Rare presentation of gerbode defect in a 4-month-old nigerian and a review of the literature.
A Gerbode defect is a very rare congenital anomaly which presents as a direct or an indirect type. We report a 4 month old Nigerian child who presented with poor feeding and failure to thrive and whose echocardiography confirmed an indirect Gerbode with a direct left ventricle to right atrial shunt due to adherent leaflets of the tricuspid valve. This was confirmed by surgery done outside the country.
Paediatric Care Hospital, 8c Elelenwon Street, GRA Phase 2, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
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Paediatric Care Hospital, 8c Elelenwon Street, GRA Phase 2, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
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