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Omphalocele• Incidence 2.5 in 10,000• Results from failure <strong>of</strong> normal embryonicregression <strong>of</strong> the mid-gut from the umbilicalstalk into the abdominal cavity.• Can include intestines liver or spleen coveredby a sac <strong>of</strong> parietal peritoneum and amnion-which can rupture• Herni<strong>at</strong>es into the base <strong>of</strong> the umbilical cord.

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