title: Thoracoschisis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
abstract: Thoracoschisis is an extremely rare congenital birth defect in which intra-abdominal organs eviscerate through a defect in the thoracic wall(1). There are only seven previously reported pediatric cases and in each case, there is some diaphragmatic anomaly, suggesting that the defect took place before complete formation of the diaphragm. Our patient was referred to us from a local hospital immediately after delivery. The patient was born with a thoracoschisis of the left side below the 8(th) intercostal space. The thoracoschisis was repaired. Although there is a high prevalence of cardiac defects among thoracoschisis patients, this patient shows only small atrial septal defects.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatric Pathology , Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Jordan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatric Pathology , Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Cecily M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.affiliation: b Department of Radiology , Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loewen
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatric Pathology , Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Caitlin A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cundiff
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatric Pathology , Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Haley K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatric Pathology , Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Carlos R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Abramowsky
authors.affiliation: a Department of Pediatric Pathology , Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.|b Department of Radiology , Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Bahig M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Shehata
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000002:abnormalities*
keywords: Neonate; diaphragmatic defects; thoracic wall; thoracoschisis