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Case Reports
. 2007 Apr-Jun;22(2):245-7.
doi: 10.1590/s0102-76382007000200015.

Thoracic ectopia cordis with anatomically normal heart

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Flávio Donizete Gonçalves  1 , Fernando Rotatori Novaes, Marcelo Alves Maia, Francisco de Assis Barros
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Thoracic ectopia cordis with anatomically normal heart

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Flávio Donizete Gonçalves et al. Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc. 2007 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

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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