Clinical and Surgical Perspectives on Isolated Thoracic Ectopia Cordis: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in PediatricsEctopia cordis is an exceptionally uncommon congenital condition where the heart develops outside its normal position due to incomplete closure of the ventral chest wall during embryogenesis.
Syed Mohsin Raza Bukhari +8 more
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Ectopia Cordis as a Lethal Neonatal Condition: A Case Report from Bahrain and a Literature Review [PDF]
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2022 Ectopia cordis is a rare type of malformation where the heart is not located normally. It may be partially or completely located outside the thoracic cavity and can be associated with other congenital abnormalities.
Shereen M. Mohamed +2 more
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A Baby Born with Ectopia Cordis, Omphalocele, Cleft Lips and Palate: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022 Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital defect with the prevalence of 5 to 8 per million live births. Here we report a rare case of preterm female live birth with ectopia cordis associated with omphalocele, cleft lip, and palate.
Nischal Shrestha
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Ectopia cordis: About a case in Togo
Cirugia Cardiovascular, 2022 Ectopia cordis is an extremely rare congenital cardiac malformation in which heart is partially or completely out of the thoracic cavity. We report a case of thoracic ectopia cordis diagnosed in a prefectoral hospital birthroom, located at north Togo ...
S P Kebalo
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A Case Report of Thoracic Ectopia Cordis in a Hospital in Zanjan, Iran [PDF]
Case Reports in PediatricsBackground and Aim. Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the heart being located partially or completely outside of the thoracic cavity. Thoracic ectopia cordis is an even rarer form of this anomaly, with only a few reported cases
Mehdi Hosseini +3 more
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Thoraco-abdominal Ectopia Cordis in Southwest Cameroon [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014 Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital defect where the heart is completely displaced outside the chest wall. Cantrell's pentalogy is an embryologic anomaly with five classic midline deficiencies often associated with ectopia cordis.
John B Chishugi, Trixy J Franke
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A Rare Case Report of Thoracic Ectopia Cordis: An Obstetrician’s Point of View in Multidisciplinary Approach [PDF]
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2016 Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital anomaly associated with the heart positioned outside of the thoracic cavity either partially or completely. It can be associated with other congenital abnormalities.
Diana Ramasauskaite +5 more
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Body Stalk Anomaly Complicated by Ectopia Cordis in the First Trimester [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 The most serious conditions seen in body stalk anomaly may be the cases which are complicated by ectopia cordis, which is characterized by the abnormal location of the heart outside the thorax. We encountered four cases of body stalk anomaly, which were
Shibata Y. +3 more
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The importance of designing a protector for a preterm and low birth weight infant with ectopia cordis [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsKey Clinical Message Ectopia cordis is a rare condition with expected low survival rate based on past studies. We encountered a case of a preterm and low birth weight infant with ectopia cordis.
Takeo Mukai +7 more
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Pectoralis Major and Abdominis Rectus Musculocutaneous Flap Reconstruction for Sternal Wound Closure in Ectopia Cordis [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenSummary:. Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital condition resulting in extrathoracic positioning of the heart. The severity of presentation may vary with partial or complete displacement through sternal or diaphragmatic defects.
Catherine H. Bautista, BS +5 more
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