title: Development of the Gastrointestinal System: An Embryonic and Fetal Review.
abstract: The embryonic and fetal development of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is important in understanding the development of many GI disorders. This article will review the GI development and relate it to various defects and disorders seen in the preterm and term infant.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
authors.forename: Lori Baas
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Rubarth
authors.forename: Christine D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Van Woudenberg
mesh_terms: D047108:Embryonic Development; D047109:Fetal Development; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000196:embryology*; D006801:Humans