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. 2013 Oct;7(10):2300-2.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/6161.3505. Epub 2013 Oct 5.

Left-sided Gastroschisis: A Rare Congenital Anomaly

Ankur Mandelia  1 , Sandeep Agarwala, Nitin Sharma, Shailesh Solanki, Shashank Panda
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Left-sided Gastroschisis: A Rare Congenital Anomaly

Ankur Mandelia et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

In gastroschisis, the defect in the abdominal wall is located almost always to the right of the umbilicus. Left-sided gastroschisis is a very rare entity. A case of left sided gastroschisis has been described here, with review of literature.

Keywords: Gastroschisis; Left sided.

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(a) Showing the patient with eviscerated bowel loops from a defect on the left of the umbilical stump. (b) Creation of a silo, (c) silo reduction over the next 5 days, (d) Position of reduced loops on removal of silo at reoperation,(e) Defect closure with a Gortex and prolene patch, (f) Skin closure over the patch.
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