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Pentalogy of Cantrell and anaesthesia: a case report
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 23, No 5 | a1122 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201181.2017.1355659
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Submitted: 18 November 2025 | Published: 30 October 2016
Submitted: 18 November 2025 | Published: 30 October 2016
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Alexis Oosthuizen, Department of Anaesthesia, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South AfricaFull Text:
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Pentalogy of Cantrell, a rare congenital thoracoabdominal disruption, consists of a supraumbilical abdominal wall defect, lower sternal defect, agenesis of the anterior portion of the diaphragm, an absence of the diaphragmatic part of the pericardium, and a malformation of the heart, typically as an ectopia cordis. This case report presents a female neonate, 35 weeks postconception, weighing 2080 g who presented on day four of life for anaesthesia. She had the five anatomical defects characteristic of Pentalogy of Cantrell.
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abdominal wall defects; anaesthesia; congenital heart disease; ectopia cordis; extrathoracic heart; Pentalogy of Cantrell; perioperative management; transfer difficulties in South Africa
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