ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Surgical repair of ectopia cordis: report of three cases and a review of the literature

Arlindo A Riso^I; Miguel Barbaro-Marcial^I; Orlando Ludovici^I; Deipara M. A Machado^I; Munir Ebaid^I; José Otávio C Auler Júnior; Geraldo Verginelli^I; Adib D Jatene^I

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76381991000100006

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