This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (20)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

Ian A. Aaronson, MA, MB, BChir, FRCS; Herbert B. Eckstein, MA, MD, MChir, FRCS

Arch Surg. 1977;112(3):297-302.

Abstract
• We reviewed data on 43 patients with gastroschisis treated at The Hospital for Sick Children, London, between 1959 and 1975. In the past five years, the overall mortality has been reduced from 76% to 33%. The introduction of the Silastic silo has been the most important single factor in this improvement. Mortality may be further reduced by achieving all-layer closure following thorough bowel decompression and stretching of the abdominal wall.

(Arch Surg 112:297-302, 1977)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, London. Dr Aaronson is now at the Institute of Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 22, 1976.

Reprint requests to Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, Republic of South Africa (Dr Aaronson).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Primary Closure of Gastroschisis: Facilitation With Postoperative Muscle Paralysis
Denmark and Georgeson
Arch Surg 1983;118:66-68.
ABSTRACT