| Literature DB >> 2931510 |
P L Glick, M R Harrison, N S Adzick, R A Filly, A A deLorimier, P W Callen.
Abstract
Is gastroschisis embryologically distinct from omphalocele or simply a ruptured small omphalocele (hernia of the umbilical cord)? Serial sonographic imaging of a fetus with a small omphalocele at 27 weeks gestation has now provided the "missing link" in the pathogenesis of gastroschisis by documenting in utero rupture resulting in a gastroschisis.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2931510 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(85)80229-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Surg ISSN: 0022-3468 Impact factor: 2.545