Open AccessLeft-sided Gastroschisis:A Rare Congenital Anomaly
Author(s) -
Ankur Mandelia,
Sandeep Agarwala,
Nitin Sharma,
Shailesh Solanki,
Shashank Panda
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6161.3505
Subject(s) - gastroschisis , umbilicus (mollusc) , medicine , abdominal wall , abdominal wall defect , anatomy , fetus , biology , pregnancy , genetics
In gastroschisis, the defect in the abdominal wall is located almost always to the right of the umbilicus. Left-sided gastroschisis is a very rare entity. A case of left sided gastroschisis has been described here, with review of literature.