Colon
Congenital anomalies
Omphalocele
Author: Hanni Gulwani, M.B.B.S.
Last author update: 1 May 2013
Last staff update: 12 October 2023
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Cite this page: Gulwani H. Omphalocele. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/colonomphalocele.html. Accessed April 3rd, 2025.
Definition / general
- Infant born with herniated abdominal contents into ventral membranous sac through umbilical cord, due to failure of abdominal musculature to form (eMedicine: Pediatric Omphalocele and Gastroschisis [Accessed 16 July 2018], eMedicine: Omphalocele Imaging [Accessed 16 July 2018])
- May be related to ectopically induced Hedgehog signaling (PLoS One 2011;6:e16260)
Case reports
- Newborn with omphalocele and gastroschisis associated with multiple congenital abnormalities (J Med Life 2011;4:295)
- Infant with colonic atresia and Hirschsprung disease (Pediatr Surg Int 2001;17:218)
Clinical images
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Multiple defects and gastrochisis
Differential diagnosis
- Gastroschisis: not through umbilical cord, no membranous sac covering intestines
