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Year : 2013 | Volume
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Pentalogy of Cantrell; complete expression in a nine-month-old-boy
Ibrahim Aliyu1, Mohammad Aminu Mohammad2
1 Department of Paediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria 2 Department of Surgery-Paediatric Surgery Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Ibrahim Aliyu Department of Paediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University, Kano Nigeria
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0300-1652.114576
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Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare congenital malformation whose exact cause is not completely understood; it is characterized by defects in the anterior abdominal and thoracic walls consisting of omphalocoele, diaphragmatic defect, ectopia cordis, intracardiac defects and sternal clefts. The complex has variable clinical expression with complete and incomplete expressions reported. We, therefore, report a case of complete manifestation of the pentad in a 9-month-old boy. |
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