Complexity of gastroschisis predicts outcome: epidemiology and experience in an Australian tertiary centre

• Main Authors: Sarah J. Melov (Author), Irene Tsang (Author), Ralph Cohen (Author), Nadia Badawi (Author), Karen Walker (Author), Soundappan S. V. Soundappan (Author), Thushari I. Alahakoon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Gastroschisis is a congenital anomaly of the fetal abdominal wall, usually to the right side of umbilical insertion. It is often detected by routine antenatal ultrasound. Significant maternal and pediatric resources are utilised in the care of women and infants with gastroschisis...