Gastroschisis represents a congenital defect characterised by a defect in the anterior abdominal wall through which the abdominal contents freely protrude.

Gastroschisis (pronounced gas-troh-skee-sis) is a birth defect of the abdominal wall. The baby’s intestines stick outside of the baby’s body, through a hole beside the belly button.

Gastroschisis represents a herniation of abdominal contents through a paramedian full-thickness abdominal fusion defect. The abdominal herniation is usually to the right of the umbilical cord.

Diagnosis, treatment and outlook for babies with gastroschisis, provided by experts at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Gastroschisis What is gastroschisis? Gastroschisis (gas-tro-ski-sis) is an opening in the abdominal wall through which the internal organs push outside of a baby's body.

Gastroschisis occurs when intestines and possibly other organs are located outside of the abdomen due to a hole in the fetal abdominal wall. The severity depends upon how much of the intestines and/or organs have moved through this hole. Gastroschisis occurs in approximately one in every 2,000 live births and the incidence appears to be increasing.

What is Gastroschisis? watch video. Gastroschisis is an abdominal wall defect like omphalocele in which the anterior abdomen does not close properly allowing the intestines to protrude outside the fetus.

Gastroschisis is an abdominal wall defect in which parts of the intestines spill into the amniotic fluid through a hole in the abdominal wall.

Ventral body wall defects comprise a group of congenital malformations that includes gastroschisis and omphalocele, which are relatively common, and ectopia cordis, bladder exstrophy, and cloacal exstrophy, which are extremely rare.