Ectopia cordis (EC) is a rare congenital condition characterized by a partial or complete defect of the anterior chest wall. It is associated with ventricular and atrial septal defects (ASD), Ebstein's anomaly, truncus arteriosus, transposition of the great vessels, tetralogy of Fallot, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome. This study aimed to explore the cardiac manifestations of EC complicated by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ultrasonography provides a quick assessment of visceral organ dimensions without any risk of radiation. Since many diseases can affect the kidney size, having a reliable reference for kidney length in children is valuable for clinical assessment.
Objective: Establish normal growth curves for renal length in relation to sex, age, body weight, height, body mass index and body surface area of healthy children in Saudi Arabia.
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation of the lung is a rare lesion that commonly affects the lower respiratory tract, which manifests as progressive respiratory distress in the neonatal period. This case is highlighted to raise awareness of the variable evolving morphological and radiological appearance of this entity.
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