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Results 1 - 10 of 32 for Gastroschisis
  1. Gastroschisis 
    Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which an infant's intestines are outside of the body because of ... Babies with gastroschisis are born with a hole in the abdominal wall. The child's intestines often stick out (protrude) through the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000992.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Gastroschisis repair 
    Gastroschisis repair is a procedure done on an infant to correct a birth defect that causes an ... Gastroschisis is a life-threatening condition. It needs to be treated soon after birth so that the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002924.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Facts about Gastroschisis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Birth Defects/Specifics ... Birth Defects ... Hernia/Children ... Hernia ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Gastroschisis (pronounced gas-troh-skee-sis) is a birth ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/Gastroschisis.html - External Health Links
  4. Gastroschisis repair - series (image) 
    Gastroschisis is an abdominal wall defect to the side of the umbilical cord (umbilicus). The infant is ... the defect and no protective sac is present. Gastroschisis is rarely associated with other birth defects. Gastroschisis ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100023_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Infant abdominal hernia (gastroschisis) (image) 
    An abdominal hernia (gastroschisis) occurs when there is an area where the muscles are weak, and this allows the internal organs to bulge ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9028.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Abdominal wall defect 
    ... main types of abdominal wall defects: omphalocele and gastroschisis. Omphalocele is an opening in the center of ... same protective membrane that covers the umbilical cord. Gastroschisis is a defect in the abdominal wall, usually ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/abdominal-wall-defect - Genetics
  7. Hernia (National Library of Medicine)  
    A hernia happens when part of an internal organ or tissue bulges through a weak area of muscle. Most hernias are in the abdomen. There are several types ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hernia.html - Health Topics
  8. Birth Defects (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are birth defects? A birth defect is a problem that happens while a baby is developing in the mother's body. Most birth defects happen during the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/birthdefects.html - Health Topics
  9. Omphalocele 
    ... through the hole. The condition looks similar to gastroschisis . An omphalocele is a birth defect in which ... area and are covered with a membrane. In gastroschisis, there is no covering membrane. Abdominal wall defects ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000994.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Silo (image) 
    Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which an infant's intestines stick out (protrude) through a hole in the abdominal wall. Sometimes, gastroschisis can be repaired surgically at birth. Most often, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19934.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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