Term: opmhalocele (exomphalos)
Literally meaning: “outside the navel”
Origin: Anc Greek
'ïμφαλός/omphalos (=navel)
+κήλη/kele(=hernia) > κήλεως/keleos(=burn, rupture)
Coined/History
Definition
Omphalocele (or exophalos) is a congenital defect in which the contents of the abdomen such as liver and intestine, herniate into the umbilical cord inside a sac and through the umbilical ring. The incidence of this abnormality is about 2,5:5000 live births and often is associated with severe malformations and high mortality.
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