Repair of ectopia cordis using a resorbable poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic acid plate in a patient with pentalogy of Cantrell.

Abstract

We present a case of a 10-month-old male infant with thoracoabdominal ectopia cordis, as part of Cantrell pentad, repaired using a poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic acid plate, a resorbable plating system widely used in craniomaxillofacial reconstruction. This is the first reported case of sternal reconstruction using a poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic acid plate. The repair was successfully carried out without cardiopulmonary compromise and good aesthetic outcome was achieved.

• Authors: Hui-Ling Chia, Mohamed Zulfikar Rasheed, Kim-Kiat Ong, Vincent Kok-Leng Yeow
• Journal: Journal of pediatric surgery (J Pediatr Surg) Vol. 47 Issue 6 Pg. e1-4 (Jun 2012) ISSN: 1531-5037 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 22703818 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer
• Polyglycolic Acid
• Lactic Acid
• Polytetrafluoroethylene

Topics

• Absorbable Implants
• Bone Plates
• Ectopia Cordis (surgery)
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Lactic Acid
• Male
• Muscle, Skeletal (surgery)
• Pentalogy of Cantrell (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Pericardium (surgery)
• Polyglycolic Acid
• Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer
• Polytetrafluoroethylene
• Sternum (surgery)
• Surgical Flaps
• Surgical Mesh
• Ultrasonography