Ectopia cordis is an extremely rare condition in which babies are born with their hearts partially or fully outside their bodies. It tends to go hand-in-hand with other birth defects in the heart ...

Ectopia cordis is an extremely rare condition in which the heart develops outside of the chest in a growing fetus. If the rib cage of a developing fetus does not form properly, the heart can ...

Ectopia lentis (EL) is a condition that can either herald underlying systemic conditions, or be isolated. The recent expansion in the genetics of these conditions has furthered the understanding ...

Ectopia Cordis [EC] is an extremely rare birth defect in which the heart is abnormally located either partially or totally outside the chest cavity. Normally the heart is located in the chest ...

We report the successful management of a case of chronic, uncontrolled phacolytic glaucoma secondary to a dislocated hypermature lens in the vitreous of a patient with ectopia lentis et pupillae ...

Born with ectopia cordis, a rare congenital condition causing her heart to grow outside her body, the baby girl underwent three intensive surgeries to put her heart inside her chest. She is now on ...

Vanellope Hope Wilkins, who is now seven, has had a protective cage built around her heart. | ITV News Central ...

The major ocular finding of Marfan syndrome (MFS) is ectopia lentis, and approximately 60% of patients have lens dislocation, which is usually superior and temporal; this may be present at birth ...

Described by experts as "one of a kind", Vanellope had three operations to place her heart back in her chest due to an extremely rare condition called ectopia cordis. The hospital where she was ...

The prevalence of dual thyroid ectopia among babies with congenital hypothyroidism appears to be higher than previously reported, according to study findings. Catherine Peters, MD, MBChB ...

Bladder exstrophy, also called ectopia vesicae, is a developmental anomaly affecting the lower abdominal wall and the urinary bladder. The urinary bladder is a pouch that stores urine in the body.