title: One-stage surgical correction in pentalogy of Cantrell with left ventricular diverticulum.
abstract: The pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare and fatal malformation. A left ventricular diverticulum is a common finding of this pentalogy. The present report summarizes our experience with three patients who suffered from pentalogy of Cantrell. All three cases had a left ventricular diverticulum. The intracardiac malformations and the left ventricular diverticulum were corrected simultaneously. All patients recovered uneventfully. One-stage surgical correction could improve short-term outcomes in selected patients with pentalogy of Cantrell.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Xijing Hospital Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhenxiao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Hailong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Shiqiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Guocheng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D058502:Pentalogy of Cantrell / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome