International Gastroschisis Awareness Day

 

• 1894: One of the earliest recorded clinical descriptions is credited to Littre, though terminology and differentiation from omphalocele were unclear.
• Before modern imaging, many cases were stillborn or died shortly after birth, so few survived to diagnosis

Modern Medical Classification (20th Century)

• 1943: Term "gastroschisis" was first used clearly in a medical context.
• 1950s–60s: As neonatal surgery, anesthesia, and parenteral nutrition advanced, survival rates began to improve.

Gastroschisis is a congenital defect of the abdominal wall in which the intestines (and sometimes other organs) protrude outside the baby’s body, usually to the right of the umbilicus, and are not covered by a protective sac.

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