Early reconstruction of the abdominal wall in giant omphalocele Mario Zama, Simona Gallo, Luigino Santecchia, Ettore Bertozzi, Antonio Zaccara, Alessandro Trucchi, Antonella Nahom, Pietro Bagolan, Cosmoferruccio De Stefano  British Journal of Plastic Surgery  Volume 57, Issue 8, Pages 749-753 (December 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021

Figure 1 Giant omphalocele, Type II. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)

Figure 2 Pre-operative condition after complete reduction of the viscera in the abdominal cavity. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)

Figure 3 The Prolene mesh has been sutured to the edges of the aponeurotic-muscle plane. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)

Figure 4 Drawing of the skin incision. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)

Figure 5 The left flap has been mobilised. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)

Figure 6 The flaps sutured on the midline. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)

Figure 7 The donor sites have been grafted. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)

Figure 8 Front view of the early post-operative conditions. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)

Figure 9 Lateral view of the early post-operative conditions. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)

Figure 10 Two years follow-up. Frontal view. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)

Figure 11 Two years follow-up. Lateral view. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 749-753DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2004.05.021)