Thoraco-abdominal Ectopia Cordis in Southwest Cameroon

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. Here we present a case of thoraco-abdominal ectopia cordis, brie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chishugi, John B, Franke, Trixy J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4232195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25404984
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.18.124.4247
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Sumario: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. Here we present a case of thoraco-abdominal ectopia cordis, brief literature review, and possible implications for changes in antenatal care.

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