A new abdominal wall reconstruction strategy for giant omphalocele

• Main Authors: Yoshiaki Takahashi (Author), Kouji Nagata (Author), Kina Miyoshi (Author), Yukihiro Toriigahara (Author), Yoshirou Masuda (Author), Toshiharu Matsuura (Author), Sei Yoshida (Author), Yoshiaki Kinoshita (Author), Tomoaki Taguchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

The mortality rate of giant omphalocele has improved; however long-term follow-up has revealed umbilical defects and deformities after primary closure. We herein report the efficacy of a new abdominal wall reconstruction strategy combining a component separation technique with delayed natural and de...