title: Left and right ventricular diverticula, ventricular septal defect and ectopia cordis in a patient with Cantrell's syndrome.
abstract: A patient with Cantrell's syndrome is presented with ectopia cordis, ventricular septal defect and a left ventricular as well as a right ventricular diverticulum. One-stage correction was performed with resection of both diverticula. Closure of the ventricular septal defect was complicated due to exposure problems as a result of the malposition of the heart. Although the presentation of Cantrell's syndrome can be variable, one-stage repair is technically feasible and should be considered as the treatment of choice in this rare syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dijkzigt University Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bogers
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Hazebroek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hess
mesh_terms: D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013577:Syndrome