I have had two cases of omphalocele since I have arrived. One presented around 2 days after birth and the second was born in a very rural village and came about 2 weeks after. The covering over the defect was necrotic and the child was septic. I was able to close both defects and the babies went home. On follow-up a month later, they were both growing and looking healthy.
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| After repair |
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| My favorite part of the this picture is that it shows how we do cardiac monitoring during our surgeries here at BMC. It is old school with a stethoscope just taped to the patients chest. |
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