Facial Laceration Emergency Room Closure Techniques Christina Marie Pasick Peter J. Taub DEFINITION Facial soft tissue injuries are commonly encountered in the emergency room. Common etiologies are motor vehicle collisions,…
Craniofacial Anaplastology: Prosthetic Osseointegration Chad A. Purnell Rosemary Seelaus Pravin K. Patel DEFINITION Anaplastology derives from the Greek ana to make again, anew, upon plastos—something made, formed, molded logy—the study…
Conjoined Twin Separation Michael R. Bykowski Joseph E. Losee Lorelei Grunwaldt DEFINITION Conjoined twins are individuals who are physically connected by their anatomy and share one or more organs. The…
Ambiguous Genitalia Deborah L. Jacobson Elizabeth B. Yerkes DEFINITION Individuals born with ambiguous genitalia have external genitalia that are not fully typical male or female in appearance. Others have developmental…
Vaginal and Vulvar Reconstruction Elizabeth B. Yerkes Julia Corcoran DEFINITION Neovaginal creation or augmentation of the vaginal canal may be requested in several congenital conditions and in acquired vaginal stenosis….
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….
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 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 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 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…
