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Gastroschisis

Gastroschisis is a rare birth defect (congenital anomaly) in which the baby has an abdominal wall defect. This leads to a hole in the abdominal wall, causing a part of the baby's intestines and some organs to extrude out of the baby's body. About 90 % of babies born with the defect survive, and the defect can be corrected surgically. Most babies born with gastroschisis lead a normal life without complications.

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The NT scan revealed possible gastroschisis. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, I am 12 weeks one day pregnant. I went in for my NT scan today and they said it has possible gastroschisis and I am honestly just so worried. I have a check up in the next two weeks but I am just curious to know if it could be normal that the intestines still are not inside the fetus? ...  Read Full »

Dr. Uzma Arqam

Dr. Uzma Arqam

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com Normally intestine is outside body of the fetus from 6 to 10 weeks of gestation is known as an intestinal hernia. Around 11 weeks it should be inside the body of the fetus. If you have been irregular periods there could be a discrepancy of dates between the scan and your ...  Read Full »

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