Open AccessThoracic ectopia cordis in an Ethiopian neonate
Author(s) -
Henok Tadele,
Abeje Chanie
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v27i2.14
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiogenic shock , thoracic cavity , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , shock (circulatory) , pleural cavity , septic shock , sepsis , cardiology , radiology , myocardial infarction
Ectopia Cordis is defined as complete or partial displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity. It is a rare congenital defect with failure of fusion of the sternum with extra thoracic location of the heart. The estimated prevalence of this case is 5.5 to 7.9 per million live births.
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