A new operation for repair of large ventral hernias following giant omphalocele and gastroschisis.
An operation is described for repair of skin-covered large anterior abdominal wall defects, using the patient's own tissues, without synthetic materials, and its use in three patients is reported.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male