title: Morphological aspects of ectopia cordis: four case reports and a review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Negishi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sudo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kishida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sagawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishizu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
mesh_terms: 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