FROM CONGENITAL DEFORMITY TO GERIATRIC DEBILITY

Geriatric Congenital Heart Disease

Methods Population-based cohort study using the Quebec Congenital Heart Disease Database of all patients with congenital heart disease coming into contact with the Quebec healthcare system between 1983 and 2005. Subjects with specific diagnoses of congenital heart disease and age 65 years at time of entry into the cohort were followed for up to 15 years. The primary outcome was all-cause mortal...

Congenital Double Lip: A Rare Deformity Treated Surgically

Lip is an important aspect of facial features affecting ones personality. A deformity of the lip characterized by excessive tissue sagging below the usual giving it thicker wider appearance is referred to as double lip. It is a rare occurrence with a proposed male predilection. This article is a report of a 20 years old male with this deformity who presented with the complaint of difficult spee...

Asymptomatic congenital heart disease in children with skeletal chest deformity

Introduction: With respect to high association of skeletal chest deformity with cardiac abnormalities, these patients should be evaluated for evidence of cardiac involvement. So, we used echocardiography to investigate this association. Methods: This case-control study was done on 144 patients with skeletal chest deformity referred to OPD clinic. 240 persons were selected as control group, with...

Congenital elevation of the scapula (Sprengel's deformity).

A case of Sprengel's deformity (congenital elevation of the scapula) in a 4-year-old boy, with a major cosmetic defect and compromised shoulder function, especially on abduction, is presented. The boy was operated on by Green's technique, with excellent cosmetic and functional result. Although Woorward's operative technique has generally been preferred in the treatment for Sprengel's deformity,...

A Rare Congenital Deformity of the Eyes