Case history
Case history #1
A newborn infant is transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit following a spontaneous vaginal delivery at which the neonatal resuscitation team was present and performed an intubation for respiratory distress. The abdomen of the infant is noted to have thickened loops of dark intestine outside of the abdominal cavity and to the right of the umbilical cord. The infant is placed feet first into a clear bowel bag containing warm saline-soaked gauze pads, and vascular access is obtained via the neck or upper extremity.[Figure caption and citation for the preceding image starts]: Immediately after delivery, an infant with gastroschisis is placed in a protective bowel bagFrom collection of J.J. Tepas III, MD, FACS, FAAP [Citation ends].
Case history #2
A newborn boy, with an estimated gestational age of 35 weeks, was delivered by spontaneous vaginal delivery. On initial examination, his Apgar score was noted to be five at 1 minute and nine at 5 minutes. There is a large clear membrane covering his abdomen, through which intestine is visible.[Figure caption and citation for the preceding image starts]: Note the membrane covering the abdominal contents in this omphaloceleFrom collection of J.J. Tepas III, MD, FACS, FAAP [Citation ends].
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