Malformations of the GI tract
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Not really doing this page properly but it's going to contain some stuff when I come back to it later. The three I'm going to have for the minute are:
Gastroschisis
Bowel loops outside the abdomen
Exomphalos
Bowel in a peritoneal sac, outside of the abdomen
Cleft lip and palate
The face, in a peritoneal... oh no, its where theres a gap in the lip and hard palate. Can be fixed by surgery quite well, these days.
Atresia
This is an absence or closure of a part of the gastrointestinal tract. Basically, it just stops. It can happen be:
- oesophageal
- biliary
- duodenal (more common in Down's)