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Large omphalocele with limb deficiency
Supriya Verma, Ravikala V Rao
Department of Pathology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Supriya Verma, Officers Mess, Mh Shimla, Jutogh Cantt, Shimla - 171 008, Himachal Pradesh India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_232_19
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Omphalocele is defined as herniation of abdominal contents into the base of umbilical cord and covered by a membrane. Large omphalocele contains liver. We report a case of twin pregnancy (monochorionic diamniotic) with one stillborn anomalous fetus, whereas the other was a live-born preterm low birth weight baby. The anomalous baby had a herniated sac at the insertion of umbilical cord covered by a membrane and absent left upper limb. Content of herniated sac included liver with part of it outside the sac. Microscopic examination of the membrane showed a layer of amnion.
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