Hepatic omphalocele in an adult.
The finding of an untreated omphalocele in adulthood is extremely rare. We report the case of a 29-year-old patient, who presented to us with a congenital defect of the abdominal wall and protrusion of underlying viscera.
D'Andrea
Francesco
F
Plastic Surgery Department, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy. francesco.dandrea@unina2.it
Brongo
Sergio
S
Grella
Elisa
E
Grella
Roberto
R
Nicoletti
Giovanni Francesco
GF
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015626:Tissue Expansion; D016896:Treatment Outcome