Abstract

The authors present their own modification of surgical staged repair of large abdominal wall defects. Twenty-one newborns with gastroschisis and 8 with omphalocele are presented. In all patients, the protruding viscera were placed in a prosthetic sac with semipermeable lining. The sac was suspended using a system with active external traction with a force amounting to 30% to 40% of the baby's weight. All babies tolerated the applied method well. A progressive stretching of the abdominal wall and enlargement of the abdominal cavity enabled the defect to be closed between the second and the sixth postoperative day. In comparison to the classic silo method, the presented modification of staged repair of abdominal wall defects makes an earlier reduction of the viscera into the abdomen possible and does not seem to be associated with a higher risk for mechanical or infectious complications.

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