Umbilical hernia following gastroschisis closure: a common event?

Purpose To assess incidence and natural history of umbilical hernia following sutured and sutureless gastroschisis closure. Methods With audit approval, we undertook a retrospective clinical record review of all gastroschisis closures in our institution (2007–2013). Patient demographics, gastroschis...

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Published in:	Pediatric surgery international Vol. 32; no. 8; pp. 811 - 814
Main Authors:	Tullie, L. G. C., Bough, G. M., Shalaby, A., Kiely, E. M., Curry, J. I., Pierro, A., De Coppi, P., Cross, K. M. K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-08-2016 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Female Gastroschisis - surgery Hemostasis, Surgical - instrumentation Hernia, Umbilical - etiology Humans Infant, Newborn Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Original Article Pediatric Surgery Pediatrics Postoperative Complications Retrospective Studies Surgery Suture Techniques Sutures Sutured closure Gastroschisis Umbilical hernia Sutureless closure Primary closure Staged closure
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