TITLE:
Omphalocele Diagnosis Problem in Rural Environment
AUTHORS:
Kanté Sékou, Diallo Siaka, Touré Cheick Amed Sékou, Ousmane I. Touré, Coulibaly Ibrahim, Traoré Drissa, Bengaly Brehima, Sanogo Soulemane, Togola Birama, Ouattara Drissa, Saye Jack, Ongoïba Nouhoum, Koumaré Abdel Karim
KEYWORDS:
Omphalocele, Ectopic Left Ureter
JOURNAL NAME:
Surgical Science,
Vol.15 No.8,
August
28,
2024
ABSTRACT: Introduction: An omphalocele is a congenital malformation due to a failure of closure of the umbilical ring with exteriorization of the abdominal viscera covered by the translucent and avascular amniotic membrane. We report a case of giant omphalocele unrecognized at birth followed by a review of the literature. Observation: This was a 4-year-old girl admitted to the department for umbilical swelling that had been present since birth. Clinical and paraclinical examinations made it possible to objectivize a post-omphalocele hernia with hepatic content plus ectopic accession of the left ureter, the surgical procedure consisted of reintroducing the liver associated with a cure of the hernia + ureterovesical reimplantation. Conclusion: Omphalocele is a congenital malformation, antenatal diagnosis is possible during morphological ultrasound from the 12th week.