Extrathoracic heart in northern Cameroon: a case report

Tantchou et al report a case of ectopia cordis with successful surgical correction on a 7 months old child from northern Cameroon. Sternal clefts, ectopia cordis, and Cantrell's pentalogy continue to be very rare congenital anomalies in pediatric surgery. The prenatal diagnosis is easily made w...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Frigiola, Gianfranco Butera, Alessandro Giamberti, Tantchou Tchoumi Jacques Cabral, Ambassa Jean Claude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2009-06-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/2/8/pdf/8.pdf