Background/Purpose: The aim of the study was to review the gastrointestinal abnormalities occurring in association with situs anomalies. Methods: Patients with situs anomalies were identified from the medical records ...
Background: Outcome after gastroschisis repair without general anesthesia is controversial, and published conclusions are variable with no comparative studies. Aim: The aim of this study was to present a comparative s...
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a rare entity in childhood carrying a high mortality rate of 30% to 50% . Ipsilateral pulmonary hypoplasia,increased pulmonary vascular resistance,and potential cardiac failure compl...
Silo pouch formation is a standard procedure to prevent compartment syndrome in gastroschisis. Intestinal complications such as perforation and volvulus can occur and their management can be perplexing. We present thr...
Purpose: In fetuses with gastroschisis, the importance of ultrasonographic bowel dilation remains controversial. The outcome of patients with gastroschisis with and without prenatal bowel dilation is reported. Methods...
Background/Purpose: Both measured intraabdominal pressure (IAP) and calculated splanchnic perfusion pressure (SPP) have been advocated for use in operative management of gastroschisis. We directly compared these 2 cli...
Background: Elective preterm delivery of the fetus with gastroschisis may help to limit injury to the extruded fetal gut and thus promote faster recovery of neonatal gut function and earlier hospital discharge. This h...
The etiology of gastroschisis is still unclear. To the authors’ knowledge, there are only 14 cases of familial gastroschisis in the literature. The authors add the second case of motherand-son occurrence and a case o...
We present a case of prenatally diagnosed gastroschisis combined with a sternal cleft, as well as the successful surgical management of this unusual condition. Successful management of gastroschisis combined with ster...