3 Conakry Military Hospital, Conakry, Guinea. 4 Department of General Surgery, CHU Ignace Deen, Conakry, Guinea. The morbidity and mortality associated with omphalocele depend on factors such as the ...

Gastroschisis is a congenital defect of the abdominal wall involving evisceration of abdominal contents. The incidence of gastroschisis is approximately 1.4 per 10,000 pregnancies and is rarely ...

With this condition there are often other birth defects, like spina bifida. This occurs in up to 75 percent of cases. Kidney abnormalities and omphalocele are also common. An omphalocele is when an ...

Infection is another complication associated with gastroschisis defects. Initially, the newborn is at risk for infection because of the breach in skin integrity from the exteriorized bowel. The ...