Successful vaginal delivery of a pregnant woman with Cantrell's Pentalogy.
Cantrell's Pentalogy is a rare condition that consists of defects involving the abdominal wall, lower sternum, anterior diaphragm, pericardium, and heart. In the literature to date, pregnant women with Cantrell's Pentalogy have not been discussed. We performed successful vaginal delivery of a 23-yr-old nulliparous, primigravid woman who had been diagnosed with this condition. Diagnosis was based on cardiac catheterization, angiography, and echocardiogram, and abdominopelvic CT. Vaginal delivery may be an option for women with Cantrell's Pentalogy and may be attempted with caution.
Moon
Kyoung Yong
KY
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Choe
Seung Ah
SA
Park
Chan-Wook
CW
Park
Joong Shin
JS
Jun
Jong Kwan
JK
Syn
Hee Chul
HC
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000002:abnormalities; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000002:abnormalities; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016104:Oligohydramnios / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult