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Perineal wound disruption and postoperative infection following resection of a benign cystic sacrococcygeal teratoma in a neonate in a resource‐limited setting: A case report

Case reports highlighting the complications of SCT surgical resection in resource‐limited settings particularly sub‐Saharan Africa are few. It is imperative to take into account that achieving the desirable cosmetic results may not be possible because of large tumor size and postoperative infection....

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Autor principal: Katusiime, Christine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6509671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2124
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Sumario:Case reports highlighting the complications of SCT surgical resection in resource‐limited settings particularly sub‐Saharan Africa are few. It is imperative to take into account that achieving the desirable cosmetic results may not be possible because of large tumor size and postoperative infection. It is therefore of necessity to consider integration of plastic surgical reconstructive programs into pediatric surgery follow‐up programs in resource‐limited settings.