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Complete Ectopia Cordis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Pius, Simon
Abubakar Ibrahim, Halima
Bello, Mustapha
Bashir Tahir, Mohammed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pius, Simon& Abubakar Ibrahim, Halima& Bello, Mustapha& Bashir Tahir, Mohammed. 2017. Complete Ectopia Cordis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pius, Simon…[et al.]. Complete Ectopia Cordis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pius, Simon& Abubakar Ibrahim, Halima& Bello, Mustapha& Bashir Tahir, Mohammed. Complete Ectopia Cordis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149219
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149219