Ectopia cordis, a successful single stage thoracoabdominal repair
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Ectopia cordis, a successful single stage thoracoabdominal repair.
This is a report of a case of the rare ectopia cordis malformation of the thoracoabdominal type without intracardiac anomalies. The patient had a successful single stage repair with reduction of the herniating heart and reconstruction of a cartilaginous cover to protect the heart. The result was very good and the follow up for 13 months was very satisfactory.
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1569-9293
DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9293(03)00144-0