Gastroschisis

Gastroschisis demands the coordinated best of obstetrics, neonatology, pediatric surgery, anesthesia, nutrition, and family medicine. Until now, clinicians have assembled that expertise piecemeal. This book changes that.

Written by globally recognized experts across four continents, this comprehensive reference covers the full spectrum of gastroschisis care: embryology, epidemiology, antenatal diagnosis and counseling, fetal intervention, postnatal surgical repair, anesthetic management, NICU care, complications, long-term outcomes, and the patient and family experience.

Every chapter integrates the most current evidence, including the 2024 APSA and ERNICA guidelines, the latest prenatal biomarker research, emerging gut microbiome data, and the first systematic reviews of sutureless closure techniques. Contributors share not only what the evidence says, but what they actually do — distilling decades of combined experience into practical, immediately applicable clinical guidance.

From the fellow placing their first preformed silo to the attending counseling a family at twenty weeks, from the neonatologist managing a complex closure to the surgeon planning transition care for an adult survivor, this is the single resource the entire multidisciplinary team has been waiting for.

The definitive reference for everyone who cares for patients with gastroschisis.