Conservative management of giant omphaloceles with hydrocolloid dressings

Omphalocele is a life-threatening abdominal wall defect without a treatment consensus due to its increased risk of complications. Discrepancies exist between a prompt or a delayed closure. In these cases, we present for the first time a conservative approach to close giant omphalocele lesions using...

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Main Authors: Estefania Roldan-Vasquez, MD, Andrea Canelos, MD, Andres Caicedo, PhD, Edwin Ocaña, MD
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620303341
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spelling doaj-8ee300f21a19486d829dc8c1ff941ebb2020-12-21T04:42:48ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662021-01-0164101700Conservative management of giant omphaloceles with hydrocolloid dressingsEstefania Roldan-Vasquez, MD0Andrea Canelos, MD1Andres Caicedo, PhD2Edwin Ocaña, MD3Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador; Corresponding author. Escuela de Medicina, USFQ, 170901, Ecuador.Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Programa de Residencia en Cirugía Pediátrica, Quito, Ecuador; Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín, Quito, EcuadorColegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador; Instituto de Investigaciones en Biomedicina, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador; Sistemas Médicos, SIME, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, EcuadorHospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín, Quito, Ecuador; Corresponding author. Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín, HCAM, 170502, Ecuador.Omphalocele is a life-threatening abdominal wall defect without a treatment consensus due to its increased risk of complications. Discrepancies exist between a prompt or a delayed closure. In these cases, we present for the first time a conservative approach to close giant omphalocele lesions using hydrocolloid dressing.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620303341OmphaloceleGiant omphaloceleHydrocolloid dressingMinimally aggressive interventionEscharotic therapy
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author Estefania Roldan-Vasquez, MD
Andrea Canelos, MD
Andres Caicedo, PhD
Edwin Ocaña, MD
spellingShingle Estefania Roldan-Vasquez, MD
Andrea Canelos, MD
Andres Caicedo, PhD
Edwin Ocaña, MD
Conservative management of giant omphaloceles with hydrocolloid dressings
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Omphalocele
Giant omphalocele
Hydrocolloid dressing
Minimally aggressive intervention
Escharotic therapy
author_facet Estefania Roldan-Vasquez, MD
Andrea Canelos, MD
Andres Caicedo, PhD
Edwin Ocaña, MD
author_sort Estefania Roldan-Vasquez, MD
title Conservative management of giant omphaloceles with hydrocolloid dressings
title_short Conservative management of giant omphaloceles with hydrocolloid dressings
title_full Conservative management of giant omphaloceles with hydrocolloid dressings
title_fullStr Conservative management of giant omphaloceles with hydrocolloid dressings
title_full_unstemmed Conservative management of giant omphaloceles with hydrocolloid dressings
title_sort conservative management of giant omphaloceles with hydrocolloid dressings
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn 2213-5766
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Omphalocele is a life-threatening abdominal wall defect without a treatment consensus due to its increased risk of complications. Discrepancies exist between a prompt or a delayed closure. In these cases, we present for the first time a conservative approach to close giant omphalocele lesions using hydrocolloid dressing.
topic Omphalocele
Giant omphalocele
Hydrocolloid dressing
Minimally aggressive intervention
Escharotic therapy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620303341
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