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Preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum and botulinum toxin for the delayed primary repair of a giant omphalocele: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Introduction: The management of giant omphaloceles remains challenging with contemporary practice divided between early serial reduction using hydrocolloid dressings and delayed epithelialization (“paint and wait”).
William Law   +4 more
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A neonate with giant omphalocele complicated by mechanical intestinal obstruction requiring left hepatic lobe resection: a case report

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundGiant omphalocele is a rare congenital abdominal wall defect often associated with viscero-abdominal disproportion and frequently requiring prolonged staged repair.
Jingjing Gong   +4 more
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ERNICA evidence based guideline on omphalocele [PDF]

open access: yesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background Omphalocele is a congenital defect of the abdominal wall with high morbidity and high practice variation. Evidence based guidance on its management is currently absent. The European Reference Network for Rare Inherited and Congenital Anomalies
Willemijn Irvine   +31 more
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Repair of a giant omphalocele defect using tissue expansion and Gore-Tex mesh following loss of durable repair with Alloderm: A case report

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Introduction: Alloderm is commonly used in abdominal wall reconstruction, however its integrity can fail in the long term. We describe the repair of a giant omphalocele defect in a seven-year-old female who previously underwent an initial closure at ...
Evan Fang, Karen A. Bailey, Matthew Choi
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Omphalocele and Associated Anomalies: Exploring Pulmonary Development and Genetic Correlations—A Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yesDiagnostics
Omphalocele is a rare congenital abdominal wall defect, occurring in approximately 3.38 per 10,000 pregnancies. It is characterized by the herniation of abdominal organs through the base of the umbilical cord, enclosed by a peritoneal sac.
Dina Al Namat   +7 more
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Giant omphalocele treated with simple daily dressing changes

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022
Omphalocele, also called exomphalos, is an anterior abdominal wall midline defect of variable size involving the umbilical ring containing the herniated viscera into a sac made up of peritoneum, amnion and Wharton's jelly. Giant omphalocele is an extreme
Jayalaxmi shripati Aihole
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Giant omphalocele: report of a case

open access: yesRevista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2012
Introduction: omphalocele is a malformation that can be presented isolated or as partof a syndrome. Although it is sporadic, cases of familiar inheritance have been informed.The majority of the cases of Omphalocele are sporadic and the risk of recurrence
Rivas-Perdomo Edgar   +1 more
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Giant omphalocele treated by staged operation and successive conservative therapy using artificial dermis (Terudermis®) for effective epithelization

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021
A giant omphalocele was successfully treated with a two-step procedure. The first step was a three-staged operation with Gore-tex® sheet to elongate the abdominal muscular layer, and the second step was conservative treatment using the artificial dermis (
Yutaka Kanamori   +12 more
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Giant omphalocele closure utilizing botulinum toxin

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
An omphalocele is a rare congenital abdominal wall defect of the umbilical ring. A giant omphalocele is typically defined as 5 cm or larger. Here we present a case of utilizing botulinum toxin to aid in closure of a giant omphalocele.
Jessica L. Rauh, Leah M. Sieren
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