Conservative Treatment of Giant Omphalocele
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Conservative treatment of giant omphalocele.
Omphalocele is a congenital malformation characterized by the failure of the abdominal walls to join together on the middle line as a consequence of a developmental defect. The diameter of the resulting opening may range from a few centimetres to the almost total absence of the abdominal wall. The diameter of the defect usually ranges from 3 to 8 cm. Naturally, the wider the opening, the more c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1963
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.38.198.130