Lauren ’s life after transplant: Proving the impossible possible
I was born on January 29, 1992 with a birth defect called gastroschisis, which meant that my intestines extended outside my body through a small hole in my abdominal wall. I received a liver, small and large bowel transplant in December of 1992, just before my first birthday. Though I was transplanted in Pennsylvania, I have been cared for by the brilliant team at Boston Children’s Hospital ever since.
When I was first recovering in Pennsylvania, my parents were told that I would never be able to swim in the ocean because I would have to have a central line in for the rest of my life. Well, to that person I would like to...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 28, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lauren Ainsworth Tags: Diseases & Conditions Our Patients’ Stories gastroschisis multivisceral transplant Pediatric Transplant Center (PTC) Source Type: news
Baby was born with her intestines on the OUTSIDE
Ava-Rose Nightingale, from Carmarthen in Wales, was born with gastroschisis, which caused her intestines to grow outside her body due to her abdominal wall not forming before birth. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Girls born with organs OUTSIDE her body
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Elliotte Sargent, from Wilmington, North Carolina, was born in September weighing just 6lb 2oz. She was diagnosed with gastroschisis in the womb. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Edinburgh baby born with intestines outside her stomach with rare gastroschisis
Sofia Cass, from Edinburgh, was born with gastroschisis. Previous research has found a link between atrazine, the chemical used to grow the fruit, and the condition. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Baby defies odds after doctors said she wouldn't survive with bowels outside of her body
Erin Angell-Field, from Benington, Hertfordshire, was diagnosed with gastroschisis - a rare birth defect that causes the digestive organs to stick out of the stomach - while in the womb. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stem cells and birth defects: Could gastroschisis be treated in utero?
Although Gianna was treated surgically, Dario Fauza, MD, hopes to someday use stem cells from the amniotic fluid, multiplied and returned to the womb, to naturally heal gastroschisis and other birth defects. (Courtesy Danielle DeCarlo)
Six-year-old Gianna DiCarlo is an active dancer and gymnast. Though she’s a healthy eater now, Gianna’s stomach bears a long scar, a remnant of three surgeries she underwent as an infant. She was born with gastroschisis, a striking birth defect in which the abdominal wall doesn’t seal fully during fetal development. As a result, her intestines developed outside her body. Sh...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - July 13, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Research and Innovation gastroschisis Source Type: news
Gastroschisis: Mysterious Birth Defect Increase?
Can you tell me what could cause the birth defect where the baby's intestines stick out of the abdominal wall? I understand there's been an increase in the incidence of this weird problem. (Source: Dr. Weil Q and A)
Source: Dr. Weil Q and A - April 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Baby girl saved by CLING FILM after she was born with her organs hanging out
Millie Bartle, from Hull, East Yorkshire, was born with gastroschisis - a rare birth defect that meant her abdomen failed to form properly so her intestines developed outside of her body. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Case 3: Gallop Rhythm in an Infant with Bilious Emesis after Gastroschisis Repair
(Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - March 31, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Manalai, G. G., Severin, P. N., Naheed, Z. Tags: Pediatric Drug Labeling Update Index of Suspicion in the Nursery Source Type: news
Baby boy born with his intestines OUTSIDE his body in incredible photo
Frankie Banyard, from Colchester, Essex, was born with gastroschisis - a rare birth defect that meant his abdomen failed to form properly so his intestines developed outside of his body. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 31, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Baby born with her intestines OUTSIDE her body is saved by doctors
Maisie Tobin, four months, of Hailsham, East Sussex, was born with gastroschisis, a rare birth defect that meant her abdomen failed to form properly so her intestines were outside of her body. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Increasing Prevalence of Gastroschisis -- 1995-2012Increasing Prevalence of Gastroschisis -- 1995-2012
What might explain the significant increase in gastroschisis, a serious congenital defect of the intestines, in recent years? Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Gastroschisis: Overview & General Information
Information and overview of Gastroschisis, a form of birth defect of an infants abdominal wall (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 5, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: Child Disability Source Type: news
Gastroschisis: Overview & General Information
Information and overview of Gastroschisis, a form of birth defect of an infants abdominal wall (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 5, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: Children and Youth Source Type: news
Gastroschisis Increasing in Children of Young, Black MothersGastroschisis Increasing in Children of Young, Black Mothers
The CDC has reported continuing increases in US incidence of gastroschisis, a serious abdominal wall birth defect, since the 1980s, especially in infants born to young black mothers. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - January 27, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
