"Gastroschisis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A congenital defect with major fissure in the ABDOMINAL WALL lateral to, but not at, the UMBILICUS. This results in the extrusion of VISCERA. Unlike OMPHALOCELE, herniated structures in gastroschisis are not covered by a sac or PERITONEUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D020139
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.660.417 C16.131.621.417 C23.300.707.374.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastroschisis- Gastroschisis
- Gastroschises
- Congenital Fissure of the Abdominal Cavity
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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