Combined anterior abdominal wall, sternal, diaphragmatic, pericardial, and intracardiac defects: a report of five cases and their management. |
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| Authors: | L Spitz R Bloom S Milner S E Levin |
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| Affiliation: | Departments of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics, Transvaal Memorial Hospital for Children and Baragwanath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Five cases are described of an uncommon anomaly consisting of defects of the anterior abdominal wall, sternum, diaphragm, and heart. The anatomy, etiology, embryogenesis, associated noncardiac anomalies, and treatment of the condition are discussed. The occurrence of asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy with the syndrome, observed in one case, has not been previously documented. Three of the five infants in this series survived. |
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| Keywords: | Address for reprint requests: L. Spitz Consultant Paediatric Surgeon The Children's Hospital. Western Bank Sheffield S102TH England. |
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