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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2016; 03(01): 45-48
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-016-0071-5
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Sonographic Diagnosis of Omphalocele in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy

Authors

  • Rajendra Kumar Diwakar

    1   Department of Radio-diagnosis, C.M. Medical College and Hospital, 490024, Kachandur, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Karan Chandrakar

    2   Department of Pathology, C.M. Medical College, Kachandur, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Meena Naik

    3   Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, C.M. Medical College and Hospital, Kachandur, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Apurva Tiwari

    3   Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, C.M. Medical College and Hospital, Kachandur, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
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Abstract

Omphaloceles or exomphalos are congenital midline abdominal wall defects at the base of the umbilical cord insertion with herniation of gut and/or liver or occasionally other content, out of the fetal abdomen. Prenatal detection has significantly increased with a wide use of ultrasound and alpha-fetoprotein screening. Omphaloceles detected early in pregnancy and containing only bowel, have increased risk of associated anomalies and chromosomal disorders.

Keywords

Developmental anomaly - Examphalos - Fetal anomaly ultrasound scan - Gastroschisis - Omphalocele - Obstetric ultrasound


Publication History

Received: 17 October 2015

Accepted: 06 January 2016

Article published online:
08 May 2023

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