title: A new case of omphalocele with absence of thumb.
abstract: Omphalocele, or exomphalos, is a rare defect of the periumbilical abdominal wall in which the coelomic cavity is covered with peritoneum only, resulting in congenital eventration of abdominal contents at the base of the umbilical cord. The etiology is still unknown. In this paper a new case of omphalocele with absence of the right thumb in a five-year-old boy is reported. A common etiology and a new terminology for this combination are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balci
authors.forename: Gürsel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leblebicioğlu
authors.forename: Inci
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yiğitkanli
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb / Q000002:abnormalities*