A strategy for treatment of giant omphalocele

SÖNMEZ, KAAN; Onal, ERAY; KARABULUT, RAMAZAN; Turan, Ozden; TÜRKYILMAZ, ZAFER; Hirfanoglu, Ibrahim; Kapisiz, ALPARSLAN; Basaklar, Abdullah

doi:10.1007/s12519-010-0016-3

A strategy for treatment of giant omphalocele

SÖNMEZ K., Onal E. E., KARABULUT R., Turan O., TÜRKYILMAZ Z., Hirfanoglu I., ...Daha Fazla

WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.6, sa.3, ss.274-277, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12519-010-0016-3
Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.274-277
Anahtar Kelimeler: giant omphalocele, newborn, treatment, ABDOMINAL-WALL DEFECTS, EXTERNAL COMPRESSION, STAGED REPAIR, REDUCTION, MANAGEMENT, CLOSURE, MESH, GASTROSCHISIS, ADHESIONS, SAC
Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The management of giant omphalocele (GO) presents a major challenge to pediatric surgeons. Current treatment modalities may result in wound infection, fascial separation, and abdominal domain loss. We report a GO infant who required a delayed closure and was managed using sterile incision drape and polypropylene mesh.