Abstract

A. Etber*, S. Mouimen, A. Slaoui, N. Zeraidi, A. Lakhdar and A. Baidada

ABSTRACT

An omphalocele is a congenital malformation due to a defect in the closure of the umbilical ring with externalization of the abdominal viscera covered by the translucent and avascular amniotic membrane. The diagnosis is feasible in 70% of cases between 11 and 13 SA. The herniated viscera are contained in a sac of amniotic origin on which the cord is inserted, the vascular elements of which can be clearly identified on ultrasound and possibly on Doppler. The prognosis of an isolated omphalocele, except for large forms, is generally good. It depends on the associated malformations, the earliness of treatment, the size of the neck and the Contents. The management of an omphalocele is urgent medico-surgical, it is multidisciplinary, is done by multiple and diverse therapeutic processes. Currently, the indication for surgery is systematic in the treatment of omphaloceles. We report a case of an omphalocele diagnosed later at 20 SA.