Cantrell's syndrome in an infant

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 288-290

  Chen, Li Ju ^a   Wu, Jing Ming ^a   Yang, Yu Jen ^a   Wang, Jieh Neng ^a   Lin, Chia Shiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cantrell's syndrome; midline thoracoabdominal defect; ventricular diverticulum; ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; NEWBORN;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; DIAPHRAGM; DIVERTICULUM; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, VENTRICULAR; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; STERNUM; SYNDROME;

EID: 0030925108     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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