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Prenatal diagnosis of fetal gastroschisis – The experience of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Centre in Olsztyn
 
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Provincial Specialist Hospital in Olsztyn, Poland
 
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Provincial Specialist Children's Hospital in Olsztyn, Poland
 
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine Centre in Olsztyn, Poland
 
 
Submission date: 2013-08-07
 
 
Acceptance date: 2015-04-13
 
 
Online publication date: 2015-05-11
 
 
Publication date: 2020-03-24
 
 
Corresponding author
Małgorzata Szmyt   

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Centre in Olsztyn, Żołnierska 18, 10-561 Olsztyn, Poland. Tel.: +48 89 539 33 51.
 
 
Pol. Ann. Med. 2015;22(1):26-29
 
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Gastroschisis represents a congenital malformation of the anterior abdominal wall. It is a defect characterized by protrusion of the abdominal viscera through the fullthickness abdominal defect (peritoneum, muscle, fascia and skin). Diagnosis of gastroschisis can be made as early as the first trimester and routinely in the second trimester by fetal ultrasound. Prenatal diagnosis of gastroschisis is important because it enables rapid and appropriate management both during pregnancy and after delivery.

Aim:
The aim of this work is a retrospective analysis of fetal gastroschisis diagnosed in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Centre in the years 1998–2011.

Material and methods:
The analysis included 35 cases of fetal gastroschisis diagnosed in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Centre in the years 1998–2011.

Results and discussion:
The most numerous group of pregnant women, whose fetuses were diagnosed with gastroschisis, were young women below 35 years of age, more frequently residents of rural than urban areas, in most cases primiparas. Herniated contents most often contained small and large intestine. In 60% of fetal gastroschisis no complications were observed during pregnancy.

Conclusions:
Early diagnosis seems to be of particular importance, as it allows monitoring for potential complications of gastroschisis, which may affect prompt decisions of elective preterm delivery, delivery at a referral center, and hence the possibility of preparing neonatal and pediatric surgical team.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None declared.
 
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