A birth defect in which part of the intestine, covered only by a thin transparent membrane, protrudes outside the abdomen at the umbilicus. An omphalocele occurs due to a failure during embryonic development for a section of the intestines (the midgut) to return from outside the abdomen and reenter the abdomen as it should. The opening in the abdom [..]

(French : omphalocèle) Umbilical hernia.

(n) protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth

A Congenital Defect with major fissure in the Abdominal Wall at the Umbilicus resulting in the extrusion of Viscera through the Umbilicus. Unlike Gastroschisis, omphalocele is covered with Peritoneum [..]

A congenital anomay in the abdominal wall in which the abdominal organs herniate (protrude) through the abdominal wall into the base of the umbilical cord. Pyloric Stenosis