Angelina Zerillo age #
OMPHALOCELE
Before Angelina was born, it was discovered
during a prenatal ultrasound that she had a giant
Omphalocele. Her liver, intestines, and part of her
bowel were growing outside of her body. When
Angelina was born, her organs were encased in a protective sac and physicians
decided to use the ‘paint and wait’ method of treatment. They wrapped
Angelina’s tiny organs with antibiotics and saline gauze each day and waited for
a new layer of skin to grow over the organs. Every few days, surgeons would
go in and continue to move the organs into place. Angelina spent five weeks
in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. New
skin completely grew over the sac and now