DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2022.v08i04.008

Pages: 223-225

Gastrochisis is a herniation of the abdominal viscera through a full-thickness hole in the abdominal wall, usually located to the right of the umbilical cord insertion. It is estimated at 1/4000 to 1/10000 births, but there are significant geographical variations, with a high mortality rate in developing countries [1, 3, 4]. We report a case operated on at the Fousseyni Daou hospital in Kayes in 2019. This female child was born at home in septic conditions and was referred to us for care. The aim of this study was to determine the difficulties related to the management of laparochisis, especially with atresia, but also to describe the therapeutic and evolutionary aspects.