Management of the Open Abdomen
Management of the Open Abdomen Alexander F. Mericli Charles E. Butler DEFINITION The phrase “open abdomen” is used to describe a defect in the abdominal wall that exposes the viscera….
Pediatric plastic surgery
Gastroschisis and Omphalocele
Gastroschisis and Omphalocele Jamie C. Harris Fizan Abdullah DEFINITION Gastroschisis Gastroschisis is the most common congenital abdominal wall defect in the newborn period. This results from failure of the intestines…
Prune Belly
Prune Belly Jamie C. Harris Fizan Abdullah DEFINITION1,2 Prune belly is an extremely rare disease, occurring in 1/35 000 live births. The majority of patients are male (FIG 1). It…
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma Nicholas J. Ahn William H. Peranteau DEFINITION Usually benign extragonadal germ cell tumor that develops prenatally, involving the coccyx with various degrees of pelvic and intra-abdominal involvement. It…
Myelomeningocele, Prenatal (Fetal) Repair
Myelomeningocele, Prenatal (Fetal) Repair Gregory G. Heuer N. Scott Adzick DEFINITION Myelomeningocele (MMC) is a congenital malformation of the spinal cord in the family of neural tube defects and spina…
Myelomeningocele: Postnatal Repair
Myelomeningocele: Postnatal Repair Gregory G. Heuer Jesse A. Taylor DEFINITION Myelomeningocele (MMC) is a congenital malformation of the spinal cord in the family of neural tube defects and spina bifida.1…
Juvenile Hypertrophy
Juvenile Hypertrophy Dennis C. Hammond Eric Yu Kit Li DEFINITION Juvenile or virginal breast hypertrophy is a rare condition characterized by atypical and pronounced breast growth during puberty in the…
Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum
Pectus Excavatum and Pectus Carinatum Jamie C. Harris Fizan Abdullah DEFINITION Pectus excavatum is the most common chest wall deformity that involves a concave deflection of the sternum posteriorly, with…
Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia Dennis C. Hammond Eric Yu Kit Li DEFINITION Gynecomastia involves the abnormal proliferation of glandular breast tissue in men, resulting in breast enlargement.1,2 It is distinguished from pseudogynecomastia or…
Poland Syndrome
Poland Syndrome Patrick J. Buchanan Paul S. Cederna DEFINITION Poland syndrome is a developmental defect characterized by varying degrees of unilateral pectoralis major aplasia, thoracic skeletal defects, breast hypoplasia or…
