PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to present 3 cases of left-sided gastroschisis and review the literature concerning this rare condition. METHODS: Charts of 3 previously unreported patients with left-sided gastroschisis were reviewed. A literature review of all cases of left-sided gastroschisis was completed. RESULTS: Sixteen patients with left-sided defects were identified, only 12 of whom had classic periumbilical defects. We present 3 additional patients. Eleven of 15 patients were female, with 1 patient's sex not reported. Forty percent had extraintestinal anomalies. CONCLUSIONS: Left-sided gastroschisis is more common in females and associated with a higher incidence of extraintestinal anomalies compared with right-sided lesions. Although the etiology remains unknown, it may differ from that of right-sided gastroschisis.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to present 3 cases of left-sided gastroschisis and review the literature concerning this rare condition. METHODS: Charts of 3 previously unreported patients with left-sided gastroschisis were reviewed. A literature review of all cases of left-sided gastroschisis was completed. RESULTS: Sixteen patients with left-sided defects were identified, only 12 of whom had classic periumbilical defects. We present 3 additional patients. Eleven of 15 patients were female, with 1 patient's sex not reported. Forty percent had extraintestinal anomalies. CONCLUSIONS: Left-sided gastroschisis is more common in females and associated with a higher incidence of extraintestinal anomalies compared with right-sided lesions. Although the etiology remains unknown, it may differ from that of right-sided gastroschisis.
Authors: David Hardy; Varun K Bhalla; Christina Parkhurst; Walter L Pipkin; Charles G Howell; Robyn M Hatley Journal: Pediatr Surg Int Date: 2013-08-06 Impact factor: 1.827