Thoracic Ectopia Cordis

Authors

  • Dipak Muktan Department of Paediatrics, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan
  • Rupa R Singh Department of Paediatrics, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan
  • Nisha Keshary Bhatta Department of Paediatrics, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v37i3.18662

Keywords:

Ectopia cordis, developmental anomaly, ventral body wall developmental defects

Abstract

Ectopia Cordis is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by partial or complete displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity with an estimated incidence of 5 to 8 per million live births We report a case of a 22-year-old primigravida, unbooked and immunized woman, with no relevant family or personal history, in which the prenatal fetal ultrasound, performed at 34 weeks of gestation, revealed a defect of the anterior chest wall with exteriorization of the heart. Baby was Pre-term 34 week by date but term by modified Ballard scoring, male weighing 2.4 kg delivered by lower segment caesarean section. Baby had complete thoracic ectopia cordis with large defect in anterior wall of chest and sternum was absent.

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Author Biographies

Dipak Muktan, Department of Paediatrics, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan

Senior Resident

Rupa R Singh, Department of Paediatrics, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan

Professor

Nisha Keshary Bhatta, Department of Paediatrics, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan

Professor

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Published

2018-06-07

How to Cite

Muktan, D., Singh, R. R., & Bhatta, N. K. (2018). Thoracic Ectopia Cordis. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 37(3), 293–295. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v37i3.18662

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Case Reports

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