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Staged closure of a giant omphalocele with amnion preservation, modified technique
Akram H Aljahdali1, Hussah M Al-Buainain, Erik D Skarsgard
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, King Fahad Hospital of the University, University of Dammam, Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail. akramjahdali@gmail.com.
Saudi Medical Journal
|April 12, 2017
Abstract:
Closure of a giant omphalocele can be challenging. Preservation of the amnion in staged closure is not commonly practiced. Here, we describe 2 cases of giant omphalocele treated with a modified amnion preservation, staged closure technique. This paper demonstrates the feasibility and safety of this technique, and the versatility of amnion to adapt to an escharization strategy if closure is not achievable.