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Gastroschisis in monochorionic male twins

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We report a case of gastroschisis in male twins. Both twins were preterm and low birth weight, with intestinal malrotation; they were diagnosed by antenatal ultrasound at 20 weeks of gestation. Immediately after delivery, they underwent evaluation and early surgical one-stage repair under anesthesia. One of the twins was found to have duodenal perforation at laparotomy, at the horizontal part near Treitz ligament. Both twins stayed in hospital for 30 days and were in good health at discharge.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 1665, Kongjiang Road, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Wenbo Yan, Yeming Wu, Zhixiang Wu, Yiming Gong, Chengren Shi & Jun Wang

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Yan, W., Wu, Y., Wu, Z. et al. Gastroschisis in monochorionic male twins. Pediatr Surg Int 33, 627–629 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-017-4071-x

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