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CAMPOHERMOSO RODRIGUEZ, Omar F. et al. Pentalogía de Cantrell: presentación de un caso. Cuad. - Hosp. Clín. [online]. 2005, vol.50, n.2, pp. 65-68. ISSN 1652-6776.

The clinical case of a syndrome of Cantrell is presented that is characterized by five defects that include: ectopia cordis, omphalocele, disruption of the distal sternum, opening in the anterior diaphragm, and diaphragmatic pericardium. The prenatal complementary exams allowed the diagnosis of this picture, they were supplemented with a study post mortem carried out after a caesarean intervention.

Palavras-chave : Pentalogy of Cantrell; omphalocele; octopia cordis; prenatal sonography.