Plastic infusion bag, an alternative to Dacron reinforced (silastic) pouch in the management of ruptured omphalocele.
An empty infusion bag of normal saline, fashioned into a silo, was used in the management of ruptured omphaloceles with satisfactory result. This new approach places within the reach of an average surgeon a cheap, safe and easy-to-make device in the management of this lethal condition in situations where the established but expensive silastic pouch is unavailable.
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D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010969:Plastics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000592:standards*
D010969:Plastics