Anatomy

Two most common anterior abdominal wall defects are
gastroschisis and omphalocoele or exomphalos.
Gastroschisis means 'stomach cleft' which is a
congenital defect of the abdominal wall, usually to the
right of the umbilical cord insertion and abdominal
contents herniate into the amniotic sac. Exomphalos is
literally translated from the Greek, means 'outside the
navel'. It is also called an Omphalocele. It is a
congenital abnormality in which the contents of the
abdomen herniate into the umbilical cord through the
umbilical ring. Textbooks grouped them together but
these are different entities. These congenital
malformations have a high mortality rate. Only about
60 % of children with such type of malformations
survive until the end of first year of age. A male foetus
of 32 weeks gestational age was sent from Dr. Ulhas
Patil Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon (Khurd) to
the Department of Anatomy to examine the fetus for
congenital anomalies. A case report of an
Omphalocele was presented. Occurrence of such cases
is very rare about 2.17 per 10000 live births as reported
in literature.
Keywords: Anterior abdominal wall defect,
Gastroschisis, Omphalocoele, Exomphalos

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