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Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which the baby's intestines extend outside of the abdomen through a hole next to the belly button. [1] The size of the hole is variable, and other organs including the stomach and liver may also occur outside the baby's body. [2]
Most surgeons will not repair the hernia until 5–6 years after the baby is born. Most umbilical hernias in infants and children close spontaneously and rarely have complications of gastrointestinal-content incarcerations. [10] How far the projection of the swelling extends from the surface of the abdomen (the belly) varies from child to child.
Umbilical granuloma is the most common umbilical abnormality in newborn children or neonates, causing inflammation and drainage. [1] [2] [3] It may appear in the first few weeks of newborn infants during the healing process of the umbilical cord due to an umbilical mass. [4] It is the overgrowth of the umbilical tissue. [5]
A birth defect [a] is an abnormal condition that is present at birth, regardless of its cause. [2] Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. [2] The disabilities can range from mild to severe. [6]
In the United States, however, where the birth occurred outside of the hospital and an emergency medical technician (EMT) clamps and cuts the cord, a longer segment up to 18 cm (7 in) in length [19] [20] is left attached to the newborn. The remaining umbilical stub remains for up to ten days as it dries and then falls off.
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1 in 20,000 newborns [1] Poland syndrome is a birth defect characterized by an underdeveloped chest muscle and short webbed fingers on one side of the body. [ 3 ] [ 1 ] There may also be short ribs, less fat, and breast and nipple abnormalities on the same side of the body. [ 1 ]
The diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic eventration is used when there is abnormal displacement (i.e. elevation) of part or all of an otherwise intact diaphragm into the chest cavity. This rare type of CDH occurs because in the region of eventration the diaphragm is thinner, allowing the abdominal viscera to protrude upwards. [citation needed]