Unusual congenital abdominal wall defect and review

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 119 A, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-213

  Arroyo Carrera, Ignacio ^a,d   Pitarch, Vicente ^a   García, María Jesús ^a   Barrio, Ana Raquel ^a   Martínez Frías, María Luisa ^b,c  

^a San Pedro de Alcantara Hospital   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL SAN PEDRO DE ALCÁNTARA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall defect; Gastroschisis; Omphalocele

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL DISORDER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MUSCLE AGENESIS; OMPHALOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; UMBILICUS;

UMBILICUS;

EID: 0041821446     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20112     Document Type: Review

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