title: Early reconstruction of the abdominal wall in giant omphalocele.
abstract: Omphalocele is the most common congenital defect of the abdominal wall. Mortality rate is between 20 and 70% and early closure of the abdominal wall, within 10 days of life, is vital to the successful outcome of the surgical treatment. The authors describe the use of two bipedicled flaps of abdominal skin to correct the defect of the midline as soon as the reduction of all viscera has been accomplished.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Unit, Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy. mariozama@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zama
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Luigino
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santecchia
authors.forename: Ettore
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bertozzi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaccara
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trucchi
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nahom
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bagolan
authors.forename: Cosmoferruccio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Stefano
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D016896:Treatment Outcome