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Morphological Aspects of Ectopia Cordis: Four Case Reports and a Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Yamada Takahiro,
Hoshi Nobuhiko,
Okuyama Kazuhiko,
Negishi Hiroaki,
Sudo Satoko,
Kishida Tatsuro,
Yamada Hideto,
Sagawa Tadashi,
Fujii Hiroaki,
Ishizu Akihiro,
Ishikura Hiroshi,
Fujimoto Seiichiro
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1999.tb01155.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , anatomy , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital anomaly. We present 4 cases of ectopia cordis, 1 of which is the first report of an affected fetus in a triplet pregnancy. The morphological relationship between the types of ectopia cordis and their outcomes were investigated in all 4 cases. In addition, the literature on ectopia cordis in Japan was reviewed and discussed.