[Appraisal of the repair gastroschisis with autogenous umbilical cord].
OBJECTIVE
To review the treatment of repair gastroschisis with autogenous umbilical cord in 13-year and evaluate its effect.


METHODS
Twenty-two newborns who underwent the repair gastroschisis with autogenous umbilical cord between 1992 and 2005. The physical growth, intelligence measuring, area of operation in abdomen in the survived 18 cases were observed and followed-up.


RESULTS
Eighteen patients recovered uneventfully, survival rate is 82%, their growth is well. They all developed incisional hernia near the operation, 9 cases recovered himself, 2 cases was operated to repair the abdominal hernia, 7 cases is under observed.


CONCLUSIONS
The material is adopted easily in the operating, autogenous umbilical cord is elastic tissue and no toxicity could relax the abdominal press effectively after the operation, the survival rate is high.
Shao
Lei-Peng
LP
Department of Pediatrics Surgery, Children's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China. lljslp@yahoo.com.cn
Hou
Guang-Jun
GJ
Zhang
Er-Hua
EH
Geng
Xian-Jie
XJ
Qi
Lin
L
Li
Ji
J
Gao
Xiang-Yang
XY
Huang
Min
M
D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000601:surgery*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000637:transplantation*