Appraisal of the repair gastroschisis with autogenous umbilical cord / 中华外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To review the treatment of repair gastroschisis with autogenous umbilical cord in 13-year and evaluate its effect.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty-two newborns who underwent the repair gastroschisis with autogenous umbilical cord between 1992 and 2005. The physical growth, intelligence measuring, area of operation in abdomen in the survived 18 cases were observed and followed-up.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Eighteen patients recovered uneventfully, survival rate is 82%, their growth is well. They all developed incisional hernia near the operation, 9 cases recovered himself, 2 cases was operated to repair the abdominal hernia, 7 cases is under observed.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The material is adopted easily in the operating, autogenous umbilical cord is elastic tissue and no toxicity could relax the abdominal press effectively after the operation, the survival rate is high.</p>