Morphological aspects of ectopia cordis: four case reports and a review of the literature.
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.
Yamada
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T
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Hoshi
N
N
Okuyama
K
K
Negishi
H
H
Sudo
S
S
Kishida
T
T
Yamada
H
H
Sagawa
T
T
Fujii
H
H
Ishizu
A
A
Ishikura
H
H
Fujimoto
S
S
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014310:Triplets; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal