PENTALOGY OF CANTRELL, AN EXTREMELY RARE MALFORMATION:A CASE REPPORT
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Pentalogy of Cantrell (PC) is an extremely rare and usually fatal birth defect. It corresponds to a defect in the closure of the umbilical ring concerning the supra-umbilical portion of the abdominal wall secondary to an anomaly in the development of the mesoderm during the first stage of embryonicdevelopment (1). We report a case of observation of pentalogy of Cantrelldiagnosed in the delivery room in a male newborn on an unattendedpregnancyestimatedat 7 months. The caseisaccompanied by video footage of the newborntakenafterdelivery.
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