Open AccessHealing of large midline wounds in infants: unlike in adults, does conservative approach give better results? Two case reports and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Suliman M Taifour
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2006.00239.x
Subject(s) - medicine , omphalocele , surgery , lumbosacral joint , intervention (counseling) , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , biology , psychiatry
The case of two infants with large midline wounds, one with an omphalocele and the other with a lumbosacral wound secondary to ruptured meningocele, is reported wherein the advantages of leaving such wounds in infants to heal spontaneously over surgical intervention are shown. In this report, the cases are discussed and the literature is reviewed. It is concluded that the midline wounds in infants yield better results if left to heal spontaneously.