A Newborn with Omphalocele and Umbilical Cord Cyst: An Interesting Entity

A late preterm male baby with a birth weight of 2.5 kg was born to primi mother. baby cried immediately after birth with an apgar score of 8/8/9. baby was antenatally diagnosed as a case of omphalocele with umbilical cord cyst. there was no history of any drug intake or any other chronic illness in the mother. baby was delivered by lscs. on physical examination infant had an omphalocele sac measuring about 14×10 cm with intestine as its content and umbilical cord cyst. x-ray showed intestine as content of the sac. transillumination test was positive. baby had webbing of neck and no other malformations.