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DA: 20
Definition: An omphalocele is a defect of the anterior abdominal wall (failure to correct the physiologic midgut herniation which should have closed by the end of the 11th week pc), and is covered by a surrounding "membrane" (peritoneum and amnion); the umbilical cord inserts into the sac. Omphaloceles may result from an arrest of progression of the amnioectodermal junction toward the umblicus. Intra-amniotic mesoderm can not migrate through this amniotic tissue, preventing its maturation into mature body wall. Omphalocele typically contain bowel and/or liver.
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Developmental anomaly parent: (empty)
Topology: Human body > Abdomen
System: integument & skin
Developmental anomaly category: Dysraphism
Humpath: 4126
In malformative combinations :
Here is the list of developmental anomalies associated with this developmental anomaly, based on the cases' information :
WHO ICD-10: Q79.2
No reference related to Omphalocele is available at the moment.
Last modified: 2008-12-17 17:13:00 by farideh
Created: 2008-02-15 00:00:00 by phsaw