Complete thoracic ectopia cordis with double-outlet right ventricle: neonatal repair.
A case of total thoracic ectopia cordis with double-outlet right ventricle and ventricular septal defect is presented. Prenatal diagnosis allowed single-stage correction immediately after birth. This approach proved to be technically feasible. Death occurred on the twelfth postoperative day owing to sepsis unrelated to the repair.
Watterson
K G
KG
Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.
Wilkinson
J L
JL
Kliman
L
L
Mee
R B
RB
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000601:surgery*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities