Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions PEDIATRIC SURGERY Case #4 - A male infant is brought to the emergency room DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 2.) How can these two be differentiated clinically? Omphalocele is a midline abdominal wall defect. It is found more commonly in males. Bowel and liver are in a sac composed of peritoneum and amnion. The umbilical cord arises from it. The incidence of gastroschisis is equal in males and females. This is a smaller right paramedian defect with no sac. It is twice as common as the omphalocele. Liver rarely herniates through these defects
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