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Isolated dextrogastria in a newborn
  1. Martine Karine Francine Docx1,
  2. An Steylemans2,
  3. Paul Govaert3
  1. 1 Department of Paediatrics Chronic Paediatric Diseases, Queen Paola Children's Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  2. 2 Department of Obstetrics, ZNA Middelheim Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  3. 3 Department of Neonatology, ZNA Middelheim Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
  1. Correspondence to Dr Martine Karine Francine Docx, Department of Paediatrics Chronic Paediatric Diseases, Queen Paola Children's Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium, Lindendreef 1, Antwerp 2020, Belgium; martine.docx{at}zna.be

https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307615

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    A term newborn girl was born by spontaneous vaginal delivery. Fetal ultrasound was suggestive of displacement of the stomach to the right, with adequate movement of an intact diaphragm. At the age of 3 weeks a gastrointestinal contrast study confirmed dextrogastria type 1 (figure 1).

    Figure 1

    Isolated dextrogastria.

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.