Preferred Label : Omphalocele;
MeSH definition : 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 but without overlying SKIN.;
MeSH synonym : Omphaloceles;
Origin ID : D000099245;
Allowable qualifiers
Record concept(s)
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 but without overlying SKIN.