"Gastroschisis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastroschisis" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal Age at Birth and Gastroschisis Prevalence in the United States and Puerto Rico, 2000-2020. Public Health Rep. 2025 Sep-Oct; 140(5-6):432-436.
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Experimental Induction of Complex Gastroschisis in the Fetal Lamb: Systematic Review. Prenat Diagn. 2024 10; 44(11):1372-1380.
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County-Level Atrazine Use and Gastroschisis. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 05 01; 7(5):e2410056.
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Approaches for Closing Gastroschisis. Adv Pediatr. 2020 08; 67:123-129.
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Elective delivery at 34?weeks vs routine obstetric care in fetal gastroschisis: randomized controlled trial. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2020 01; 55(1):15-19.
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Maternal residential atrazine exposure and gastroschisis by maternal age. Matern Child Health J. 2013 Dec; 17(10):1768-75.
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Repair of cloacal exstrophy, omphalocele, and gastroschisis using porcine small-intestinal submucosa or cadaveric skin homograft. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Sep 15; 112(4):1059-62.