Gastroschisis
ICD-10 Code
Q79.3
Gastroschisis
Definition
Gastroschisis is marked by viscera protruding, without a covering sac, from the fetal abdomen on the right lateral base of the umbilicus. It is due to defective embryo growth and other malformations are only exceptionally associated.
Also known as gastroschisis, laparoschisis — per MONDO