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Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
ISSN: 0971-9261
EISSN: 0971-9261
Vol. 11, No. 4, 2006, pp. 250-252
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Bioline Code: ip06053
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Vol. 11, No. 4, 2006, pp. 250-252
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How I Do It - Primary closure of thoraco-abdominal ectopia cordis
Singal AK, Balamourougane P, Bhatnagar V
Abstract
Thoraco-abdominal ectopia cordis is an unusual congenital anomaly. The case of a 45-days-old female child, who presented with a defect in the chest and upper abdomen and visible cardiac pulsations and bulge during crying, is being reported. There was an inferior sternal cleft with divarication of the recti up to the umbilicus. The cleft was covered with a thin translucent membrane. Primary repair was accomplished successfully without causing mediastinal compression.
Keywords
Divarication of recti, primary closure, sternal cleft, thoraco-abdominal ectopia cordis
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