A Case Report of Ectopic Cords. |
Sang Cheol Lee, Jae Gae Rue, Byung Do Nam, Jung Hee Lee |
Department of Pediatrics, St. Benedit Hospital, Busan, Korea |
흉부형 심장일소증 1례 |
이상철, 류제계, 남병도, 이정희 |
부산 성분도병원 소아과 |
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Abstract |
A case of thoracic ectopia cordis in a female newborn baby was presented.
The patient manifested a pulsating mass protruding out of the midline of the thorax, split sternum,
skin defect of a abdominal wall, and left ventricular diverticulum, and she had several extracardiac anomalies
such as hepatomegely, absence of gall bladder and common bile duct, and blind ending of both hepatic ducts.
The authors report the case with the review of the pertinent literature and finding of autopsy.
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Key Words:
Ectopia cordis, Thoracic type, Left ventricular diverticulum. |
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