Treatment of Ruptured Giant Omphalocele and Gastroschisis with Liver Herniation using a Wound Retractor as a Novel Approach

• Main Authors: Jana Nelson (Author), Robin Wachowiak (Author), Manuela Siekmeyer (Author), Matthias Knuepfer (Author), Ulrich Thome (Author), Stepan Holger (Author), Martin Lacher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ruptured giant omphaloceles (GO) and gastroschisis with total liver herniation are rare cases of exceptionally large abdominal wall defects. Many of these children have lethal outcome. The surgical and postsurgical management are complex. We report on two cases treated with staged surgical repair us...