What are common medical conditions or symptoms of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome?

What are common medical conditions or symptoms of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome?

Children with BWS may have the following medical conditions:

• Omphalocele. This condition happens when your child has a weakness in their stomach wall near their umbilical cord that allows their internal organs to develop outside their stomach.
• Umbilical hernias. Umbilical hernias happen when part of your child’s intestine, along with fat and fluid, creates a sac that pushes through an opening in the muscle of your child’s stomach.
• Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
• Hemihyperplasia. One part or side of your child’s body might be larger than the other part or side. For example, one arm might appear bigger than the other arm.
• Kidney issues including having an enlarged kidney, duplicated tubes, and ducts or widening tubes and ducts in your child’s kidney, cysts and kidney stones.
• Enlarged liver.