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Paraumbilical intestinal remnant, closed abdominal wall, and midgut loss in a neonate
L Anveden-Hertzberg1, M W Gauderer
1Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
A newborn with a mummified right paraumbilical intestinal remnant, closed abdominal wall, and loss of most of the midgut raises important questions concerning embryonic abdominal wall closure and the intrauterine events leading to gastroschisis and "congenital" short gut syndrome.