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| Specialty | General surgery, medical genetics |
| Symptoms | Intestines extend outside of the body through a hole next to the belly button[2] |
| Complications | Feeding problems, prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation[1][3] |
| Usual onset | During early development[1] |
| Causes | Unknown[1] |
| Risk factors | Mother who smokes, drinks alcohol, or is younger than 20[3][1] |
| Diagnostic method | Ultrasound during pregnancy, based on symptom at birth[1] |
| Differential diagnosis | Omphalocele, prune belly syndrome[3][4] |
| Treatment | Early surgery[1] |
| Frequency | 4 per 10,000 births[3] |
Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which the baby's intestines extend outside of the body through a hole next to the belly button.[2] The size of the hole is variable, and other organs including the stomach and liver may also occur outside the baby's body.[1] Complications may include feeding problems, prematurity, intestinal atresia, and intrauterine growth retardation.[1][3]
The cause is typically unknown.[3][1] Rates are higher in babies born to mothers who smoke, drink alcohol, or are younger than 20 years old.[3][1] Ultrasounds during pregnancy may make the diagnosis.[1] Otherwise diagnosis occurs at birth.[1] It differs from omphalocele in that there is no covering membrane over the intestines.[3]
Treatment involves surgery.[1] This typically occurs shortly after birth.[1] In those with large defects the exposed organs may be covered with a special material and slowly moved back into the abdomen.[1] The condition affects about 4 per 10,000 newborns.[3] Rates of the condition appear to be increasing.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Facts about Gastroschisis". National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Home | NCBDDD | CDC. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Gastroschisis". Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD). 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Reference, Genetics Home (August 2016). "Abdominal wall defect". Genetics Home Reference. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Gastroschisis". NORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders). 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.