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Predictive Value of Routine White Blood Cell Count Obtained Prior to Discharge for Organ Space Infection in Children with Complicated Appendicitis: Results from the Eastern Pediatric Surgery Network

Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of a routine pre-discharge white blood cell count (RPD-WBC) for...

1 listens 📅 Feb 08, 2023 articles
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Clinical experience of thoracoplasty with absorbable rib substitutes

Abstract Purpose Malignant chest wall tumors are rare in pediatrics. They require multimodal oncological treatment and local surgical control....

1 listens 📅 Mar 04, 2023 articles
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: Oct-Dec 2022

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: Oct-Dec 2022

We’re featuring Journal of Pediatric surgery articles earlier this week to bring you some of the latest news! This week we are discussing three...

3 listens 📅 Mar 02, 2023 podcasts
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Does age matter? Cardiopulmonary profiles of adolescents versus adults with pectus excavatum presenting for surgical evaluation

Purpose: We sought to analyze differences in presentation and cardiopulmonary function between those referred for surgical consultation as...

📅 Feb 08, 2023 articles
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Effect of prostaglandin-E1 treatment on pyloric wall thickness in newborns with ductal-dependent critical congenital heart diseases

Abstract Background Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) is used in the medical treatment of ductal-dependent critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) in...

1 listens 📅 Mar 01, 2023 articles
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Ultrasound assessment of abdominal adhesions in neonates: data over dogma for re-operative timing

Abstract Introduction Neonatal abdominal reoperation is difficult and can be complicated by abdominal adhesions. Identifying patients who could...

📅 Mar 01, 2023 articles
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Treatment of bilateral Wilms’ tumor in children: how to improve the application of nephron-sparing surgery

Abstract Purpose To summarize the experience of nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) for bilateral Wilms tumors (BWT) in children. Methods This study...

1 listens 📅 Mar 01, 2023 articles
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Prognostic factors and outcomes of Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE): nine-year experience from a lower-middle income country

Abstract Purpose Outcome data after Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) reported worldwide show considerable regional and institutional variation. It is...

1 listens 📅 Feb 28, 2023 articles
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Efficacy analysis of multidisciplinary treatment for Wilms tumor in a single center

Abstract Objective To analyze the efficacy of multidisciplinary treatment for Wilms tumor (WT) in Kunming Children’s Hospital, and investigate the...

1 listens 📅 Feb 27, 2023 articles
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Comparison of laparoscopic and open ileocecal resection for Crohn’s disease in children

Abstract Purpose Ileocecal resection (ICR) is the most frequently performed surgery in paediatric Crohn’s disease (CD) patients. The aim of the...

2 listens 📅 Feb 27, 2023 articles
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Long-term outcomes in newborn surgery

This article describes the common methods to study long-term outcomes in patients who have undergone major surgery in newborn period. It also sums...

📅 Feb 08, 2023 articles
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Comparison of perioperative surgical outcomes following total robotic and total laparoscopic Roux-en Y hepaticojejunostomy for choledochal cyst in paediatric population: a preliminary report from a tertiary referral centre

Abstract Purpose There is a paucity of data regarding the comparison of robotic and laparoscopic hepaticojejunostomy (HJ) for the treatment of...

📅 Feb 26, 2023 articles
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Evaluating the risk of peri-umbilical hernia after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis closure

Introduction: We evaluate the incidence, outcomes, and management of peri‑umbilical hernias after sutured or sutureless gastroschisis...

1 listens 📅 Feb 08, 2023 articles
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Surgical approach to penile reconstruction for shaft skin excision from circumcision

Abstract Purpose Circumcision is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures. Complications are infrequent, including bleeding,...

📅 Feb 23, 2023 articles
tPA, Empiema y VATs en resumen

tPA, Empiema y VATs en resumen

¿Te pasa que tienes que repasar algo sobre una patología pero necesitas que sea rapido?   En esta serie de podcast en resumen te traemos la...

27 listens 📅 Feb 22, 2023 podcasts
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Anastomotic stricture prediction in patients with esophageal atresia with distal fistula

Abstract Purpose To investigate potential early risk factors for anastomotic stricture formation and assess the predictive role of post-operative...

📅 Feb 22, 2023 articles
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Unjumbling the TWIST score for testicular torsion: systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Objective A systematic review and meta-analysis of the studies evaluating the utility of the Testicular Work-up for Ischemia and...

