Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most frequent and lethal disease of the gastrointestinal
tract of preterm infants. At present, NEC is thought to develop in the premature host in the …

Necrotizing enterocolitis is the leading cause of death due to gastrointestinal disease in
preterm neonates, affecting 5–12% of neonates born at a very-low birth weight. Necrotizing …

Gastroschisis, the most common type of abdominal wall defect, has seen a steady increase
in its prevalence over the past several decades. It is identified, both prenatally and …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Gastroschisis is a congenital anomaly with increasing
incidence, easy prenatal diagnosis and extremely variable postnatal outcomes. Our …

Background Gastroschisis is an increasingly common congenital abdominal wall defect.
Due to advances in neonatal critical care and early surgical management, mortality from …

Gastroschisis and omphalocele reflect the two most common abdominal wall defects in
newborns. First postnatal care consists of defect coverage, avoidance of fluid and heat loss …

Background Global climate change has led to an increase in the prevalence and severity of
wildfires. Pollutants released into air, soil and groundwater from wildfires may impact …

Gastroschisis is a congenital, ventral wall defect associated with bowel evisceration. The
defect is usually to the right of the umbilical cord insertion and requires postnatal surgical …

Objectives The present systematic review aims to investigate the diagnosis, prognosis,
delivery assistance, pregnancy results and postnatal management in gastroschisis. Study …

Background There is controversy among the literature for electing caesarean section (CS)
delivery for infants with gastroschisis in an attempt to reduce mortality and morbidity …