Umbilical cord sparing technique for repair of congenital hernia into the cord and small omphalocele

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• 作者：Silvia Ceccanti ; Ilaria Falconi ; Simone Frediani ; Alessandro Boscarelli ; Layla Musleh ; Denis A. Cozzi ; ^{da.cozzi@uniroma1.it}
• 关键词：Omphalocele ; Exomphalos ; Umbilical cord hernia ; Scarless abdomen ; Umbilicus ; Ectopic liver
• 刊名：Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：52
• 期：1
• 页码：192-196
• 全文大小：1064 K
• 卷排序：52

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Current repair of small omphaloceles and hernias into the umbilical cord is a straightforward procedure, whose repair may result in a suboptimal cosmetic outcome. We describe a novel repair technique retaining the umbilical cord elements in an attempt to improve the cosmetic appearance of the umbilicus.MethodsEight neonates were consecutively treated more than a ten-year period. Size of the fascial defects ranged 1 to 3 cm (median, 2). Present technique entails incision of the amniotic sac without its detachment from the skin, reduction of the extruded contents under direct vision, and closure of the abdominal wall defect by circumferential suturing of peritoneum and fascia around the base of the amniotic sac. The amniotic sac is then re-approximated and folded to create an umbilical stump, which is trimmed and left to shed naturally.ResultsAll patients achieved a scarless abdomen with a normal appearing umbilicus in 6. The remaining 2 patients are awaiting surgery for persisting umbilical hernia repair and umbilicoplasty, respectively. Poor esthetic outcome was significantly associated with initial fascial defect ≥ 2.5 cm in size (p = 0.03).ConclusionsPresent technique is a simple and cosmetically appealing repair for umbilical cord hernias and small omphaloceles, especially effective when the size of the fascial defect is less than 2.5 cm.Level of evidenceIV (Treatment Study).