Pentalogy of Cantrell with Ectopia Cordis: CT Findings.
A 14-month-old girl with pentalogy of Cantrell, a very rare congenital syndrome characterized by an epigastric omphalocele and malformations of the heart, sternum, pericardium, and diaphragm, underwent echocardiography and multidetector computed tomography before surgical repair of these deformities was attempted. These tests revealed multiple cardiovascular and noncardiovascular abnormalities. After surgery, the patient's cardiovascular status was stable. Although studies have shown that echocardiography, multidetector computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging may each play a role in the diagnosis and management of this condition, there are few data available to support the use of one imaging modality over another.
Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Ali
A
Pirasteh
Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA.
Carolina
C
Carcano
Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, USA.
Jacobo
J
Kirsch
Department of Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Tan-Lucien H
TL
Mohammed
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D054083:Ectopia Cordis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D058502:Pentalogy of Cantrell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Cardiac Malformation; Ectopia Cordis; MDCT; Omphalocele; Pentalogy of Cantrell