Visceral coverage with absorbable mesh followed by split-thickness skin graft in the treatment of ruptured giant omphalocele

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-201

  Yamagishi, Junko ^a   Ishimaru, Yuki ^a   Takayasu, Hajime ^a   Otani, Yushi ^a   Tahara, Kazunori ^a   Hatanaka, Masahiro ^a   Hamajima, Akito ^b   Hasumi, Akira ^c   Ikeda, Hitoshi ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Gumna Children S Medical Center   (Japan)

^c Funabashi Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ruptured omphalocele; Skin graft

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; OMPHALOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FATAL OUTCOME; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RUPTURE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 33846603205     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1820-7     Document Type: Article

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