Exomphalos can be diagnosed prenatally with the help of regular ultrasound scans. Treatment options include surgery to remove the sac and replace the herniated viscera within the abdominal cavity.

Exomphalos is a birth disorder in which the contents of the abdomen, mainly the bowel and liver, herniate into a loose sac that surrounds the umbilical cord. Exomphalos is a rare congenital ...

The father of a three-year-old boy born with organs outside his abdomen has said he "cannot express the joy" following a successful operation. Ethan Suglo, from Ghana, was flown to Oxford to be ...

Laurel Phizacklea, now aged two, wasn’t expected to survive birth after doctors diagnosed her with exomphalos. (SWNS) Laurel Phizacklea wasn’t expected to survive birth after doctors diagnosed her ...

A three-year-old girl who was born with her intestines, liver and bowel outside of her abdomen is now able to live a normal life, thanks to an operation to internalise the organs. Little Laurel ...

The father of a three-year-old boy born with organs outside his abdomen has said he "cannot express the joy" following a successful operation. Ethan Suglo, from Ghana, was flown to Oxford to be ...