Table 2 The table shows the description of herniated abdominal organs in the 11 fetuses with abdominal wall defects (AWD).

From: Investigation of a connection between abdominal wall defects and severity of the herniation in fetuses with gastroschisis and omphalocele

Fetus

Anomaly

Sex

Age (WPC)

Weight (g)

CRL (cm)

Abdominal defect length (mm)

Abdominal defect width (mm)

Abdominal defect area (mm2)

Herniated organs

Associated anomalies

1

O

M

15.3

96

10

13.46

8.97

379.30

Liver, small intestine, colon, appendix

Left pelvic kidney, bilateral hydronephrosis (UPJ stenosis)

2

G

F

15.4

90

7

17.00

7.5

400.55

Small intestine, L-lung, heart, spleen, liver, stomach, pancreas, large intestine (except sigmoid)

Facial malformation

3

G

F

16.1

154

11

22.85

10.17

730.06

Liver, spleen, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, R‐adrenal gland

Encephalocele

4

G

F

16.3

142

14

26.22

12.66

1042.84

Liver, small intestine, stomach, spleen, asce nding colon, transverse

None

5

G

M

16.3

178

14

20.49

11.98

771.17

Small intestine, L-colon, descending sigmoid

Cleft lip and malformation of upper limbs and face

6

G

F

16.7

210

15

21.01

7.33

483.82

Liver, spleen, small intestine, large intestine (except cecum), R-­adrenal gland

None

7

O

M

18.4

306

16

21.17

13.33

886.55

Liver, spleen, caecum with appendix, small intestine, stomach, ascending colon, common hepatic flexure, esophageal-–gastric junction

Left lower limb agenesis

8

G

F

19.8

256

13

35.14

23.58

2603.13

Liver, small intestine, large intestine, stomach, spleen, L-lung

Facial malformation and upper limbs

9

O

M

26.1

1988

25

22.12

16.06

1116.04

Liver, small intestine, stomach, spleen

Bilateral renal agenesis

10

G

F

26.2

2728

24.5

31.46

17.15

1695.02

Liver, heart, L-lung, spleen, intestinal loops, ovaries, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, uterus, uterine tubes

None

1 1

G

F

27.4

2504

25

27.80

25.83

2255.90

Liver, stomach, small intestine, large, spleen, L-ki dney

Discoid kidney

  1. Age in weeks post-conception (WPC); weight in grams (g), crown-rump length in centimeters (cm); abdominal wall defects (length and width) in millimeters (mm), area of abdominal defect (hole) in square millimeters (mm2). G gastroschisis, CRL crown-rump length, O omphalocele, UPJ ureteropelvic junction.
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