PARAUMBILICAL INTESTINAL REMNANT, CLOSED ABDOMINAL-WALL, AND MIDGUT LOSS IN A NEONATE

A newborn with a mummified right paraumbilical intestinal remnant, clo sed abdominal wall, and loss of most of the midgut raises important qu estions concerning embryonic abdominal wall closure and the intrauteri ne events leading to gastroschisis and ''congenital'' short gut syndro me. Copyright (C) 1996 by W.B. Saunders Company