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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1984;27(2):170-173. Published online February 28, 1984.

A Case of Gastroschisis.

Hye Kyung Lee, Hyo Jung Kim, Ran Suh, Hyang Sook Kim, Jin Koo Kang, Sung Woo Shin

¹Department of Pediatrics, Han II Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Gastroschisis is a rare congenital defect in the anterior abdominal wall through which abdominal organs eviscerate. A normal umbilical cord insertion, an extraumbilical location of the abdominal wall defect, and the absence of a covering sac or its ruptured remnants serve to differentiate gastroschisis from omphalocele. A case of gastroschisis to which surgical intervention was not helpful was presented and a brief review of literature was made.

Keywords :Gastroschisis