Which of the following statements about gastroschisis and omphalocele is true?
1. Only omphalocele has a malrotation.
2. Omphalocele contain stomach and intestines within a sac of amnion and is associated with anomalies.
3. Gastroschisis opens to the left of the umbilical cord, contains the liver, and is associated with anomalies.
4. 1 and 2
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1. Both defects are associated with malrotation.
2. Omphalocele may have the stomach and intestines, as well as other GI organs, and is covered by a sac that may rupture in utero. Both defects are associated with malrotation.
3. Gastroschisis arises to the right of the umbilical cord and has the stomach and intestines, but rarely the liver. It is also rarely associated with other anomalies.
4. Both defects are associated with malrotation. Omphalocele may have the stomach and intestines, as well as other GI organs, and is covered by a sac that may rupture in utero.
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