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 ...

About one in every 126,000 babies is born with ectopia cordis, and about 90 percent of them are either stillborn or die soon after birth, according to Children's Hospital Colorado. That said ...

They left the appointment absolutely terrified. Their doctor diagnosed their daughter Kieran with ectopia cordis, a rare condition where the heart is outside of the baby's chest. In Kieran's case ...

A HISTORY of urinary incontinence since infancy, associated with otherwise normal micturition, suggests ureteral ectopia. The ectopic orifice is usually in the midline just posterior to the ...

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 ...

Other names for this condition are cerebellar tonsillar ectopia or herniated cerebellar tonsils. There are four types of Chiari malformations. If the brain has no structural irregularities other ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ectopia lentis (lens dislocation) and aortic root dilation or dissection are cardinal features of MFS. Distinguishing MFS from other HCDTs has important implications for treatment, as ...

Vanellope Hope Wilkins, who was delivered three weeks ago in the English city of Leicester, was born with the extremely rare condition ectopia cordis, the BBC reports. She is believed to be the ...