Clinical risk factors for gastroschisis and omphalocele in humans: A review of the literature

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1135-1148

  Frolov, Polina ^a   Alali, Jasem ^a   Klein, Michael D ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall defect; Associated anomalies; Gastroschisis; Omphalocele; Risk factors; Teratogens

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ALPHA CAROTENE; AMPHETAMINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATRAZINE; CAFFEINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; FOLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; IBUPROFEN; METHAMPHETAMINE; NITROSAMINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; RECREATIONAL DRUG; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SPERMICIDAL AGENT; TERATOGENIC AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GASTROSCHISIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEREDITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL TREATMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OMPHALOCELE; PATERNAL AGE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UMBILICAL HERNIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NEWBORN;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; RISK FACTORS; TERATOGENS;

EID: 79952540980     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-010-2701-7     Document Type: Review

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