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Review
. 2008 May;195(5):663-6; discussion 666.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.042.

Left-sided gastroschisis: higher incidence of extraintestinal congenital anomalies

Dan Suver  1 , Steven L Lee, Shant Shekherdimian, Stephen S Kim
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Review

Left-sided gastroschisis: higher incidence of extraintestinal congenital anomalies

Dan Suver et al. Am J Surg. 2008 May.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to present 3 cases of left-sided gastroschisis and review the literature concerning this rare condition.

Methods: Charts of 3 previously unreported patients with left-sided gastroschisis were reviewed. A literature review of all cases of left-sided gastroschisis was completed.

Results: Sixteen patients with left-sided defects were identified, only 12 of whom had classic periumbilical defects. We present 3 additional patients. Eleven of 15 patients were female, with 1 patient's sex not reported. Forty percent had extraintestinal anomalies.

Conclusions: Left-sided gastroschisis is more common in females and associated with a higher incidence of extraintestinal anomalies compared with right-sided lesions. Although the etiology remains unknown, it may differ from that of right-sided gastroschisis.

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