gastroschisis
Sign in to saveAlso known as gastroschisis (disorder), Abdominal Wall Defects, Congenital fissure of the abdominal cavity, Laparoschisis, Eventration
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Gastroschisis
- Medical condition (new).image
- File:Gastroschisis-web.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- CDC illustration of a baby with gastroschisis
- Medical condition (new).field
- General surgery, medical genetics
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Intestines extend outside of the body through a hole next to the belly button
- Medical condition (new).complications
- Feeding problems, prematurity, intrauterine growth restriction
- Medical condition (new).onset
- During early development
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Unknown
- Medical condition (new).risks
- Mother who smokes, drinks alcohol, or is younger than 20
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Ultrasound during pregnancy, based on symptom at birth
- Medical condition (new).differential
- Omphalocele, prune belly syndrome
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Early surgery
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- 4 per 10,000 births
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- disease
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- health specialty
- surgery
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C84725
- exact match
- www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_2368
- Commons category
- Gastroschisis
- ICD-9-CM
- 756.73
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- WikiProject Medicine
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
- See also
- References
- External links
Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which the baby's intestines extend outside of the abdomen through a hole next to the belly button. The size of the hole is variable, and other organs including the stomach and liver may also occur outside the baby's body. Complications may include feeding problems, prematurity, intestinal atresia, and intrauterine growth restriction.
The cause is typically unknown. Rates are higher in babies born to mothers who smoke, drink alcohol, or are younger than 20 years old. Ultrasounds during pregnancy may make the diagnosis. Otherwise, diagnosis occurs at birth. It differs from omphalocele in that there is no covering membrane over the intestines.
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