Omphalocele is a birth defect of the abdominal wall. It affects a fetus as it’s growing inside the mother. Normally, when a fetus is 6 to 10 weeks along, part of the developing intestines push outward ...

Giant omphalocele and related abdominal wall defects represent a formidable spectrum of congenital anomalies characterised by the herniation of abdominal contents through the base of the umbilical ...

When Redding resident Brianne Jacobsen was 20 weeks pregnant, her ultrasound revealed that her unborn child had an omphalocele, a birth defect of the abdominal wall in which the intestines and organs ...

Gastroschisis and omphalocele are two rare birth defects that cause a baby to be born with some of their internal organs extending out of the body through a hole in the belly. These conditions differ ...

An omphalocele, which is also referred to as exomphalos, is a rare congenital defect of the abdominal wall. The defect manifests in infancy as a protrusion of the bowels, liver, and various abdominal ...

Branca was 14 weeks pregnant when she decided to come to Sidra Medicine to seek a second ultrasound opinion with the Maternal-Foetal Medicine team. “It was an uncertain time for us as this was our ...