Abstract

PENA CEDENO, Adis L.; ALONSO URIA, Rosa María; BALLESTE LOPEZ, Irka  and  SOTOLONGO FALERO, Avelina. Defectos de la pared abdominal. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2004, vol.76, n.1. ISSN 0034-7531.

A study of the fetuses with congenital malformations due to defect of the abdominal wall (AWD) that were born at the Gynecoobstetric Teaching Hospital of Guanabacoa from 1984 to 2000 was conducted aimed at determining the frequency of the different types of defects of the abdominal wall and the malformations associated with them. The protocosl of necropsies and medical histories corresponding to this period were reviewed and 25 cases with AWD were detected. The most common malformation was omphalocele with 14 cases, followed by gastrosquisis with 6 cases. Associated malformations were found in 68 % of the cases and it was proved the effectiveness of the National Program of Congenital Malformations, since pregnancy was interrupted early in 80 % of the patients.

Keywords : FETAL DISEASES [diagnosis]; ABDOMINAL WALL [abnormalities]; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; GASTROSCHISIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS.