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Ectopia Cordis: Case of an Early Diagnosis and Review of Literature

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  1. Shri Mauli Diagnostic Services LLP, Moshi, Pune, India

    Varun A. Thakur

  2. Krishna Fetal Medicine Center, Chhattisgarh, Raipur, India

    Purvi Agrawal

  3. Varkha Scans Pvt. Ltd., Chipaner Road, Harda, M.P., India

    Kulbhushan Vishnoi

  4. Shri Balaji Diagnostics, Krishna Nagar, Moga, Punjab, India

    Varun Sood

  5. Adi’s Advanced Fetal Medicine Center, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Adinarayana Makam

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Thakur, V.A., Agrawal, P., Vishnoi, K. et al. Ectopia Cordis: Case of an Early Diagnosis and Review of Literature. J. Fetal Med. 9, 105–108 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40556-022-00352-8

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