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. 2017 Aug 10;6(3):61.
doi: 10.21699/jns.v6i3.599. eCollection 2017 Jul-Sep.

Closed Gastroschisis

Mohammed Abdel-Latif  1 , Mohamed H Soliman  2 , Khaled M El-Asmar  2 , Mohamed Abdel-Sattar  2 , Ibrahim M Abdelraheem  3 , Ehab El-Shafei  2
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Closed Gastroschisis

Mohammed Abdel-Latif et al. J Neonatal Surg. .

Abstract

Closed gastroschisis is a rare entity usually associated with intestinal atresia and short bowel syndrome. We report two cases of closed gastroschisis presenting with neonatal intestinal obstruction and para-umbilical evisceration without an abdominal defect.

Keywords: Closed gastroschisis; Closing gastroschisis; Intestinal atresia; Short bowel.

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Figure 1: Extra-abdominal bowel remnant and x-ray showing small bowel obstruction.
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