Prenatal diagnosis and surgical treatment of a giant omphalocele with complete eventration
A Kaczmarek, G Meyer, B Kühnapfel, E Mußwessels, MT Thiel, B Mackowiak, M Dercks · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 05
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Introduction: An omphalocele is defined as a median anterior abdominal wall defect with herniation of abdominal organs into the amnioperitoneal sac. Its incidence is 1:4000 births. In up to 40% of cases it is associated with other malformations and in 25% with chromosomal anomalies. Case: We report the case of a 33 year old III gravida I para of asian origin with no antenatal risk factors whom we first saw at 33+6 weeks of gestation. On ultrasound scan we found a giant omphalocele with complete eventration of liver, bowel and stomach. Amniocentesis revealed a normal 46 XY karyotype and Acetycholinesterase and Al…
