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  • Condition: Obesity
  • Journal: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie
  • Treatment Used: Bariatric Surgery
  • Number of Patients: 1
  • Published —
This case report describes a young patient with morbid obesity treated with bariatric (weight loss) surgery.
  • Condition: Abdominal Wall Defects
  • Journal: NeoReviews
  • Treatment Used: Surgery
  • Number of Patients: 0
  • Published —
This article discusses abdominal wall defects and their surgical treatment.
  • Condition: Gastroschisis
  • Journal: Prenatal diagnosis
  • Treatment Used: Maternal Antenatal Corticosteroids
  • Number of Patients: 500
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This study evaluated the effect of maternal antenatal (before birth) corticosteroids (man-made drugs that closely resemble cortisol, a hormone that the adrenal glands produce naturally) administered for obstetric reasons on time to full enteral feeds (tube feeding) in infants with gastroschisis (birth defect in which the baby's intestines extend outside of the abdomen through a hole next to the belly button).
  • Condition: Abdominal Wall Defects
  • Journal: Pediatric surgery international
  • Treatment Used: Decentralized Surgery
  • Number of Patients: 316
  • Published —
This study investigated the use of decentralized surgery to treat neonates with abdominal wall defects.
  • Condition: Infants with Gastroschisis or Intestinal Atresia
  • Journal: Nutrients
  • Treatment Used: Donor Milk
  • Number of Patients: 140
  • Published —
The study researched the effects of donor milk (in the absence of mothers own milk) for infants with gastroschisis or intestinal atresia.
  • Condition: Umbilical Reconstruction
  • Journal: Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis
  • Treatment Used: Umbilicoplasty
  • Number of Patients: 0
  • Published —
This article discusses different techniques for umbilical reconstruction.
  • Condition: Fetal Gastroschisis
  • Journal: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Treatment Used: Elective Delivery Versus Routine Obstetric Care
  • Number of Patients: 21
  • Published —
In this study, researchers compared the outcomes of elective delivery versus routine obstetric care for the treatment of fetal gastroschisis.
  • Condition: Fetal Gastroschisis
  • Journal: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
  • Treatment Used: Amnioexchange
  • Number of Patients: 64
  • Published —
This study evaluated the benefit of the amnioexchange procedure for fetal gastroschisis (born with intestines outside the body) in humans.
  • Condition: Gastroschisis in infants
  • Journal: Pediatric surgery international
  • Treatment Used: Plastic Closure
  • Number of Patients: 0
  • Published —
Recently, plastic closure of abdominal defect in infants with gastroschisis has been used. Timing of gastroschisis closure can be mainly divided into two groups: primary closure and delayed closure after silo forming. The study aimed to evaluate the current evidence for plastic closure in infants with gastroschisis.
  • Condition: Gastroschisis
  • Journal: European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie
  • Treatment Used: Primary closure versus bedside silo and delayed closure
  • Number of Patients: 38
  • Published —
This study compared primary closure versus bedside silo and delayed closure for babies with gastroschisis.
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