Use of a silastic silo for closure of the abdominal wall in a pediatric patient receiving a cadaveric split liver.
Presented is the successful management of a difficult abdominal wall closure after pediatric liver transplantation. A 5-week-old boy with biliary atresia underwent urgent cadaveric split liver transplantation. The left lateral segment of an adult donor was utilized. Postoperatively, abdominal skin and fascia could not be closed. A SILASTIC (Dow Corning, Midland, MI) silo was applied, and complete closure was possible 6 days later.
Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
W Tracey
WT
Jones
Irving
I
Ratner
Gregory
G
Abrahamian
W Kenneth
WK
Washburn
Robert
R
Esterl
Deborah
D
Neigut
Glenn
G
Halff
D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000150:complications; D002102:Cadaver; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D012828:Silicones
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D012828:Silicones; C013830:baysilon