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Gastroschisis: Clinical presentation and associations
24 Jul 2008
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Gastroschisis is a major malformation which requires immediate surgical care to return the exposed viscera to the abdominal cavity, parenteral nutrition until bowel motility permits oral feedings, and evaluation for coexisting malformations. Almost all cases are diagnosed prenatally using midtrimester ultrasound and maternal serum alphafetoprotein measurement. This allows most infants to be delivered in a...
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