title: Left-sided gastroschisis.
abstract: Gastroschisis is a periumbilical, abdominal wall defect arising to the right of the umbilicus. We describe the clinical course of a left-sided gastroschisis in a term female born at 39 weeks' gestation. To our knowledge, there have been only 14 left-sided abdominal wall defects reported in the literature. We discuss our case and review the literature to try to determine if there is any clinic difference between right- versus left-sided lesions to make recommendations as to management.
authors.affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Gow
authors.forename: Amina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: Daniel F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Wulkan
authors.forename: Kurt F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Heiss
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology