J Korean Pediatr Soc.
1997 Mar;40(3):413-416.
A Case of Ectopia Cordis
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Ectopia cordis is a very rare cardiac anomaly that the heart is partially or totally outside the thorax, and it was classified anatomically as 5 types-cervical, thoracocervical, thoracic (most common type), thoracoabdominal, abdominal types. We experienced a case of ectopia cordis (thoracic type) in a newborn who had the symptom of generalized cyanosis since birth, and expired during operation due to recurrent bradycardia and hypotension. The brief review of literature was made
