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Omphalocele

Case contributed by Bruno Di Muzio
Diagnosis almost certain

Antenatal US 13 weeks

ultrasound

Transvaginal US image showing omphalocele in a 13-week fetus. 

Case Discussion

Omphalocele is a congenital midline abdominal wall defect at the base of the umbilical cord insertion with herniation of gut (or occasionally other content) out of the fetal abdomen.

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