Isolated thoracoschisis
Thoracoschisis is a rare congenital anomaly that affecting the thoracic wall. The present case is the seventh case of isolated thoracoschisis in the literature. A male infant was born at 37 weeks via spontaneous vaginal delivery and was found to have a left sided chest wall defect measuring 2 × 2 cm...
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2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Thoracoschisis is a rare congenital anomaly that affecting the thoracic wall. The present case is the seventh case of isolated thoracoschisis in the literature. A male infant was born at 37 weeks via spontaneous vaginal delivery and was found to have a left sided chest wall defect measuring 2 × 2 cm with eviscerated abdominal contents including Riedel's lobe of the liver, stomach, and transverse colon. Reduction of herniated viscera with closure of the defect few hours after delivery. |
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| Item Description: | 2213-5766 10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101538 |