Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital malformation, which is commonly associated with other intracardiac defects. At two-day-old full-term baby girl was admitted to Santa Casade Misericórdia Hospital Montes Claros, NG, Brazil, with thoracic ectopia cordis. A transthoracic echocardiographic study did not identify any associated congenital heart diseases. The infant underwent surgical treatment using a rib graft to create a neo-sternum. She was discharged after presenting a good outcome on the 20th postoperative day.
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Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
November 2024
From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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. Operative management is typically required, but due to the rarity of the condition, no standard exists for optimal closure.
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September 2024
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Central Regional Medical Center, Laurel, USA.
Pentalogy of Cantrell is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by defects in the abdominal wall, sternum, diaphragm, and heart. A severe manifestation of this syndrome is ectopia cordis, where the heart is located partially or entirely outside the chest cavity. Gastroschisis involves a defect in the abdominal wall, where the intestines protrude outside the abdomen without a protective membrane.
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September 2024
Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King's College London, London, UK.
The ventral body wall (VBW) that encloses the thoracic and abdominal cavities arises by extensive cell movements and morphogenetic changes during embryonic development. These morphogenetic processes include embryonic folding generating the primary body wall; the initial ventral cover of the embryo, followed by directed mesodermal cell migrations, contributing to the secondary body wall. Clinical anomalies in VBW development affect approximately 1 in 3000 live births.
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August 2024
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aiken Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates, Aiken, USA.
Case Rep Pediatr
September 2024
Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Methods: A 17-week-old female neonate with a history of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart anomaly was admitted to Ayatollah Mousavi Hospital in Zanjan, Iran. For the diagnosis of thoracic ectopia, cordis fetal echocardiography and ultrasonography were performed. Moreover, the noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) genetic test performed in the 10th week of pregnancy was evaluated.
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