Giant Isolated Omphalocele: Role of Prenatal Diagnosis in Prognostic Asessment and Perinatal Management

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Ultrasound images of the omphalocele. (a) 13 + 4 weeks ultrasound: in the first trimester, the omphalocele contained the liver (L), the intestine (I), and part of the stomach (S). (b) 33 weeks ultrasound: the content of the omphalocele became only hepatic (L), being the stomach (S) correctly situated at the left side of the abdomen. (c) 37 weeks ultrasound: estimation of the final size of the omphalocele before the elective caesarean section.

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