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Letter to the editor: Beyond the odds ratios: Why risk ratios offer clearer clinical insight in comparative surgical meta-analyses

The odds ratio (OR) and the risk ratio (RR) are valid measures of association but differ substantially in interpretability and magnitude when...

📅 Aug 30, 2025 articles
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No manometric differences after surgical intervention for anal fistula in infants and toddlers

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📅 Aug 29, 2025 articles
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Dorsal dartos flap for buried penis treatment: surgical technique and long-term outcomes

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📅 Aug 29, 2025 articles
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Clinical characteristics and timing of intervention in 195 neonatal simple ovarian cysts: a 20-year single-center retrospective analysis

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📅 Aug 29, 2025 articles
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Comment on: “Management of simple appendicitis in children: Early appendectomy vs. non-operative management with subsequent appendectomy for failure: Does initial approach impact surgical complications?”

The retrospective cohort study by Becker et al. presents an insightful comparison of early appendectomy versus appendectomy after failed...

📅 Aug 29, 2025 articles
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Splenic vein diameter/portal vein diameter ratio as a predictor of portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic splenectomy in children

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📅 Aug 29, 2025 articles
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Three-year experience with GLP-2 analog in intestinal rehabilitation for pediatric-onset short bowel syndrome

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📅 Aug 28, 2025 articles
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Bridging the gap: Identifying depression and suicidality in pediatric surgical patients and the need for early screening

Depression rates among adolescents in the United States (U.S.) are rising. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for...

📅 Sep 23, 2025 articles
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Primary posterior tracheopexy in esophageal atresia with tracheomalacia: From innovation to multicenter RCT

Tracheomalacia (TM) is a common comorbidity in children with esophageal atresia (EA), reported in up to 87 % of patients. Around 30 % of EA...

📅 Aug 28, 2025 articles
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CAR T-cell therapy in pediatric oncology: From leukemia to emerging promise in Wilms tumor and solid malignancies

CAR T cell therapy represents an advanced immunotherapeutic modality in pediatric oncology, involving genetic modification of a patient's own T...

📅 Aug 28, 2025 articles
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Timing of surgery for symptomatic choledochal cysts with hyperamylasemia in children: a retrospective analysis

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Establishment and evaluation of an animal model of acquired tracheomalacia following tracheostomy in rabbits

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📅 Aug 27, 2025 articles
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Whole blood transfusion in pediatric trauma patients with traumatic brain injury may decrease the risk of early death

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Development of a novel tubular scaffold for tissue-engineered small intestine

Infants with short bowel syndrome (SBS) have significant morbidity and mortality, especially if they depend on parenteral nutrition....

📅 Aug 26, 2025 articles
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Sennosides vs magnesium hydroxide vs polyethylene glycol as a treatment for constipation in anorectal malformation: a randomized crossover trial

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📅 Aug 26, 2025 articles
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Short-interval intravenous indocyanine green administration in pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective evaluation of visualization and safety

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📅 Aug 26, 2025 articles
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Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen or an Organized Brigade? A Success Story of Collaboration Between Pediatric Urology and Surgery to Treat Children With Renal Tumors

The surgical management of renal tumors in children has predominantly been by pediatric surgeons, while in adults these masses are surgically...

📅 Aug 26, 2025 articles
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Laparoscopic Versus Open Insertion of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters in Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is frequently preferred for pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease due to its feasibility for home care and...

📅 Aug 26, 2025 articles
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MRI-based Stratification and Surgical Management of Hydrocolpos in Children and Adolescents

Introduction In this report we present a new anatomical stratification for vaginal obstruction (hydrocolpos) based on MRI findings while referring...

📅 Aug 26, 2025 articles
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Comparative outcomes of proximal stoma versus primary anastomosis in pediatric colorectal trauma

Historically, fecal diversion via proximal stoma (PS) was an accepted option for pediatric colorectal trauma, but recent studies have suggested...

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Parental preferences for pediatric surgical facility centralization: insights from a discrete choice experiment

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📅 Aug 24, 2025 articles
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Is prophylactic fundoplication necessary? Laparoscopic fundoplication after gastrostomy vs non-gastrostomy patients

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📅 Aug 24, 2025 articles
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Serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) as a Biomarker for differentiating biliary atresia from neonatal hepatitis: evidence synthesis through systematic review and meta-analysis

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📅 Aug 24, 2025 articles
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Oesophageal dilatation for the anastomotic stricture post trachea-oesophageal fistula/oesophageal atresia repair

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Exercise-Induced Ectopy and Its Relationship to Fitness, Cardiac Function, and Markers of Severity in Youth With Pectus Excavatum

Patients with pectus excavatum (PE) are at increased risk of cardiac derangements, including cardiac arrhythmias. Little is known about...

📅 Aug 23, 2025 articles
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Bladder dysfunction in children with anorectal malformations: identification of risk factors and development of a predictive scoring tool

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📅 Aug 22, 2025 articles
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Minimal Impact of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Surgery: Evidence From Real-World Data

The effectiveness of prophylactic antibiotics in pediatric inguinal hernia repair remains unclear. As the procedure is considered clean, the...

📅 Aug 23, 2025 articles
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Comparing the timing of surgery for congenital lung malformations in children throughout the United States

Timing and approach to the surgical resection of congenital lung malformations (CLMs) in infancy are driven by severity of symptoms, potential for...

📅 Aug 22, 2025 articles
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Bacteroidetes/Firmicutes Ratio as an Early Biomarker for NEC Development in Preterm Infants

Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe intestinal disease potentially linked to gut microbiota dysbiosis. This prospective...

📅 Aug 23, 2025 articles
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Esophageal Atresia Repair in Germany: Utilization Patterns, Hospital Characteristics and Costs

Thoracoscopic esophageal atresia (EA) repair is a demanding procedure. It provides long-term benefits for patients including better cosmesis and...

📅 Aug 22, 2025 articles
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Versatility of contrast enhanced colosonography for pre-operative evaluation of anorectal malformation with fistula

Anorectal malformations (ARM) with fistulae require anatomic definition of the fistula and distal extent of the rectum relative to the coccyx...

📅 Aug 22, 2025 articles
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Effectiveness of the laparoscopic approach for persistent cloaca at a single institution: a retrospective study

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📅 Aug 21, 2025 articles
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Proteome analysis of preserved formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimens to explore the pathogenesis of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

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📅 Aug 21, 2025 articles
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Clinical and histological predictors of disease severity in boys with lichen sclerosus: A prospective multicentre observational study

Lichen sclerosus is an inflammatory dermatosis resulting in progressive phimosis and meatal stenosis. Following circumcision, a proportion of boys...

📅 Aug 21, 2025 articles
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Evaluating Ex Vivo Fluorescence Confocal Microscopy for Intraoperative Diagnosis in Pediatric Surgery: A Feasibility Study

Ex vivo fluorescence confocal microscopy (FCM) is an emerging technology that enables real-time, high-resolution digital imaging of freshly...

📅 Aug 21, 2025 articles
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The prediction models for the optimal timing of surgical intervention for necrotizing enterocolitis: nomogram vs. five machine learning models

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📅 Aug 20, 2025 articles
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