Omphalocele

Definition

Omphalocele is an embryopathy classified in the group of abdominal celosomias and is characterised by a large hernia of the abdominal wall, centred on the umbilical cord, in which the protruding viscera are protected by a sac.

Exclusions

• Umbilical hernia (DD53)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Structural developmental anomalies of the diaphragm, abdominal wall or umbilical cord

• LB00Structural developmental anomalies of diaphragm
• LB02Gastroschisis
• LB03Structural developmental anomalies of umbilical cord
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified