title: Emergency abdominal wall defects in neonates: saved by distress.
abstract: This report presents two cases of neonatal patients with abdominal wall defects requiring emergency intervention, a closing gastroschisis and a pedunculated exomphalos with eviscerated liver. Both presented as pre-partum fetal distress and were delivered in a tertiary centre, where they received antenatal care. Coordination in the multidisciplinary team and prompt surgical intervention prevented loss of the eviscerated abdominal contents and prevented mortality in both cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: David William
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Fawkner-Corbett
authors.affiliation: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Kokila
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lakhoo
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care