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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan-Mar;12(1):74-5.
doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.150989.

Left-sided gastroschisis with caecal agenesis: A rare case report

Nitin N Hombalkar, Abdul Rafe  1 , Gurav D Prakash
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Case Reports

Left-sided gastroschisis with caecal agenesis: A rare case report

Nitin N Hombalkar et al. Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2015 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Gastroschisis is a congenital anomaly characterised by a defect in the anterior abdominal wall through which the intestinal contents freely protrude. Defect is located almost always to right of umbilicus. To our knowledge very few cases of left-sided gastroschisis have occurred and presented in literature. We report case of left-sided gastroschisis with caecal agenesis, short gut, and malrotation of intestine.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Eviscerated bowel
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Intestinal malrotation with ladds band
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Primary closure of the defect
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Comment in

  • Aetiology of left-sided gastroschisis.
    Mandelia A. Mandelia A. Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2015 Apr-Jun;12(2):159. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.160440. Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2015. PMID: 26168760 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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