1. Ectopia cordis with tetralogy of Fallot in an infant with pentalogy of Cantrell: high-pitch MDCT exam.
- Author
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Santiago-Herrera R, Ramirez-Carmona R, Criales-Vera S, Calderon-Colmenero J, and Kimura-Hayama E
- Subjects
- Contrast Media, Ectopia Cordis complications, Ectopia Cordis surgery, Female, Humans, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Infant, Iohexol analogs & derivatives, Pentalogy of Cantrell complications, Pentalogy of Cantrell surgery, Rare Diseases diagnostic imaging, Rare Diseases surgery, Tetralogy of Fallot complications, Tetralogy of Fallot surgery, Ectopia Cordis diagnostic imaging, Pentalogy of Cantrell diagnostic imaging, Tetralogy of Fallot diagnostic imaging, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
- Abstract
We report the MDCT findings of a 17-month-old girl with Cantrell's pentalogy, a rare congenital disease characterized by several defects in the ventral thoracoabdominal wall including ectopia cordis, and, in this patient, associated with tetralogy of Fallot. This case provides an example of the utility of a wide volume in coverage and high-pitch MDCT scan in the evaluation of complex cardiovascular anatomy in infants with congenital heart disease without the need of an ECG-gating acquisition.
- Published
- 2011
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