Ectopia cordis, heart

Oleksiy Solovyov, MD

Ukraine

This is a case of Ectopia cordis with the fetus showing no chromosomal anomalies. The fetus shows the following features:

Three-vessel cord:

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The ectopia cordis

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Bilateral hydrothoraces, lung hypoplasia and ascites: 

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Bilateral hydroceles:

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Polyhydramnios: 

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Postnatal photograph of the fetus:

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Cross-section of the left lung:

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Cross-section of the right lung:

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