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Combined Staged Surgery and Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy for Closure of a Giant Omphalocele [PDF]

Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2021
The management of giant omphaloceles had always been a point of interest for the pediatric surgeons. Many surgical techniques were proposed, but none of them succeeded to become the standard procedure in closing the congenital abdominal defect.
Vlad Laurentiu David, Mihai Cristian Neagu, Aurelia Sosoi, Maria Corina Stanciulescu, Florin George Horhat, Ramona Florina Stroescu, Calin Marius Popoiu, Eugen Sorin Boia   +7 more
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Giant Isolated Omphalocele: Role of Prenatal Diagnosis in Prognostic Asessment and Perinatal Management [PDF]

Case Reports in Medicine, 2020
Omphalocele is a congenital malformation of the abdominal wall consisting of a protrusion of the abdominal contents at the base of the umbilical cord. It has a high association with genetic and structural defects; however, if the latter is ruled out, its
A. M. Cubo, M. V. Lapresa Alcalde, I. Gastaca, M. O. Rodríguez-Martín, M. C. Martín Seisdedos, M. V. R. Velasco Ayuso, R. C. Cebrián Muiños, J. M. Sayagués   +7 more
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Combined negative pressure wound therapy with irrigation and dwell time and artificial dermis prevents infection and promotes granulation formation in a ruptured giant omphalocele: a case report [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background Omphalocele is a congenital abdominal wall defect of the umbilical cord insertion site. A giant omphalocele, with a fascial defect > 5 cm in diameter and/or containing > 50% of the liver within the hernia sac, can be challenging for pediatric ...
Yoichi Nakagawa, Hiroo Uchida, Akinari Hinoki, Chiyoe Shirota, Wataru Sumida, Satoshi Makita, Hizuru Amano, Masamune Okamoto, Aitaro Takimoto, Seiya Ogata, Shunya Takada, Daiki Kato, Yousuke Gohda   +12 more
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Mortality in neonates with giant omphalocele subjected to a surgical technique in Barranquilla, Colombia from 1994 to 2019 [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
No studies of the efficacy and safety of surgical techniques for the primary closure of giant omphalocele have been performed in Colombia. To determine the mortality rate and factors associated with mortality in neonates with giant omphalocele subjected ...
Alexander Barrios-Sanjuanelo, Cristóbal Abelló-Munarriz, Jaiberth Antonio Cardona-Arias   +2 more
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Giant omphalocele associated pulmonary hypertension: A retrospective study [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundOmphalocele is a common congenital defect of the abdominal wall, management of giant omphalocele (GO) is particularly for pediatric surgeons and neonatologists worldwide. The current study aimed to review and summarize the clinical features and
Tai-Xiang Liu, Li-Zhong Du, Xiao-Lu Ma, Zheng Chen, Li-Ping Shi   +4 more
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Giant omphalocele with right lung agenesia and bronchial tracheal hypoplasia: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
The omphalocele is an abdominal wall defect at the base of the umbilical cord, with the worldwide prevalence of 2.6 per 10,000 births. Omphalocele contains herniated abdominal organs and is classified in small and giant based on the size of the defect ...
Giuseppe De Bernardo, Marta Giovengo, Desiree Sordino, Maurizio Giordano, Massimo Zeccolini   +4 more
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Umbrella repair of giant omphalocele, A new technique. [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2017
Introduction: Although many techniques have been described for reconstruction of the giant omphalocele, we present a simple , effective and safe new technique.
Mehran Hiradfar, Reza Shojaeian, Mahmoud Reza Ashab Yamin   +2 more
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A Novel Surgical Approach for the Management of Cloacal Exstrophy with a Giant Omphalocele [PDF]

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports, 2021
Cloacal exstrophy is a rare malformation that presents as a lower midline abdominal wall defect which affects the gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems.
Caitlin A. Smith, Jeffrey R. Avansino, Paul Merguerian, Victoria Lane, Marc Levitt   +4 more
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Combined negative pressure wound therapy with new wound dressings to repair a ruptured giant omphalocele in a neonate: a case report and literature review [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background Current treatment of giant omphalocele in newborns is not standardized. The main treatments include one-time repair and staged surgery using synthetic and biologic mesh, or silos.
Shulin Hou, Zeyao Shi, Xiaowen Li, Ru Yang, Yan Song, Zhaolan Zeng   +5 more
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Abdominal wall defect repair with component separation technique for giant omphalocele with previous relaxing incisions on the abdominal skin [PDF]

Surgical Case Reports, 2023
Background The repair of large abdominal wall defects that cannot be closed primarily is quite challenging. The component separation technique (CST) is a surgical approach using autologous tissue to close large abdominal wall defects.
Makoto Matsukubo, Mitsuru Muto, Koji Yamada, Nanako Nishida, Chihiro Kedoin, Mayu Matsui, Ayaka Nagano, Masakazu Murakami, Koshiro Sugita, Keisuke Yano, Shun Onishi, Toshio Harumatsu, Waka Yamada, Takafumi Kawano, Tatsuru Kaji, Satoshi Ieiri   +15 more
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