Gastroschisis in monozygotic twins: A successful approach in a developing country

• Main Authors: Pastor Escarcega-Fujigaki (Author), Guillermo Hernandez- (Author), Haydee Velez-Blanco (Author), Celin Gutierrez-Canencia (Author), Lorenzo Saavedra-Velez (Author), Osbelia Pineda-Pineda (Author), Victor Lopez-Castruita (Author), Lucia Lopez-Mendez (Author), Patricia Altamirano-Aburto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gastroschisis is a congenital birth defect of the abdominal wall, with a high mortality rate in middle-income countries, especially among twins. We report a monozygotic twin pregnancy in a 14-year-old girl with a low socioeconomic status and living in a rural area 4 hours away from our II-III health...