title: Ectopia cordis.
abstract: Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital anomaly. Congenital anomaly scan can detect it at 18-23 weeks of gestation. Four chamber view of the heart in routine fetal anomaly scans at >18 weeks is the most effective technique to detect CHD prenatally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur, India.
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amitabh
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharan
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talapatra
keywords: Ectopia cordis; cardiac anomaly; fetal anomaly scan
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