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Thoracic ectopia cordis

MedGen UID:
868873
•Concept ID:
C4023284
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0011585

Definition

Congenital malformation of the thoracic wall with partial or total displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity. This feature is associated with sternal cleft or absence of the sternum. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThoracic ectopia cordis

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PubMed

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal ectopia cordis by fetal cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.
Liu K, Zhu M, Dong SZ
Prenat Diagn 2022 Dec;42(13):1636-1642. Epub 2022 Nov 4 doi: 10.1002/pd.6254. PMID: 36307940
Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of ectopia cordis.
Tongsong T, Wanapirak C, Sirivatanapa P, Wongtrangan S
J Clin Ultrasound 1999 Oct;27(8):440-5. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199910)27:8<440::aid-jcu5>3.0.co;2-6. PMID: 10477886

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ectopia Cordis Sternal Cleft Repair With Mandibular Distractors: A Follow-Up Case Report.
Bharadwaj S, Vicari FA, Backer CL, Eltayeb O
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022 Jan;13(1):94-96. Epub 2021 May 6 doi: 10.1177/2150135120978951. PMID: 33956542
Ectopia cordis and other midline defects.
Morales JM, Patel SG, Duff JA, Villareal RL, Simpson JW
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 Jul;70(1):111-4. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01388-6. PMID: 10921692

Diagnosis

Thoracic Ectopia Cordis in an Ethiopian Neonate.
Tadele H, Chanie A
Ethiop J Health Sci 2017 Mar;27(2):203-205. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v27i2.14. PMID: 28579717Free PMC Article
Ectopia cordis in a first-trimester sonographic screening program for aneuploidy.
Sepulveda W, Wong AE, Simonetti L, Gomez E, Dezerega V, Gutierrez J
J Ultrasound Med 2013 May;32(5):865-71. doi: 10.7863/ultra.32.5.865. PMID: 23620329
Prenatal diagnosis of thoracic ectopia cordis by real-time fetal cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and by echocardiography.
Moniotte S, Powell AJ, Barnewolt CE, Annese D, Geva T
Congenit Heart Dis 2008 Mar-Apr;3(2):128-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2008.00168.x. PMID: 18380762
Complete thoracic ectopia cordis.
Alphonso N, Venugopal PS, Deshpande R, Anderson D
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 Mar;23(3):426-8. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00811-4. PMID: 12614821
Intrauterine sonography of thoracic ectopia cordis.
Wicks JD, Levine MD, Mettler FA Jr
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1981 Sep;137(3):619-21. doi: 10.2214/ajr.137.3.619. PMID: 6974483

Prognosis

Ectopia Cordis Sternal Cleft Repair With Mandibular Distractors: A Follow-Up Case Report.
Bharadwaj S, Vicari FA, Backer CL, Eltayeb O
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022 Jan;13(1):94-96. Epub 2021 May 6 doi: 10.1177/2150135120978951. PMID: 33956542
Thoracic Ectopia Cordis in an Ethiopian Neonate.
Tadele H, Chanie A
Ethiop J Health Sci 2017 Mar;27(2):203-205. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v27i2.14. PMID: 28579717Free PMC Article
Thoracic ectopia cordis.
Shad J, Budhwani K, Biswas R
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Sep 30;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr.11.2011.5241. PMID: 23035158Free PMC Article
Complete thoracic ectopia cordis.
Alphonso N, Venugopal PS, Deshpande R, Anderson D
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 Mar;23(3):426-8. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00811-4. PMID: 12614821
Ectopia cordis and other midline defects.
Morales JM, Patel SG, Duff JA, Villareal RL, Simpson JW
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 Jul;70(1):111-4. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01388-6. PMID: 10921692

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