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Abdominal ectopia cordis

MedGen UID:
868876
Concept ID:
C4023287
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0011582

Definition

Displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity and into the abdomen. [from HPO]

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Professional guidelines

PubMed

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
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Chuaire Noack L
Colomb Med (Cali) 2021 Jul-Sep;52(3):e4004227. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.25100/cm.v52i3.4227. PMID: 35431359Free PMC Article
Demir M, Sertel E, Ture MZ
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Syngelaki A, Hammami A, Bower S, Zidere V, Akolekar R, Nicolaides KH
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019 Oct;54(4):468-476. doi: 10.1002/uog.20844. PMID: 31408229
Sadler TW
Semin Pediatr Surg 2010 Aug;19(3):209-14. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2010.03.006. PMID: 20610194

Diagnosis

Syngelaki A, Hammami A, Bower S, Zidere V, Akolekar R, Nicolaides KH
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019 Oct;54(4):468-476. doi: 10.1002/uog.20844. PMID: 31408229
Williams AP, Marayati R, Beierle EA
Semin Pediatr Surg 2019 Apr;28(2):106-110. Epub 2019 Apr 9 doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2019.04.006. PMID: 31072457Free PMC Article
Türkyilmaz G, Avcı S, Sıvrıkoz T, Erturk E, Altunoglu U, Turkyilmazlmaz SE, Kalelioglu IH, Has R, Yuksel A
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 2019 Apr;38(2):127-137. Epub 2019 Jan 2 doi: 10.1080/15513815.2018.1556367. PMID: 30600745
Gabriel A, Donnelly J, Kuc A, Good D, Doros G, Matusz P, Loukas M
Clin Anat 2014 Nov;27(8):1193-9. Epub 2014 Apr 19 doi: 10.1002/ca.22402. PMID: 24753313
Perloff JK
Am J Cardiol 2011 Nov 1;108(9):1352-61. Epub 2011 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.06.055. PMID: 21861958

Therapy

Ejaz S, Ashraf M, Nawaz M, Lim CW, Kim B
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Prognosis

Acco FS, Bortoli AF, Capaverde VB, Zen PRG, Rosa RFM
Pediatr Int 2019 Nov;61(11):1179-1180. Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1111/ped.13999. PMID: 31724283
Chishugi JB, Franke TJ
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Gabriel A, Donnelly J, Kuc A, Good D, Doros G, Matusz P, Loukas M
Clin Anat 2014 Nov;27(8):1193-9. Epub 2014 Apr 19 doi: 10.1002/ca.22402. PMID: 24753313
Puvabanditsin S, Di Stefano V, Garrow E, Wong R, Eng J, Balbin J
Hong Kong Med J 2013 Oct;19(5):447-50. doi: 10.12809/hkmj133737. PMID: 24088589
Sadler TW
Semin Pediatr Surg 2010 Aug;19(3):209-14. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2010.03.006. PMID: 20610194

Clinical prediction guides

Stoll C, Alembik Y, Dott B, Roth MP
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Twomey EL, Moore AM, Ein S, McAuliffe F, Seaward G, Yoo SJ
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Dembinski J, Heyl W, Steidel K, Hermanns B, Hörnchen H, Schröder W
Am J Perinatol 1997 Oct;14(9):567-71. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-994336. PMID: 9394169
Zimmer EZ, Bronshtein M
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