We report a case of Cantrell's pentalogy with exencephaly detected by sonography at 11 weeks 4 days' menstrual age and confirmed at autopsy. Cantrell's pentalogy consists of defects of the lower sternum, anterior diaphragm, midline supraumbilical abdominal wall, and diaphragmatic pericardium with ec
P115First trimester diagnosis of the Pentalogy of Cantrell
β Scribed by A. Yamasaki; D. A. L. Pedreira; R. Muller; M. V. Machado; R. Schultz; S. C. Cha
- Book ID
- 114434131
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 334 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0960-7692
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