title: Entire liver as the only content of hernia of the umbilical cord.
abstract: Hernia of the umbilical cord is a small omphalocoele with the abdominal defect being less than 4 cm and the small intestine being the usual content. We report a rare case of hernia of the umbilical cord with the whole of the liver herniating through the small defect into the sac as the only content. The pertinent literature is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Advanced Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Sector 12, Chandigarh 160012, India. thinkzameer@gmail.com
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zameer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahalik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanojia
authors.forename: K L N
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000473:pathology*