The use of intraabdominal tissue expanders as a primary strategy for closure of giant omphaloceles

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 178-182

  Martin, Abigail E ^a   Khan, Adeel ^a   Kim, Daniel S ^a   Muratore, Christopher S ^a   Luks, Francois I ^a  

^a HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall defect; Giant omphalocele; Tissue expanders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OMPHALOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMEN; FEMALE; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES;

EID: 58249109548     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.031     Document Type: Article

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