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Abdominal Wall Defects - Department of Surgery at SUNY ...

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Surgical Repair• For moder<strong>at</strong>e to large defects (2 to 9 cm) place aDacron-reinforced reinforced silastic silo as a temporarycover for the bowel.• The silo can be reduced gradually over 3 to 7days in the intensive care unit, after which theinfant is returned to the oper<strong>at</strong>ing room for finalclosure <strong>of</strong> the abdominal wall

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