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Can fetal gastroschisis always be diagnosed prenatally?
Author(s) -
Knott P. D.,
Colley N. V.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.1970070812
Subject(s) - gastroschisis , medicine , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , prenatal ultrasound , abdominal wall , abdominal wall defect , obstetrics , pregnancy , pediatrics , surgery , genetics , biology
Fetal gastroschisis is regarded as a relatively straightforward ultrasound diagnosis. We report two cases of infants born with undiagnosed gastroschisis despite several detailed prenatal assessments following raised serum alphafetoprotein measurements. In both cases, the bowel was healthy with no evidence of long‐term herniation through the abdominal wall and primary surgical correction was successful. Gastroschisis has previously been classified as ‘antenatal’ and ‘perinatal’, and we conclude that the latter type is not always possible to diagnose prenatally.