Novel hypothesis on the origin of gastroschisis?

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In this number, the article of Tanaka and Oshio propose a novel hypothesis on the origin of gastroschisis, based on clinical observations. According to the authors, gastroschisis might develop due to dehiscence at the junction of the umbilical cord and the umbilical skin at the root of the umbilical cord. At this level, the authors divided the umbilical skin into two different anatomical structures, the ‘transitional zone’, closest to the cord, and the ‘skin’ zone. Partial dehiscence occurring at the umbilical skin, the weakest abdominal site vulnerable to increased intraabdominal pressure, at the level of the “transitional zone” at the junction of the umbilical cord could give arise to gastroschisis. …