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Omphalocele is the most common congenital defect of the abdominal wall and in a large percentage of cases it is associated with chromosomal anomalies. In this case report during the regular ultrasound examination at 11 weeks of gestation, omphalocela, whose scope was 90% of fetal abdomen, was diagnosed. Karyotype analysis showed the presence of chromosomal aberrations 47 XX + 18 (Edwards syndrome). After the presentation of the severity of congenital anomalies and characteristic of the Edwards syndrome patient decided to terminate the pregnancy.
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Protrka, Z., Dimitrijevic, A., Kastratovic, T. et al. Prenatally diagnosed fetal omphalocele at 11 week gestation — a case report. cent.eur.j.med 8, 431–433 (2013). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11536-012-0134-5
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