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Case Reports
. 2003 Mar;23(3):426-8.
doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00811-4.

Complete thoracic ectopia cordis

N Alphonso  1 , P S Venugopal, R Deshpande, D Anderson
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Case Reports

Complete thoracic ectopia cordis

N Alphonso et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2003 Mar.

Abstract

Thoracic ectopia cordis is a rare congenital defect with very few reported survivors after surgical correction. We report a case of complete thoracic ectopia cordis with double outlet right ventricle. The diagnosis was established antenatally and a repair was undertaken soon after birth. The child remained stable and was extubated on the fifth post-operative day. Forty-eight hours later the child succumbed to an unexplained respiratory arrest. Also presented is a review of the different surgical strategies for this unusual condition.

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