The incidence and morbidity of adhesions after treatment of neonates with gastroschisis and omphalocele: a 30-year review

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 479-483

  van Eijck, Floortje C ^a   Wijnen, Rene M H ^a   van Goor, Harry ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Gastroschisis; Omphalocele; Risk factors; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SURGERY; OMPHALOCELE; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADHESIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROSCHISIS; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40749144457     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.10.027     Document Type: Article

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