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Anatomical variations of the inguinal canal and their impact on laparoscopic hernia repair in male children: a visual classification study

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Collaboration first: Rethinking the surgery-first approach for pediatric choledocholithiasis

We read with interest the recent study by Lehane et al. on pediatric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) findings in...

Operating Without Direct Supervision During Pediatric Surgery Fellowship: When, How, and Why?

There is concern that finishing pediatric surgical fellows may not be ready for independent practice due to a lack of operating without direct...

Summary of the 71st British Association of Paediatric Surgeons Conference Bruges, Belgium (25th– 27th June 2025)

Only two years after the caravan rolled out of a particularly luscious part of Flanders, it was back. This was BAPS BRUGES II – the return. Partly...

Where have all the fundoplications gone? A look at changes in national practice in England (April 2012–March 2024)

Fundoplication (FP) and transgastric jejunal tubes (GJ) are treatments for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) where medical management has...

Long term functional outcomes and health-related quality of life in patients with esophageal atresia – A tertiary centre experience

This study evaluates the clinical outcomes and compares the quality of life in esophageal atresia patients over the past two decades.

Pediatric achalasia and peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM): Ten-year outcomes for 101 children at a single institution

Pediatric achalasia, characterized by impaired relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and abnormal esophageal peristalsis, remains a...

Letter to the Editor: Integrating Mental Health Screening into Pediatric Trauma Care

I would like to commend the authors of the article "Beyond Physical Injury: Routine Screening for Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress...

‘Impact of a Regional Damage Control Surgery Pathway on Time to Surgery for Neonates with Severe Necrotising Enterocolitis. A prospective cohort study.’

In the UK, published time from diagnosis of perforation to surgery for babies with Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) was 23·5 hours. We aimed to...

Effects of Virtual Reality Distraction on Pain, Stress, and Heart Rate during Pediatric Ingrown Toenail Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Immersive virtual reality (VR) shows efficacy in reducing pediatric procedural pain and stress, yet studies remain heterogeneous and conflate...

Enhancing transparency in postoperative complication reporting: The Azizoglu–Pederiva complication–classification diagram within the Clavien–Madadi framework

To standardize reporting, the Clavien–Dindo classification, introduced in 2004, has become the most widely used system, and has been validated...

Mitrofanoff procedure in children: use of the appendix and VQZ plasty seems to minimize complications

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Beyond cloacal malformation. Addressing unclassifiable complexity

Cloacal malformations are a spectrum of complex congenital anomalies traditionally classified by common channel length, urethral length, Müllerian...

Internal anal sphincter achalasia in chronic functional constipation in children: A myth rather than reality

Internal anal sphincter achalasia (IASA) is characterised by chronic constipation and it is diagnosed based on an absent rectoanal inhibitory...

Explainable AI: Ethical Frameworks, Bias, and the Necessity for Benchmarks

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into pediatric healthcare, offering opportunities to improve diagnostic accuracy and...

Letter to editor: Two-stage Fowler-Stephens orchidopexy in management of undescended testes: Is it time for a change? A UK multi-centre retrospective study

I thank the authors for their honest reporting of the outcomes of two stage Fowler Stephen (FS) orchidopexy for intraabdominal testis across six...

International survey on the management of pectus excavatum: is there a consensus?

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Neurodevelopmental disorders in children with congenital abdominal wall defects: a national population-based study

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Androgen receptor expression in the foreskin of children born with hypospadias: a systematic review

Correction: Reoperation related to Roux-en-Y jejunal limb after hepaticojejunostomy of choledochal cyst

Letter to the editor: The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates with congenital renal failure

Vincent et al. offers insight into ECMO use among neonates with congenital renal failure (CRF) [1]. However, several issues deserved further discussion.

Management of perianal abscesses in infants: A systematic review from the APSA Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee

Management of infant perianal disease, including perianal abscess and fistula-in- ano (FIA), remains controversial. There is lack of consensus...

Assesment of factors affecting outcome of Mini-PCNL by single-shot dilatation in Pediatric Patients

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Lessons in patient-centered care and perioperative practices for children with neurodivergent conditions

Neurodiversity is a term used to encompass the different ways in which a person's brain processes and interprets information and the associated...

Effect of a Pediatric Surgeon’s Primarily Performed Technique on Inguinal Hernia Recurrence Rates: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

To investigate the effect of surgeons’ preferred repair technique for pediatric inguinal hernia repair (IHR) -laparoscopic versus open- on hernia...

Perinatal prognostic factors of recurrence or functional sequelae in neonatal sacrococcygeal teratoma, and implications for prenatal counselling: a multicenter retrospective study.

With an estimated prevalence of 1/40,000-1/10,000 births and a sex ratio of four female for one male [1–3], sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is the...

Is obesity a protective factor in pediatric trauma? A retrospective review in a tertiary trauma centre over the decade

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Postoperative complications following surgery for congenital hyperinsulinism and insulinomas in pediatric patients

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Parental attitudes to neoanus dilatations post-reconstruction in anorectal malformations (PANDA) study

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Comparison of efficacy and outcome of different management strategies for pancreatic pseudocysts in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pancreatic pseudocysts (PPC) are uncommon in children, and there is currently no consensus on their optimal management. This systematic review and...

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of anterior anus in female infants: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

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Silent messengers in the nano-world: Harnessing extracellular vesicles as theranostic tools for neonatal surgical conditions

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid bilayer-enclosed nanoparticles secreted by all cells that mediate intercellular communication by...

THE EFFECT OF AGE AND SYMPTOM DURATION ON THE ACCURACY OF TWIST SCORE FOR TESTICULAR TORSION IN BOYS

To study the effect of age and duration of symptoms on accuracy of TWIST score in diagnosing testicular torsion (TT) in boys presenting with acute...

Outcome of Esophageal Atresia: What choice of suture material?

Esophageal atresia (EA) is a congenital esophageal malformation frequently associated with a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). The treatment relies...

Thoracoscopic internal traction for long-gap esophageal atresia: outcomes, challenges, and complications

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Transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy without pneumoperitoneum in children: Feasibility and outcomes from a single center

Transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy (TULAA) is a minimally invasive technique for pediatric acute appendicitis. While most TULAA...