Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 41, Issue 11 , Pages 1846-1849 , November 2006

Initial nonoperative management and delayed closure for treatment of giant omphaloceles

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 Presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Vancouver, Canada, May 22 to 26, 2005.

PII: S0022-3468(06)00459-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.06.011

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 41, Issue 11 , Pages 1846-1849 , November 2006

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