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A Case Report of Ectopia Cordis with Omphalocele
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Ectopia cordis (EC) is defined as complete or partial displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity. It is a rare congenital defect in fusion of the anterior chest wall with an estimated prevalence of 5.5 -7.9 per million live births. We discuss one such of case of a 2-days old preterm female neonate weighing 1.3 Kgs with ectopia cordis and omphalocele. The patient died of cardiorespiratory arrest 1 day after attempt at surgical intervention was abandoned due to hemodynamic instability intra-operatively.
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Title: A Case Report of Ectopia Cordis with Omphalocele
Description:
Ectopia cordis (EC) is defined as complete or partial displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity.
It is a rare congenital defect in fusion of the anterior chest wall with an estimated prevalence of 5.
5 -7.
9 per million live births.
We discuss one such of case of a 2-days old preterm female neonate weighing 1.
3 Kgs with ectopia cordis and omphalocele.
The patient died of cardiorespiratory arrest 1 day after attempt at surgical intervention was abandoned due to hemodynamic instability intra-operatively.
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