Exomphalos can be diagnosed prenatally with the help of regular ultrasound scans. Treatment options include surgery to remove the sac and replace the herniated viscera within the abdominal cavity.

Exomphalos is a birth disorder in which the contents of the abdomen, mainly the bowel and liver, herniate into a loose sac that surrounds the umbilical cord. Exomphalos is a rare congenital ...

Laurel Phizacklea, now aged two, wasn’t expected to survive birth after doctors diagnosed her with exomphalos. (SWNS) Laurel Phizacklea wasn’t expected to survive birth after doctors diagnosed her ...

The father of a three-year-old boy born with organs outside his abdomen has said he "cannot express the joy" following a successful operation. Ethan Suglo, from Ghana, was flown to Oxford to be ...

A three-year-old girl who was born with her intestines, liver and bowel outside of her abdomen is now able to live a normal life, thanks to an operation to internalise the organs. Little Laurel ...

AN AMAZING girl born with her stomach, liver and bowel on the outside of her body has defied the odds. Laurel Phizacklea, two, was not expected survive birth and her parents were offered a termination ...

Meet the 'inside-out' little girl who was born with her stomach, liver and bowel on the oustide of her body. Laurel Phizacklea, two, from Cambridge, wasn't expected to survive birth and her parents, ...

Kelly and Sean with Laurel, and right, the two-year-old now (Picture: Kelly Phizacklea / SWNS) When Kelly and Sean Phizacklea went for their 12-week scan, they were devasted to learn that some of ...