The Unusual Journey of a Pericardial Drainage Catheter in Pentalogy of Cantrell

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Omphalocele and drain images: (a) the patient’s omphalocele at birth. (b) The Pigtail catheter placed in the pericardium is seen in the omphalocele sac, demonstrating continuity of the pericardium with the abdominal cavity. (c) Pericardial drain is seen in chest X-ray coursing around the cardiac silhouette and into the omphalocele. (d) The pigtail is retracted 2 cm with adequate draining and outside the omphalocele.

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