Ectopia cordis and the radiographic changes of a new surgical repair technique.
Preliminary repair of the midline thoracic defect in a newborn with ectopia cordis entailed the use of a prosthetic silo and fluid-filled tissue expanders placed under the lateral chest wall. On post-operative radiographs these expanders simulated the appearance of massive subcutaneous oedema of the chest wall.
D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography