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Αλέξανδρος Γ. Σφακιανάκης
ΩτοΡινοΛαρυγγολόγος
Αναπαύσεως 5
Άγιος Νικόλαος Κρήτη 72100
2841026182
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Τετάρτη 24 Ιανουαρίου 2018

Closed gastroschisis with left defect: a rare variant

Description

Gastroschisis is a congenital abdominal wall defect where the intestine, stomach and rarely the other abdominal organs like the ovary, urinary bladder and the liver eviscerate through the defect. It occurs in 4–5 per 10 000 live births and is more common in preterm, low birth weight and female babies. Very rarely, the abdominal wall defect completely closes around the eviscerated bowel resulting in closed gastroschisis (CG). This constitutes 6% of all gastroschisis.1

A 2.2 kg term baby boy delivered at home at 36 weeks of gestation presented on day 1 of life with an eviscerated loop of herniated bowel segment seen to the left of the umbilicus (figure 1). The bowel loop was uncovered, erythematous and congested, butlooked viable; the underlying umbilicus was closed. The child had bilious vomiting and had not passed meconium. The X-ray of the abdomen was suggestive of intestinal obstruction. The child was...



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