title: Epigastric cleft: a previously unreported entity.
abstract: A newborn who is believed to have an anterior midline abdominal wall fusion defect located in the epigastric region is presented, with a proposal of new nomenclature as "epigastric cleft."
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ciftci
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Tanyel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiçsönmez
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans