Silo construction from a sterile adhesive film and polypropylene mesh in the repair of gastroschisis and omphalocele

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 356-358

  Bhatnagar, V ^a   Das, K ^a   Agarwala, S ^a   Mitra, D K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall defects; Gastroschisis; Omphalocele; Primary closure; Silo

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEWBORN; OMPHALOCELE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

GASTROSCHISIS; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 0034935436     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830000552     Document Type: Article

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4. A new method for the staged repair of large omphaloceles
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