%0 Journal Article
%T Rare Left-Sided Gastrochisis with Bifid Umbilical Cord
%A Patrick Danso
%A Boateng Nimako
%A Michael Amoah
%A Abiboye Chinedum Yifieyeh
%A Robert Sagoe
%A Anthony Davor
%A Samuel Gyasi Brenu
%A Jane Acquaye
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 8
%N 11
%P 1-8
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2021
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1108073
%X Gastroschisis is condition characterized by a congenital herniation of abdominal viscera through a full thickness defect in the anterior abdominal wall, usually to the right of the umbilicus, with no protective covering. Left-sided gastroschisis, in which the defect occurs on the left side of the umbilical cord, is very rare compared to the common right-sided gastroschisis and it is usually associated with high incidence of other congenital anomalies. This is a case report of a newborn female referred from a district hospital with an abdominal wall defect that was not identified on antenatal ultrasound, with features consistent with a left-sided gastroschisis and a bifid umbilical cord at its fetal attachment site. Extensive research of literature reviews on left-sided gastroschisis showed a little over thirty (30) cases have been reported so far.
%K Gastroschisis
%K Left-Sided
%K Bifid Umbilical Cord
%K Abdominal Wall Defect
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6764946