Clinical and Surgical Perspectives on Isolated Thoracic Ectopia Cordis: A Rare Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Ectopia cordis is an exceptionally uncommon congenital condition where the heart develops outside its normal position due to incomplete closure of the ventral chest wall during embryogenesis. The anomaly may occur in isolation or with other structural defects, often resulting in a poor prognosis despite advancements in medical and surgical care. This report discusses a preterm neonate delivered at 33 weeks of gestation following an uneventful pregnancy in a dizygotic twin gestation. The neonate, diagnosed with thoracic ectopia cordis, displayed respiratory distress at birth but showed no significant cardiac or extracardiac abnormalities, a rare presentation. Echocardiography identified minor findings, including a small secundum atrial septal defect and trivial valve regurgitation, with oth

SUBMITTER: Bukhari SMR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12417065 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature