gastroschisis

gastroschisis /gastros″kəsis/ [Gk, gaster + schisis, division] , a congenital defect characterized by incomplete closure of the abdominal wall with protrusion of the viscera. Compare omphalocele.

Neonate with gastroschisis (Courtesy Dr. A.E. Chudley, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Children’s Hospital)

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