Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Gastroschisis: antenatal sonographic predictors of adverse neonatal outcome.
- Abdominal wall defects
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This paper is from 2014, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
This quasi-systematic review of 18 studies examines antenatal ultrasound markers that may predict adverse neonatal outcome in fetal gastroschisis. Intra-abdominal bowel dilatation, intrauterine growth restriction and unspecified bowel dilatation were the most commonly reported predictors. Abdominal circumference, stomach herniation or dilatation and extra-abdominal bowel dilatation were consistently not significant. The authors highlight inconsistent outcome definitions and call for larger prospective studies.
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