title: Abdominal expansion using a polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis in the treatment of Pepper syndrome.
abstract: The authors report three cases of stage IV-S neuroblastoma in infants aged 4, 6, and 8 weeks, who despite chemo- and radiotherapy required surgical intervention to urgently relieve major thoracoabdominal compression secondary to massive hepatomegaly. The results were successful, with abdominal expansion being achieved by the introduction of a polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis, which was removed during the 2nd, 3rd and 7th postoperative month, respectively, after tumor regression. Two children were in complete remission 32 and 38 months later, the 3rd died after 16 months of tumor progression.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Mabrut
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelizzo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Floret
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frappaz
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chappuis
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006529:Hepatomegaly; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013577:Syndrome; D015626:Tissue Expansion; D015625:Tissue Expansion Devices
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene