Management of giant omphalocele in a full-term neonate is a challenging clinical situation.
Even more challenging is giant omphalocele in a premature low-birth-weight infant. The …

An omphalocele, a ventral defect of the umbilical ring resulting in herniation of the
abdominal viscera, is one of the most common congenital abdominal wall defects seen in …

Giant omphaloceles are associated with a considerable loss of abdominal domain. Early
primary repair of the fascia is either not possible or poorly tolerated by the infant. Current …

BACKGROUND: The surgical management of patients with omphalocele has evolved over
the past 4 decades. Despite many improvements in care, the reported mortality has been …

Management of" giant" omphaloceles has always been a challenge to pediatric surgeons.
The primary goal is to minimize the mortality and morbidity by creating an optimum …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The management of neonates with giant omphalocele remains
challenging and multiple strategies have been described. We present the case of a 34-week …

The aim of this article is to present a new Technique of giant omphaloceles repair in
neonatal period and also later in life in patients that the primary repair has been failed. From …

Background/Purpose: Standard treatment of large hepatoomphaloceles has been
SILASTIC®(Dow Corning, Midland, MI) silo placement followed by closure. This requires two …

Background The management of giant omphalocele (GO) presents a major challenge to
pediatric surgeons. Current treatment modalities may result in wound infection, fascial …

Giant omphalocele is difficult to manage and is associated with a poor outcome. A male
newborn presented to our hospital with a giant omphalocele. We performed a staged …