Giant omphalocele treated with simple daily dressing changes

Abstract

Omphalocele, also called exomphalos, is an anterior abdominal wall midline defect of variable size involving the umbilical ring containing the herniated viscera into a sac made up of peritoneum, amnion and Wharton's jelly. Giant omphalocele is an extreme version of this defect management of which is challenging. Author is reporting here a case of giant omphalocele managed initially by a simple yet novel conservative technique yielding subsequently good result.

Keywords

• Exomphalos major
• Giant omphalocele
• Conservative management
• Betadine
• Non operative delayed closure
• Umbilical defect