title: Paraumbilical intestinal remnant, closed abdominal wall, and midgut loss in a neonate.
abstract: A newborn with a mummified right paraumbilical intestinal remnant, closed abdominal wall, and loss of most of the midgut raises important questions concerning embryonic abdominal wall closure and the intrauterine events leading to gastroschisis and "congenital" short gut syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anveden-Hertzberg
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Gauderer
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000196:embryology*; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000196:embryology* / Q000601:surgery; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology* / Q000601:surgery; D007582:Jejunostomy; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology