Management of neglected giant omphalocele with Gore-tex in a child aged 8 years

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 455-458

  Sakellaris, G ^a,b   Petrakis, I ^a   Vlazakis, S ^a   Kakavelakis, K ^a   Vasiliou, M ^a   Antipas, S ^a   Ntolatzas, T ^a  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Pediatric Surgeon   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abnormalities, multiple; Gastroschisis; Hernia, umbilical, diagnosis; Hernia, umbilical, surgery; Surgical mesh

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE;

EID: 0036777480     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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