Secondary closure of a giant omphalocele by translation of the muscular layers: A new method

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 373-376

  Wijnen, Rene M H ^a   Van Eijck, Floortje ^a   Van Der Staak, Frans H J M ^a   Bleichrodt, Robert P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Giant omphalocele; Surgical treatment; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; OMPHALOCELE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

FEMALE; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 18744415707     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1387-8     Document Type: Article

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