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Site of liver in
amnionic sac

Amnion covering
omphalocele

Intestine

Anterior abdominal wall

Umbilical cord

B
F I G U R E 1 1 – 1 7   A, A neonate with a large omphalocele. B, Drawing of the neonate with an omphalocele resulting from a
median defect of the abdominal muscles, fascia, and skin near the umbilicus. This defect resulted in the herniation of intra-abdominal
structures (liver and intestine) into the proximal end of the umbilical cord. The omphalocele is covered by a membrane composed of
peritoneum and amnion.