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. 2008 Jul;90(5):426-7.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2008.90.5.426.

Paediatric umbilical hernioplasty

Onur Gilleard  1 , Andrew S Gee
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Paediatric umbilical hernioplasty

Onur Gilleard et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2008 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Discarding the excess skin enables clear access to the hernial defect.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The anchor suture traverses the closed defect.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The purse string is drawn before the anchor suture is tied.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Immediate postoperative result.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Three-month postoperative result.
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