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Sonographic Diagnosis of Omphalocele in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy

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Journal of Fetal Medicine

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Omphaloceles or exomphalos are congenital midline abdominal wall defects at the base of the umbilical cord insertion with herniation of gut and/or liver or occasionally other content, out of the fetal abdomen. Prenatal detection has significantly increased with a wide use of ultrasound and alpha-fetoprotein screening. Omphaloceles detected early in pregnancy and containing only bowel, have increased risk of associated anomalies and chromosomal disorders.

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  1. Department of Radio-diagnosis, C.M. Medical College and Hospital, Kachandur, Durg, Chhattisgarh, 490024, India

    Rajendra Kumar Diwakar

  2. Department of Pathology, C.M. Medical College, Kachandur, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India

    Karan Chandrakar

  3. Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, C.M. Medical College and Hospital, Kachandur, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India

    Meena Naik & Apurva Tiwari

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Diwakar, R.K., Chandrakar, K., Naik, M. et al. Sonographic Diagnosis of Omphalocele in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy. J. Fetal Med. 3, 45–48 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40556-016-0071-5

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