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Two cases of left-sided gastroschisis: review of the literature

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In gastroschisis, the opening is almost always to the right of the umbilicus, although eight cases of left-sided gastroschisis have been reported in the literature. We encountered two additional cases of left-sided gastroschisis. One was treated successfully, but the another child died. We report the present two these two cases and a review of the literature.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Okayama, Japan

    H. Yoshioka, K. Aoyama, Y. Iwamura & T. Muguruma

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Yoshioka, H., Aoyama, K., Iwamura, Y. et al. Two cases of left-sided gastroschisis: review of the literature. Ped Surgery Int 20, 472–473 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-004-1181-z

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