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Vedran Madžarac1, Ratko Matijević1, Anita Škrtić2, Željko Duić1, Nikola Fistonić1, Jasenka Zmijanac Partl1.
Abstract
Pentalogy of Cantrell (PC) is a congenital malformation syndrome characterized by midline thoracoabdominal wall defect resulting from defective development in the septum transversum. Major hallmarks of this rare anomaly are omphalocele and ectopic heart. In most cases, the diagnosis is made by two-dimensional ultrasound in second trimester. The prognosis of PC relies on the presence and severity of cardiac anomalies but in most cases outcome is fatal. To the best of our knowledge, the presence of kidneys into the omphalocele in Cantrells' pentalogy has not been reported yet. In this article, we report a case of PC associated with unilateral kidney evisceration.Entities:
Keywords: ectopic heart; kidney evisceration; pentalogy of Cantrell
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26720496 DOI: 10.3109/15513815.2015.1122123
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fetal Pediatr Pathol ISSN: 1551-3815 Impact factor: 0.958