An infant present with an omphalocele at bih. Which of the following applies to this condition?
Omphalocele is a ventral body wall defect caused by failure of physiologically herniated loops of bowel to return to the body cavity in the 10th week, congenital aganglionic megacolon is Hirschsprung disease Gastroschisis is a ventral body wall defect, failure of recanalization of the midgut pa of the duodenum leads to duodenal atresia Ref: Gray's 39e/p-1289
It is also seen in patients with congenital aganglionic megacolon
It results from herniation at the site of regression of the right umbilical vein
It is caused by a failure of recanalization of the midgut pa of the duodenum
It is caused by failure of the midgut to return to the abdominal cavity after herniation into the umbilical stalk
General anatomy