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  2. Gastroschisis - Wikipedia

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    Gastroschisis. Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which the baby's intestines extend outside of the abdomen through a hole next to the belly button. [1] The size of the hole is variable, and other organs including the stomach and liver may also occur outside the baby's body. [2]

  3. Fetal surgery - Wikipedia

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    Fetal surgery also known as antenatal surgery, prenatal surgery, [1] is a growing branch of maternal-fetal medicine that covers any of a broad range of surgical techniques that are used to treat congenital abnormalities in fetuses who are still in the pregnant uterus. There are three main types: [2] open fetal surgery, which involves completely ...

  4. Potter sequence - Wikipedia

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    The Potter sequence is due to restricted ability for certain organs to grow due to severe oligohydramnios . In one study, the causes leading to Potter sequence were bilateral renal agenesis in 21.25% of cases; cystic dysplasia in 47.5%; obstructive uropathy in 25%; and others in 5.25%. [5]

  5. Hernia - Wikipedia

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    A congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a distinct problem, occurring in up to 1 in 2000 births, and requiring pediatric surgery. Intestinal organs may herniate through several parts of the diaphragm , posterolateral (in Bochdalek's triangle (lumbocostal triangle), resulting in a Bochdalek hernia ), or anteromedial-retrosternal (in the cleft of ...

  6. Diaphragm: Anatomy, Function, Diagram, Conditions, and Symptoms

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    Seek emergency treatment if you experience chest pain or pressure that extends to your jaw, neck, arms, or back. Symptoms of a diaphragm condition may include: difficulty breathing when lying down ...

  7. What to Know About Teratogens and Birth Defects - WebMD

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    Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: This condition happens when a hole in the diaphragm restricts lung development due to abdominal content entering the chest through the hole. A surgery known as ...

  8. Flat-chested kitten syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Flat-chested kitten syndrome ( FCKS) is a disorder in cats wherein kittens develop a compression of the thorax (chest/ribcage) caused by lung collapse. [citation needed] This is a soft-tissue problem and is not caused by vertebral or bony malformation. However, lung collapse can be a secondary symptom caused by bony deformity affecting the ...

  9. VACTERL association - Wikipedia

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    Treatment. surgical repair. The VACTERL association (also VATER association, and less accurately VACTERL syndrome) refers to a recognized group of birth defects which tend to co-occur (see below ). This pattern is a recognized association, as opposed to a syndrome, because there is no known pathogenetic cause to explain the grouped incidence.

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