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Omphalocele Repair
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Omphalocele Repair: Expectations after Surgery
This defect can be corrected with surgery in most cases. The outcome depends on the amount of damage to or loss of intestine. Omphalocele is often associated with other congenital (present from before birth) defects that may influence the patient's prognosis.
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Definition Omphalocele Repair: Overview & Description Omphalocele Repair: Indications Omphalocele Repair: Expectations after Surgery Omphalocele Repair: Convalescence & Recovery Omphalocele Repair: Risks
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Review Date : 2/10/2003
Reviewed By : James P. Dolan, M.D., Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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