Abstract
External pneumatic compression has been used in ten cases of exomphalos major where the initial treatment resulted in a progressively enlarging skin-covered sac and coelomic cavity of diminishing capacity. The method has been employed successfully in eight cases as preparation for a single-stage repair of a large ventral hernia.
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Taylor, R.G., Jones, P.G. External pneumatic compression in the late repair of exomphalos major. Pediatr Surg Int 4, 107–109 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00181845
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