Omphalocele is frequently associated with many other congenital malformations. In cardiac anomalies, association of omphalocele with dextrocardia has been rarely noticed before. We present here a child with dextrocardia and omphalocele alongwith a brief review of the literature on this rare association.

This baby boy was the 4,465-gram product of a 37-week gestation to a 39-year-old G2P2 female. The pregnancy was complicated by ultrasonography that revealed an omphalocele as well as ventricular septal defect and possible tetralogy of Fallot. Prenatal surgical consultation was obtained. Robert Listernick, MD, moderator: Just to be clear, what’s the difference between an omphalocele and gastrosc...

PURPOSE Long-term outcome and quality of life in omphalocele (OC) studies are mainly focused on cosmetic disorders with the abdominal scar and gastrointestinal disorders. The aim of this study was to compare long-term mortality, morbidity, and quality of life between patients with minor and giant OCs. METHODS Records of 89 minor and 22 giant OC children were reviewed. A questionnaire on gener...

Women who take folic acid in the periconceptional period greatly reduce their chances of having a child with a neural tube defect (NTD). Using multivitamins may also reduce the risk of having a child with an omphalocele. In this study, we tested single nucleotide polymorphisms in folate-related enzyme genes for association with omphalocele. Polymorphisms in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (...

UNLABELLED Gastroschisis and omphalocele are the most common malformation of the anterior abdominal wall.The aim of the study was to determine the abdominal wall defect frequencies, survival, and mortalities in Ahvaz, Khuzestan province of Iran.Materiał and methods. All cases born with omphalocele or gastroschisis whom born in Imam Khomeini hospital, were included in this study. Duration of stu...

OBJECTIVE To analyze fetal abdominal defects diagnosed during the prenatal period in the perinatology department in a tertiary center in Turkey. METHODS This retrospective study consisted of 27 cases diagnosed with fetal abdominal wall defects between January 2011 and February 2014 in the perinatology outpatient clinic of Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. RESULTS Eighteen (66.7%) case...