Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare congenital abnormality.Even with high-quality medical care and staged corrective surgeries in professional hospitals,the mortality rate is still very high and long-term prognosis is poo...Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare congenital abnormality.Even with high-quality medical care and staged corrective surgeries in professional hospitals,the mortality rate is still very high and long-term prognosis is poor.Survival is largely determined by the complexity and severity of cardiac abnormalities,the efficiency of abdominal wall closure and postoperative complications.A 24-year-old male patient with complete pentalogy of Cantrell was diagnosed.One-stage surgical repair of all abnormalities were completed.The patient recovered well and had been follow-up for 7 years.He has a good cosmetic outcome,with no signs of cardiac dysfunction.No complications were noted.展开更多
基金Supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81873502 and 31330029)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2017KFYXJJ250)Scientific Research Fund of Union Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology(02.03.2017-307).
文摘Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare congenital abnormality.Even with high-quality medical care and staged corrective surgeries in professional hospitals,the mortality rate is still very high and long-term prognosis is poor.Survival is largely determined by the complexity and severity of cardiac abnormalities,the efficiency of abdominal wall closure and postoperative complications.A 24-year-old male patient with complete pentalogy of Cantrell was diagnosed.One-stage surgical repair of all abnormalities were completed.The patient recovered well and had been follow-up for 7 years.He has a good cosmetic outcome,with no signs of cardiac dysfunction.No complications were noted.
