title: Healing of large midline wounds in infants: unlike in adults, does conservative approach give better results? Two case reports and review of the literature.
abstract: The case of two infants with large midline wounds, one with an omphalocele and the other with a lumbosacral wound secondary to ruptured meningocele, is reported wherein the advantages of leaving such wounds in infants to heal spontaneously over surgical intervention are shown. In this report, the cases are discussed and the literature is reviewed. It is concluded that the midline wounds in infants yield better results if left to heal spontaneously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Plastic Surgery Unit, King Khalid Civil Hospital, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. mtaifour1@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M Taifour
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Suliman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008588:Meningocele / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents