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THORACIC ECTOPIA CORDIS - A CASE REPORT

International Journal of Biomedical Research, 2012
Ectopia Cordis is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by partial or complete displacement of the heart, outside the thoracic cavity. Usually ectopia cordis is associated with other multiple anomalies and intra cardiac defects ,due to ventral body  wall developmental defects. The present case was a fullterm 6 hours old female baby, weighting 1.8 kg ,
Madhavi Dasari, T. K Rajasree
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Ectopia "cordis": relato de 2 casos operados. Discussão do manuseio cirúrgico e revisão da literatura Truly Cordis Ectopy experience with cases and literature revision

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 1993
A ectopia "cordis" verdadeira é uma doença congênita, rara e caracterizada pela presença do coração fora do tórax, havendo, como principal característica, a ausência das camadas que o recobrem.
Mozart Escobar, Ricardo de Carvalho Lima, Nadja Arraes França, Haydee Belém, Eugênia Schmidt, Maria P Souza, Roberto Alecrim, Renato Della Santa, Nereide Mello, Luiz G Granja, Joel Pontes   +10 more
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Cervical ectopia cordis in a calf: a case report

Veterinární Medicína, 2016
A female Holstein Friesian calf with inferior cervical ectopia cordis was followed from the 16th day of age until euthanasia at the age of three months. The heart was located in the lower cervical region and was covered with skin.
J. Jezek, A. Domanjko Petric, T. Paller, J. Staric   +3 more
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Ectopia cordis: a case report

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2014
Introduction: ectopia cordis is a rare congenital malformation, with an estimated incidence of 5 to 8 per million live births. It is defined as a malformation in which the heart is located in an extra-thoracic position.
Gonçalo Filipe Infante Mesquita Dias, Ana Vanessa dos Reis Santos, Cátia Filipa Cabrita Paixão Martins, Ana Paula Duarte Ferreira, Joaquim Marques Dinis da Fonseca   +4 more
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Use of Latissimus Dorsi Pedicled Myocutaneous Flap for Reconstruction in the Chest Area of an 8-Month-Old Female Infant with Ectopia Cordis

The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2014
Ectopia cordis (EC) is characterized by a complete or partial malposition of the heart outside the thorax. Despite the interdisciplinary treatment, the repair of EC is still very difficult and offers new surgical challenges because of its complexity and ...
Khaled Dastagir, Thomas Breymann, Andreas Heckmann, Alexander Horke, Peter Maria Vogt   +4 more
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Pentalogy of Cantrell with thoracoabdominal ectopia cordis: Attempted surgical correction and review of recent literature to aid prognostication prior to surgery

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2015
Complete ectopia cordis (EC) is a rare congenital condition where the heart is extrathoracic, uncovered by pericardium and skin. This condition is often accompanied by intracardiac as well as other congenital anomalies.
Vered Lack, Christina Oetzmann von Sochaczewski, Krubin Naidoo, Jerome Loveland   +3 more
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Ectopia Cordis with Omphalocele in First Trimester Pregnancy: A Case Report of Incomplete Type of Pentalogy of Cantrell [PDF]

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
Ectopia Cordis (EC) is a rare congenital malformation in which the heart is located partially or totally outside the thoracic cavity. It results from the failure of migration of the lateral mesoderm into the midline.
Arumulla Mithilesh, Hira Muhammed, Yugandhar Samireddypalle, Nanditha Jangamreddy   +3 more
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A Population‐Based Study of Limb Body Wall Complex With Proposed Features for Prenatal Diagnosis

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, Volume 197, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Limb body wall complex (LBWC) is a lethal condition comprising major congenital anomalies. Although currently diagnosed in the early prenatal period, historical diagnostic criteria are based on detailed pathological assessments. Prenatal and postnatal findings of LBWC and their phenotypic overlap with body stalk anomaly (BSA) and recurrent ...
Mary Ann Thomas, Susan Crawford, Tanya Bedard   +2 more
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Cervical ectopia cordis in a neonatal camel (Camelus dromedarius): A rare case report from North Kordofan, Sudan

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: Ectopia cordis (EC) is a rare congenital condition in which the heart is partially or completely displaced outside of the thoracic cavity. This abnormality is most commonly recognized in humans but has also been observed in various domestic ...
Jadkrem Jahlla Mohamed Ahmed, Ahmed Mustafa Ahmed Hussein, Abdelmalik Ibrahim Khalafalla   +2 more
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Bilateral Adrenal Ablation for the Treatment of Ectopic ACTH Syndrome With Severe Hypokalemia: A Case Report and a Literature Review

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Ectopic ACTH secretion‐related Cushing's syndrome may manifest as a rapid onset of hypercortisolism, elevated urinary free cortisol (UFC) and blood ACTH concentrations, and hypokalemia. However, for patients whose primary lesions are difficult to remove, bilateral adrenalectomy is the recommended treatment method according to guidelines. Here,
Fang Sun, Yuyu Sun, Hongbo He, Zhigang Zhao, Hexuan Zhang, Nan Jiang, Zhiming Zhu   +6 more
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