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. 1981 May;33(3):470–478.

An epidemiologic study of congenital malformations of the anterior abdominal wall in more than half a million consecutive live births.

P A Baird, E C MacDonald
PMCID: PMC1685049  PMID: 6454342

Abstract

The records of an ongoing health surveillance registry that utilizes multiple sources of ascertainment were used to study the incidence rate of congenital malformations of the anterior abdominal wall in live-born children in British Columbia during the period 1964--1978 inclusive. No overall increase in incidence rate of these anomalies was detected during the study period. The estimated live-born incidence rates were: one in 4,175 live births for omphalocoele, one in 12,328 live births for gastroschisis, and one in 29,231 live births for prune belly. The data were analyzed with regard to sex and associated anomalies. Some practical implications regarding assessment of these infants are discussed.

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