Omphalocele

Omphalocele
Updated: 02/22/2019
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD

General features
  • Congenital midline abdominal wall defect
  • May be associated with various chromosomal abnormalities, especially trisomy 13 or 18
Pathogenesis
  • Abnormal gut rotation during embryogenesis
  • Failure of herniated bowel return to abdominal cavity
  • Defective mesoderm growth
  • Failure of central fusion of umbilical ring
Clinical presentations
Prenatal diagnosis
  • Image studies
Treatment
  • Surgical repair

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