title: Extrathoracic heart in northern Cameroon: a case report.
abstract: Sternal clefts, ectopia cordis, and Cantrell's pentalogy continue to be very rare congenital anomalies in pediatric surgery. The prenatal diagnosis is easily made with ultrasound by visualizing the heart outside the thoracic cavity. Ectopia cordis is frequently associated with other congenital defects involving multiple organ systems. We report a case of ectopia cordis with successful surgical correction on a 7 months old child from northern Cameroon.
authors.affiliation: Istituto policlinico San Donato Via Morandi 30, 29007 San Donato Milanese.
authors.forename: Tantchou Tchoumi Jacques
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Cabral
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giamberti
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Butera
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frigiola
authors.forename: Ambassa Jean
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Claude