Gastroschisis: Primary closure using umbilical cord strengthened by a polypropylene mesh

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-251

  Hernández Siverio, Norberto ^a   Lopez Tomassetti Fernandez, Eudaldo M ^a   Mario Troyano Luque, Juan ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gastroschisis; Polypropylene mesh; Primary repair; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EVISCERATION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INTESTINE; NEWBORN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE GRAFT; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

GASTROSCHISIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; POLYETHYLENE; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 34247872901     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2007.051     Document Type: Article

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