Left Sided Gastroschisis

Abdominal wall defect in Gastroschisis is usually located to the right of the umbilical cord. We discuss a rare case of left-sided gastroschisis. A 3-day-old female, borne of caesarean delivery at term to a 20year-old mother, came to the emergency with bowel loops lying outside the abdominal cavity. No significant antenatal history was present. Antenatal sonogram done outside the hospital at 28 weeks gestation had detected the lesion. On examination, this 2 KG child was lethargic and febrile. Matted and oedematous small bowel loops without any covering membrane were lying outside the abdominal cavity through a defect of approximate size 2.5x2.5cm, to the left of the umbilical cord (Fig.1).