Definitive surgical management of antenatally diagnosed exomphalos

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 516-522

  Rijhwani, Ashok ^a   Davenport, Mark ^a   Dawrant, Michael ^a   Dimitriou, Gabriel ^a   Patel, Shailesh ^a   Greenough, Anne ^a   Nicolaides, Kypros ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal diagnosis; Exomphalos; Omphalocele; Silo

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

EID: 15744381710     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.11.028     Document Type: Article

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