Complete Ectopia Cordis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Ectopia cordis is a congenital heart exposure defined as complete or partial protrusion of heart through ventral defect in the thoracoabdominal wall alone or with other viscera in cases of pentalogy of Cantrell. This condition was first described by Haller et al. in 1706; since then many advances ha...
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| description | Ectopia cordis is a congenital heart exposure defined as complete or partial protrusion of heart through ventral defect in the thoracoabdominal wall alone or with other viscera in cases of pentalogy of Cantrell. This condition was first described by Haller et al. in 1706; since then many advances have been made. Diagnosis of ectopia cordis is done prenatally in well-equipped health facility by antenatal ultrasound scan so that early diagnosis and management plan can be initiated. The index case was delivered to uneducated rural family and admitted at 3 days of life and survived for seven days, even though most literatures state that majority died within four days even with surgery. So, in view of this, we presented this case report to deliberately draw the attention of paediatrician/obstetrician to the fact that even though this condition is rare, proactive search and diagnosis should be made and early treatment should be instituted, so that such a child may be salvaged. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cef71ab5b44c45dd9f3efcdeb0f83a192025-02-03T01:22:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112017-01-01201710.1155/2017/18586211858621Complete Ectopia Cordis: A Case Report and Literature ReviewSimon Pius0Halima Abubakar Ibrahim1Mustapha Bello2Mohammed Bashir Tahir3Department of Paediatrics, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, NigeriaDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, NigeriaDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, NigeriaDepartment of Surgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, NigeriaEctopia cordis is a congenital heart exposure defined as complete or partial protrusion of heart through ventral defect in the thoracoabdominal wall alone or with other viscera in cases of pentalogy of Cantrell. This condition was first described by Haller et al. in 1706; since then many advances have been made. Diagnosis of ectopia cordis is done prenatally in well-equipped health facility by antenatal ultrasound scan so that early diagnosis and management plan can be initiated. The index case was delivered to uneducated rural family and admitted at 3 days of life and survived for seven days, even though most literatures state that majority died within four days even with surgery. So, in view of this, we presented this case report to deliberately draw the attention of paediatrician/obstetrician to the fact that even though this condition is rare, proactive search and diagnosis should be made and early treatment should be instituted, so that such a child may be salvaged.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1858621 |
| spellingShingle | Simon Pius Halima Abubakar Ibrahim Mustapha Bello Mohammed Bashir Tahir Complete Ectopia Cordis: A Case Report and Literature Review Case Reports in Pediatrics |
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| title_short | Complete Ectopia Cordis: A Case Report and Literature Review |
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