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What is gastroschisis?
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Gastroschisis: Is a birth defect in which an infant's intestines stick out of the body through a defect on one side of the umbilical cord.
Answered 11/7/2014
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Abdominal defect: Gastroschisis is a defect in the abdominal wall, usually located just right of the umbilical cord, resulting in herniation and evisceration of internal organs outside of the body.
Answered 6/30/2013
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