Repair of ectopia cordis using a resorbable poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic acid plate in a patient with pentalogy of Cantrell.
We present a case of a 10-month-old male infant with thoracoabdominal ectopia cordis, as part of Cantrell pentad, repaired using a poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic acid plate, a resorbable plating system widely used in craniomaxillofacial reconstruction. This is the first reported case of sternal reconstruction using a poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic acid plate. The repair was successfully carried out without cardiopulmonary compromise and good aesthetic outcome was achieved.
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore. chiahuiling@gmail.com
Hui-Ling
HL
Chia
Mohamed Zulfikar
MZ
Rasheed
Kim-Kiat
KK
Ong
Vincent Kok-Leng
VK
Yeow
D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001860:Bone Plates; D054083:Ectopia Cordis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery; D058502:Pentalogy of Cantrell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene