These defects can range in severity from omphalocele ( most serious ) to umbilical hernia and diastasis recti ( least serious ).
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Omphalocele is another congenital birth defect, but it involves the umbilical cord itself, and the organs remain enclosed in visceral peritoneum.
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Newborns with an omphalocele typically require surgery to place the abdominal contents back into the abdomen in order to prevent serious infection or shock.
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The omphalocele can be mild, with only a small loop of intestines present outside the abdomen, or severe, containing most of the abdominal organs.
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An opening in the wall of the abdomen ( an omphalocele ) that allows the abdominal organs to protrude through the navel may also occur in affected individuals.
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Other related syndromes are Pentalogy of Cantrell, Beckwith-Wiedemann, and OEIS complex ( omphalocele, exstrophy of the cloaca, imperforate anus, spinal defects ).
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Omphalocele can be either minor, with only some of the organs exposed, or severe, with most, if not all of the abdominal organs being exposed.
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An " omphalocele " is a congenital malformation in which a newborn's intestines, and sometimes other abdominal organs, protrude out of the abdomen through the umbilicus.
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Importantly this type of hernia must be distinguished from a paraumbilical hernia, which occurs in adults and involves a defect in the midline near to the umbilicus, and from omphalocele.
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Obese women faced an even higher risk _ more than triple that of normal-sized women _ of having babies with a defect known as omphalocele, in which intestines or other abdominal organs protrude through the navel.
