Invited commentary: Current issues in obstetrics and genetics
exomphalos (omphalocele).
Once
exomphalos is identified search for other anomalies should be carried out.
Exomphalos, translated from the Greek, means 'outside the navel' and is a congenital abnormality in which the abdomen's contents herniate into the umbilical cord.
Cassa said: "We never expected this - we knew about the
exomphalos.
Paediatric surgeon Bruce Jaffray, who now heads the department, told the hearing he had seen six cases of
exomphalos major in 20 years.
A third scan detected a large mass of tissue growing externally known as an
exomphalos.
Piper, from King's Lynn, Norfolk, suffers from bladder exstrophy - which occurs in one in 40,000 births - and
exomphalos which means her abdominal wall did not form properly in the womb, and affects one in 2,500 babies.
Theo was born with the rare but treatable condition,
exomphalos, meaning his abdomen and liver were growing outside his body.
Little fighter Euan is one of only a handful of babies born with
Exomphalos - to survive past birth.
CASE REPORT: A 3 day old neonate, weighing 1.5 kg was admitted due to Congenital intestinal fistula with meckel's diverticulum in
exomphalos minor and posted for corrective surgery.
Kieron had an
exomphalos, which is a weakness of the baby's abdominal wall where the umbilical cord joins it.
Lewis, from Portlethen, near Aberdeen, was born with rare condition
Exomphalos which meant most of his organs, including his liver and kidneys, were on the outside of his body.