Ectopia Cordis
| dc.contributor.author | Munkonge, L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bowa, K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kamfumache, E. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-25T18:13:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-25T18:13:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-01 | |
| dc.description | Ectopia Cordis | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Ectopia Cordis is a very rare congenital abnormality worldwide. Two Neonates with this condition were seen at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia in a period of 25 years (1980 -2005). To provide 2 cases reports of this rare condition and describe it `s management at the University Teaching hospital in Lusaka. Two Neonates with Ectopia Cordis were operated upon by Paediatric General Surgeons. This was after the patients had plain x-rays, ultra sound and CT-Scans done. Full thickness skin flaps were raised to cover the exposed pericardium without creating cardiac tamponade. The two patients are referred to here as A and B . Patient A (Fig. I) had moderate ectopia cordis with no associated abnormalities. Patient B (Fig. 3) had severe ectopic cordis associated with pentalogy of Cantrell. Both patients were operated upon. Patient A survived while Patient B died. Read through the entire article for detailed analysis. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Office of Global AIDS/US Department of State. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Munkonge, L., Bowa, K. and Kamfumache, E. (2008). Ectopia cordis. Medical Journal of Zambia.Vol. 35 (1) | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0047-651X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/5684 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Medical journal of zambia | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol. 35;(1) | |
| dc.subject | Ectopia Cordis--Zambia | en |
| dc.title | Ectopia Cordis | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |