Botulinum toxin abdominal wall injection and post-omphalocele ventral hernia repair: database and proposal of a protocol

Abstract Background Post-omphalocele ventral hernias (POVH) are common after giant omphaloceles. Abdominal wall botulinum toxin injections (BTI) are useful to treat complex incisional hernias (CIH) in adults, which may also apply to POVH. We review BTI data in the treatment of CIH and POVH and propo...

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Main Authors: Lisieux Eyer de Jesus, Thais Cardoso Leve, Celine Fulgencio, Samuel Dekermacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-12-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43159-020-00058-4