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Case Reports

Trisomy 18 in a First-Trimester Fetus with Thoraco-Abdominal Ectopia Cordis

Ricardo Diaz-SeraniDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unit, Clinica BUPA, Santiago, Chile; View further author information
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Waldo SepulvedaFetal Imaging Unit, FETALMED–Maternal-Fetal Diagnostic Center, Santiago, ChileCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 78-84 | Received 16 Apr 2019, Accepted 27 May 2019, Published online: 19 Jun 2019

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