Use of a plastic hemoderivative bag in the treatment of gastroschisis.
The authors report their experience with the use of a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) bag for blood-derivative transfer as a prosthesis for the creation of a silo for surgical treatment of gastroschisis (GS) in seven newborn infants. The bag is sterile, impermeable to micro-organisms, transparent, flexible, resistant, internally smooth, does not adhere to the bowel loops, readily available, and inexpensive, properties that make it an excellent alternative as a prosthesis for staged surgical treatment of congenital anomalies of the abdominal wall such as GS and omphalocele. The importance of a multidisciplinary team for the care of newborns with GS is also emphasized for a good postoperative outcome.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, and Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, 30130-110, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
M E
ME
Miranda
E S
ES
Tatsuo
J T
JT
Guimarães
R M
RM
Paixão
J C
JC
Lanna
D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011312:Pressure; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride