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A method is described utilizing continuous controlled pressure to achieve smooth, rapid, and safe silo reduction of an anterior abdominal-wall defect. A metal tube with larger wheels at each end is suspended by runners and counterweights to slowly roll the silo and squeeze the contents into the abdominal cavity.
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Accepted: 26 April 1999
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Vanamo, K. Silo reduction of giant omphalocele and gastroschisis utilizing continucous controlled pressure. Pediatr Surg Int 16, 536–537 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003839900267
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003839900267