BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to analyze the outcome of giant
omphalocele repaired in the neonatal period. METHODS: Twelve consecutive (1997-2004) …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to develop a method of management
of large omphalocele, with easily available inexpensive materials. The efficacy of using the …

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the study were to provide a review of patients with giant
omphalocele managed in a single institution (2001-2006), focusing on medical …

Operative repair of giant omphaloceles remains a technical challenge to close the wide
abdominal wall defect. Currently, most surgeons remove the amnion to approximate the …

Case of a male infant delivered at 36 weeks of gestational age and found to have a giant
omphalocele, later complicated by intestinal perforation. A giant omphalocele is an …

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 …

Background Current treatment of giant omphalocele includes “paint and wait” or placement
of mesh or silo. These methods are associated with high complication rates. We propose …

The authors describe a noninvasive technique for the management of giant omphaloceles.
Two patients with giant omphaloceles were managed with external compression. Dry sterile …

The current report describes a case of an infant girl with a giant omphalocele in whom a new
surgical technique was used for closing the abdominal wall after epithelialization of the …

We herein present a case of a ruptured giant omphalocele with congenital short small
intestine. Vacuum-sealing drainage and carboxymethylcellulose silver dressing promoted …