Gastroschisis (Greek word for “abdominal cleft”) refers to a usually small (<4cm) full-thickness paraumbilical (usually right-sided) congenital disability of the abdominal wall, allowing abdominal ...

3-D ultrasound image demonstrating free loops of intestine in amniotic cavity at 34 weeks of gestation. (Rachel Page et al.) Cases of a rare birth defect called gastroschisis are increasing in the U.S ...

Gastroschisis and omphalocele are two rare birth defects that cause a baby to be born with some of their internal organs extending out of the body through a hole in the belly. These conditions differ ...

Gastroschisis is a complex and costly birth condition that affects babies' bowels. Cases have doubled in the United States over the last two decades. We talked with Geoanna M. Bautista, an assistant ...

Gastroschisis, a birth defect where the intestines develop outside the belly can be treated with early detection and advanced surgery. Gastroschisis is a birth defect with a hole in the abdominal wall ...

(HealthDay)—The birth defect gastroschisis among U.S. infants has increased over the past 18 years, according to research published in the Jan. 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Gastroschisis is a congenital defect of the abdominal wall involving evisceration of abdominal contents. The incidence of gastroschisis is approximately 1.4 per 10,000 pregnancies and is rarely ...

Gastroschisis, a congenital abdominal wall defect, has transformed from a uniformly fatal condition to one with a 95% survival rate through surgical advancements over the past six decades. The primary ...

A Central Texas family shares the story of a groundbreaking fetal procedure using Botox that helped their daughter avoid lifelong feeding tubes.

New findings demonstrate a link between the birth defect gastroschisis and the agricultural chemical atrazine. Gastroschisis is a type of inherited congenital abdominal wall defect in which the ...