Complete Ectopia Cordis
2006
Complete ectopia cordis is a very rare condition. With few exceptions, it is uniformly considered fatal. Death usually occurs within the first days of life as a result of infection, cardiac failure, or hypoxemia. We report the case of a male infant with Cantrell’s syndrome. There was complete thoracic exteriorization of the heart, with cephalic orientation of the cardiac apex (Figure 1). The cardiac surface was covered by …
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