Cantrell Syndrome. Case report of an adult

Abstract

Cantrell syndrome is characterized by defects that involve the diaphragm, abdominal wall, pericardium, heart, and lower region of the sternum. It is a rare entity, usually diagnosed at birth and accompanied by high mortality due to the complexity and gravity of the anomalies. In this report, we present a 32-year-old male patient, who was diagnosed in infancy but who reached adult age asymptomatic

Pentalogy of Cantrell; complete expression in a nine-month-old-boy

“…The severity of this disorder is quite variable from one individual to another. While most affected children die shortly after birth due to the severity of their defect (especially the associated intra-cardiac defect and risk of infection in open defects), it has been reported in a 32-year-old-man 12. Our patient was 9-month-old and remained active despite the associated atrial septal defect and has better prospect with adequately staged surgical intervention.…”

Pentalogy of Cantrell: Sonographic assessment

“…1,5,6 It has been postulated that this association of defects is of mesodermal origin occurring in the third week of embryonic life. 1 However, the precise etiology of pentalogy of Cantrell remains unknown.…”