OMPHALOCELE

ABOUT OMPHALOCELE

• Birth defect of the abdominal wall.
• Infant’s intestines, liver, or other organs stick outside of the belly through the belly button
• Omphalocele can happen in both a large or small amount.
• Each year about 775 babies in the United States are born with an omphalocele.
• This can be trasnlated to a ratio of 1 to 5,386.

CAUSES OF OMPHALOCELE

• Alcohol and tobacco
• Certain medications (Women who used selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors)
• Obesity before pregnancy

DIAGNOSIS

• Can be diagnosed during pregnancy or after a baby is born.

TREATMENT OPTIONS

• Depends on factors of the defect such as..
• size of the defect
• presence of other birth defects and chromosome abnormalities
• baby's gestational age
• Surgery to place the intestines back into the stomach is possible.

TREATMENT OPTIONS CONTINUED

• Also, a special covering can be placed over the intestines.
• They will naturally place themselves back in the stomach.
• Doctors will then close the opening.

THE END

• Alex Carter
• 3rd Period
• October 3, 2014