Ectopia Cordis: A Rare Congenital Heart Disease
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Ectopia cordis.
We report on a preterm male newborn with complete ectopia cordis associated with Cantrell's syndrome. The neonate had an ectopia cordis involving defects of the lower sternum, supraumbilical abdominal wall, anterior portion of the diaphragm, and diaphragmatic portion of the pericardium associated with complex congenital heart defects. The infant died shortly after birth. We discuss this case an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2309-6357,2071-0917
DOI: 10.3329/cardio.v11i2.40419