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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Abdominal wall defect
  1. Gastroschisis repair - series (image) 
    Gastroschisis is an abdominal wall defect to the side of the umbilical cord (umbilicus). The infant is born with intestines protruding through the defect and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100023_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Omphalocele repair - series (image) 
    Omphalocele is an abdominal wall defect at the base of the umbilical cord (umbilicus); the infant is born with a sac protruding through the defect ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100033_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (image) 
    ... macroglossia), large organs (visceromegaly), large body size (macrosomia), abdominal wall defects (umbilical hernia or omphalocele), and overgrowth on one ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17076.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Infant omphalocele (image) 
    An omphalocele is an abdominal wall defect at the base of the umbilical cord (umbilicus); the infant is born with sac protruding through the defect which contains ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9030.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Inguinal hernia (image) 
    ... weak point or tear in the thin muscular abdominal wall. Inguinal hernias can restrict blood supply to the bowel herniated through the defect, creating a medical emergency.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17075.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Umbilical hernia repair - series (image) 
    ... from the mother during development penetrate the fetal abdominal wall.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100105_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Silo (image) 
    Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which an infant's intestines stick out (protrude) through a hole in the abdominal wall. Sometimes, gastroschisis can be repaired surgically at birth. Most often, the infant's abdominal cavity is too small for the intestine ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19934.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Gastrostomy tube placement - series (image) 
    ... stomach. The surgeon can then see the stomach wall through which the PEG tube will pass. Under direct visualization with the endoscope, a PEG tube passes through the skin of the abdomen, through a very small incision, and into the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100125_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia