Ectopia cordis. A report of two cases in Cameroon

We report two cases of ectopia cordis in two children aged one day and twenty months respectively. A one day old newborn had complete thoracic ectopia cordis associated with an internal cardiac defect and severe thoracic and abdominal wall malformations. Our centre does not have the facilities to ma...

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Published in:Images in paediatric cardiology 2014-10, Vol.16 (4), p.1-6
Main Authors: Chelo, D, Mbassi Awa, H D, Nguefack Dongmo, F, Menanga, A P, Ngo Um, S, Nde Kamgne, M, Koki Ndombo, P O
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Language:English
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Summary:We report two cases of ectopia cordis in two children aged one day and twenty months respectively. A one day old newborn had complete thoracic ectopia cordis associated with an internal cardiac defect and severe thoracic and abdominal wall malformations. Our centre does not have the facilities to manage complex congenital defects and prior to being transferred to a cardiac centre, the neonate died on the second day of admission. A 20-month old baby had partial ectopia of the heart and a defect in the abdominal wall. He had no major congenital cardiac defect and has remained clinically stable with no life threatening symptoms.
ISSN:1729-441X
1729-441X