What Does Gastroschisis Mean?

Gastroschisis (pronounced gas-troh-skee-sis) is a birth defect of the abdominal wall. The baby's intestines are found outside of the baby's body, exiting through a hole beside the belly button.

Can a baby survive gastroschisis?

They first must recover from their initial surgical repairs, become successful at feeding, and their bowel must heal. After that, most babies who had gastroschisis can go on to live a normal, healthy life without complications related to the condition.

What is the survival rate for gastroschisis?

Purpose: Gastroschisis is a rare congenital anomaly consisting of an abdominal wall defect resulting in extrusion of the abnormal organs. Survival of these infants exceeds 90%.

Alexander Ross

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