Kaan YILDIZ, Mustafa KIR, Baran UĞURLU, Halise Zeynep GENÇ, Nurettin ÜNAL

Four ectopia cordis cases surgically managed with different strategies

Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital disorder in which the heart is partially or completely located outside the chest cavity. In this article, we present four cases of ectopia cordis accompanied by cardiac abnormalities with either thoracic and/or abdominal placed heart, managed with strategies ranging from follow-up without any intervention to complete surgical closure.

Farklı stratejiler ile cerrahi olarak tedavi edilen dört ektopia kordis olgusu

Ektopia kordis kalbin kısmen veya tamamen göğüs boşluğu dışında bulunduğu nadir bir doğumsal bozukluktur. Bu makalede, herhangi bir girişim olmaksızın takipten tam cerrahi kapatmaya kadar çeşitlilik gösteren stratejiler ile tedavi edilen, kardiyak anomalilerin eşlik ettiği, torakal ve/veya abdominal yerleşimli dört ektopia kordis olgusu sunuldu

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