Author(s)

Patrick Danso^1*, Boateng Nimako^1,2, Michael Amoah^1,2, Abiboye Chinedum Yifieyeh^1,2,3, Robert Sagoe^1,2,3, Anthony Davor^1,2, Samuel Gyasi Brenu¹, Jane Acquaye¹

¹Directorate of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
²Pediatric Surgery Unit, Directorate of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
³Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Gastroschisis is condition characterized by a congenital herniation of abdominal viscera through a full thickness defect in the anterior abdominal wall, usually to the right of the umbilicus, with no protective covering. Left-sided gastroschisis, in which the defect occurs on the left side of the umbilical cord, is very rare compared to the common right-sided gastroschisis and it is usually associated with high incidence of other congenital anomalies. This is a case report of a newborn female referred from a district hospital with an abdominal wall defect that was not identified on antenatal ultrasound, with features consistent with a left-sided gastroschisis and a bifid umbilical cord at its fetal attachment site. Extensive research of literature reviews on left-sided gastroschisis showed a little over thirty (30) cases have been reported so far.

Gastroschisis, Left-Sided, Bifid Umbilical Cord, Abdominal Wall Defect

Danso, P., Nimako, B., Amoah, M., Yifieyeh, A.C., Sagoe, R., Davor, A., Brenu, S.G. and Acquaye, J. (2021) Rare Left-Sided Gastrochisis with Bifid Umbilical Cord. Open Access Library Journal, 8, 1-8. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1108073.