Challenging abdominal wall defects
โ Scribed by Samir M Sukkar; Gregory A Dumanian; Stefan M Szczerba; M.Geno Tellez
- Book ID
- 117023246
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 603 KB
- Volume
- 181
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9610
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We report 2 families, each having multiple sibs with abdominal wall defects. In family 1, normal parents gave birth to identical (monochorionic, diamniotic) twins. This is the first reported case of gastroschisis occurring in monozygotic twins. In family 2, a normal mother gave birth to a son with o
suggestive of a gastro-intestinal lesion containing echogenic debris. Amniocentesis showed a normal karyotype, no cystic fibrosis mutations (70 analysed) and an AFP of 5.02 MOM. Acetylcholinesterase was weakly positive. 11 days later an intra-uterine demise was diagnosed. A 355 g fetus was delivered