Pentalogy of Cantrell

Children (Basel). 2019 Oct 6;6(10):109. doi: 10.3390/children6100109.

Abstract

Pentalogy of Cantrell (PC) is a malformation characterized by defects in the ventral abdominal wall, lower sternum, diaphragmatic pericardium, anterior diaphragm associated with omphalocele, thoraco-abdominal ectopia cordis, diaphragmatic hernia, and intracardiac abnormalities. PC is stratified as complete or incomplete and we present both the complete and incomplete forms.

Keywords: congenital heart disease; ectopia cordis; omphalocele; pentalogy of Cantrell.

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  • Case Reports