1998 Volume 34 Issue 7 Pages 1208-1212
A case of body stalk anomaly under home ventilation support was reported. The patient was diagnosed antenatally as omphalocele by ultrasonography. He was born by caesarean section at the gestational age of 35 weeks and 3 days. His birth weight was 2, 169g with an Apgar score of 4/6. He showed a giant omphalocele combined with severe scoliosis, patent ductus arterioles, atrial septal defect, tracheal stenosis, and tracheobroncho malacia. He was supported by ventilator after birth. He underwent abdominal wall closure by the Nakajo method using a synthetic fabric sheet, fundoplication, gastrostomy, ileostomy, its closure, and herniorrhaphy. He became stable when he was 2-and-a-half years old. He was discharged with a ventilator support at the age of 4 years after trials. He is now preparing for a primary school with a social support group in his neighborhood.
