The improved survival of gastroschisis patients is a notable pediatric success story. Over the past 60 years, gastroschisis evolved from uniformly fatal to a treatable condition with over 95% survival.
Christina Georgeades+4 more
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Prenatal Prediction of Outcome by Fetal Gastroschisis in a Tertiary Referral Center
: The aim of this study was to find a prenatal parameter to be able to predict possible prenatal complications or postnatal surgical options, thus allowing the fetal medicine specialist, together with pediatric surgeons and neonatologists, to improve the
Katharina Nitzsche+3 more
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Fetal Surgery for Gastroschisis—A Review with Emphasis on Minimally Invasive Procedures
(1) Background: The morbidity of gastroschisis is defined by exposure of unprotected intestines to the amniotic fluid leading to inflammatory damage and consecutive intestinal dysmotility, the viscero-abdominal disproportion which results in an abdomen ...
Lidya-Olgu Durmaz+4 more
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Decreasing trend of gastroschisis prevalence in the United States from 2014 through 2022: Is attributed to declining birth rates in young, high-risk gravidae [PDF]
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence trend of gastroschisis in the United States between 2014 and 2022. Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective analysis of the Centers for the United States live births between 2014 and 2022.
Hiba J. Mustafa+8 more
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Case Report of a Neonate with Complex Gastroschisis: A Multidisciplinary Approach [PDF]
Gastroschisis is a congenital anomaly characterized by herniation of abdominal contents via a defect in the anterior abdominal wall. Gastroschisis can manifest as simple or complex, with additional complications such as atresia, perforation, ischemia ...
Palanikumar Balasundaram+3 more
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Genetics and Genomics of Gastroschisis, Elucidating a Potential Genetic Etiology for the Most Common Abdominal Defect: A Systematic Review [PDF]
(1) Background: The exact etiology for gastroschisis, the most common abdominal defect, is yet to be known, despite the rising prevalence of this condition.
John P. Marquart+6 more
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Objectives The aetiology of gastroschisis is considered multifactorial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether the use of medications during pregnancy, is associated with the risk of gastroschisis in offspring.
Silvia Baldacci+4 more
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Growth restriction in gastroschisis: quantification of its severity and exploration of a placental cause [PDF]
Background Gastroschisis patients are commonly small for gestational age (SGA, birth weight [BW] < 10th centile). However, the extent, symmetry and causes of that growth restriction remain controversial.
Olsen Sam+4 more
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Descriptive epidemiology of gastroschisis in China from 2007 to 2020: a nationwide surveillance-based study [PDF]
Background Gastroschisis is a common abdominal wall defect that increases infant mortality risk and health care costs. However, recent epidemiological data on gastroschisis in China is limited.
Yuyang Gao+7 more
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Risks of Birth Defects Following In Utero Exposures to Unregulated Brominated Haloacetic Acids. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Introduction Haloacetic acids (HAAs) are water disinfection byproducts (DBPs) regulated as a mixture of five species (HAA5) in the United States and Canada. To date, two brominated HAAs (BrHAAs) in HAA5 (monobromoacetic acid [MBAA], dibromoacetic acid [DBAA]) have been associated with birth defects in some epidemiologic studies, but the other ...
Kaufman JA, Wright JM.
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