title: A rare left-sided abdominal wall defect.
abstract: A 4-hour-old boy is presented here, who was born with a large abdominal wall defect situated in the left flank. Silo closure was necessary due to the large size of the defect. A Medline search up to December 2002 revealed only 2 other left-sided abdominal wall defects distant from the umbilicus. The possible embryology of this anomaly is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, PO Box 76, 810 001 Zaria, Nigeria. ssrs.njsr@skannet.com
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ameh
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mshelbwala
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sabiu
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male