title: Long-term survival of a baby with body stalk anomaly: report of a case.
abstract: Body stalk anomaly is characterized by severe scoliosis, severe pulmonary hypoplasia, and giant omphalocele. The prognosis of the disease is poor and most obstetricians consider it fatal. Very few patients with body stalk anomaly survive. We report the case of a baby diagnosed with body stalk anomaly in fetal life, who was saved by intensive care after birth. We closed the giant omphalocele successfully by placing karaya gum sheets over it, which created a humidified environment and promoted natural skin epithelization over the skin defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanamori
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashizume
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomonaga
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takayasu
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishimaru
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terawaki
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goishi
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takamizawa
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000151:congenital*; D017741:Survivors; D013577:Syndrome