Clinica Sanatrix, Caracas, Venezuela.

Case report

A 25 year-old pregnant woman (G2P1), with non contributive family history, first time underwent ultrasonographic examination at 14⁺⁵ weeks of her pregnancy. The examination revealed a right-sided gastroschisis of the fetus. Karyotyping was also done, revealing normal karyotype (46 XX). The pregnancy was followed up until 36⁺⁵ days, when cesarean section was done. The female newborn (2850 g) underwent surgery six hours later with good perioperative and postoperative course.

Images 1, 2, 3: Gastroschisis - images show gray scale (images 1, 2) and color Doppler (image 3) scans of free bowel loops within amniotic fluid.