Ex utero intrapartum correction of omphalocele in an English bulldog fetus

Abstract

A fetal abdominal wall defect was diagnosed by ultrasonography during routine Cesarean section
staging of a full-term English bulldog bitch. The omphalocele was reduced and repaired prior to delivery
at the time of Cesarean section. The neonate recovered without incident. Throughout his first month of
life, there was no significant difference in weight gain or clinical status compared to his littermates.
However, the body wall defect recurred at ~4 weeks of age in the form of an umbilical hernia. At ~6
weeks of age, the patient was presented for perforation of omentum through the skin overlying the hernia
and an umbilical herniorrhaphy was performed.