5 listens 📅 Feb 23, 2023 articles
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Meta-Analysis on Long-Term Outcomes of Pediatric Renal Cancer Survivors Following COG and SIOP Protocols

Background: Pediatric renal cancer survivors have higher rate of chronic renal disease and hypertension. These patients have similar survival...

📅 Feb 08, 2023 articles
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Minimal access surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: surgical tricks to facilitate anchoring the patches to the ribs

Abstract Objective Minimal Access Surgery (MAS) for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) repair is well described, yet only a minority of...

5 listens 📅 Feb 20, 2023 articles
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Endoscopic injection of bulking agents in pediatric vesicoureteral reflux: a narrative review of the literature

Abstract In the last 20 years, endoscopic injection (EI) has affirmed as a valid alternative to open surgery for management of pediatric...

1 listens 📅 Feb 18, 2023 articles
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Outcomes after Surgical Treatment for Rectal Atresia in Children: Is There a Preferred Approach? A Systematic Review

Rectal atresia (RA) affects only 1 to 2% of all children with anorectal malformations. No consensus on optimal treatment strategy is yet achieved....

1 listens 📅 Feb 08, 2023 articles
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Demographic and clinical characteristics of newborn pneumothorax patients and their effects on respiratory function tests during childhood

Abstract Purpose Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air between the parietal and visceral leaves of the pleura, resulting in lung...

📅 Feb 18, 2023 articles
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Sonographic follow-up after pyeloplasty: a large, retrospective cohort analysis

Abstract Purpose Routine scintigraphy after surgery for uretero-pelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is discouraged, making ultrasound the preferred...

1 listens 📅 Feb 18, 2023 articles
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Anorectal manometry findings in relation with long-term functional outcomes of the patients operated on for Hirschsprung’s disease compared to the reference-based population

Abstract Purpose This study investigated anorectal manometry (AM) findings and bowel function of patients operated on for Hirschsprung’s disease...

1 listens 📅 Feb 17, 2023 articles
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Assessment of the neonatal referral and transport system for patients with gastroschisis in Kenya

Abstract Purpose To assess the neonatal referral and transport system for gastroschisis patients referred to a tertiary level hospital in Kenya....

📅 Feb 16, 2023 articles
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Postoperative morbidity and mortality in pediatric indigenous populations: a scoping review and meta-analysis

Abstract Mounting evidence suggests that childhood health is an important predictor of wellness as an adult. Indigenous peoples worldwide suffer...

📅 Feb 16, 2023 articles
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Surgical management of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children: advantages of MesoRex shunt compared with distal splenorenal shunt

Abstract Purpose To review surgical management of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and...

📅 Feb 16, 2023 articles
Revisión de la Biliografía: Gastrosquisis

Revisión de la Biliografía: Gastrosquisis

Ya es de publico conocimiento que día a día se publican miles de artículos sobre distintas patologías y que es muy difícil seguirlos. En este...

16 listens 📅 Feb 15, 2023 podcasts
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Association between gastrointestinal perforation and patent ductus arteriosus in extremely-low-birth-weight infants: a retrospective study of our decade-long experience

Abstract Purpose Management of persistently patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely low-birth-weight infants (ELBWIs) requires attention due...

📅 Feb 15, 2023 articles
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Anti-reflux surgery in children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A prospective cohort study on a controversial practice

Introduction: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most frequent long-term morbidity of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) survivors....

📅 Feb 08, 2023 articles
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The m6A methyltransferase METTL3 affects cell proliferation and migration by regulating YAP expression in Hirschsprung disease

Abstract Background METTL3, an mRNA m6A methyltransferase, has been implicated in various steps of mRNA metabolism, such as stabilization,...

📅 Feb 16, 2023 articles
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The outcome of esophageal perforation in neonates and its risk factors: a 10-year study

Abstract Purpose Esophageal perforation is a rare complication in infants that can be difficult to diagnose. The mortality rate due to esophageal...

📅 Feb 16, 2023 articles
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Prophylactic antireflux procedures are not necessary in neurologically impaired children undergoing gastrostomy placement

Abstract Purpose Fundoplication is frequently used in children with neurologic impairment even in the absence of reflux due to concerns for future...

1 listens 📅 Feb 14, 2023 articles
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Adopting the Swenson-like technique for patients with Hirschsprung disease in Vietnam

Abstract Purpose To evaluate outcomes of adopting the Swenson-like technique in transanal pull-through for Hirschsprung disease (HD) at a...

2 listens 📅 Feb 14, 2023 articles
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Tracheal reconstruction surgery for congenital tracheal stenosis

Abstract Purpose Congenital tracheal stenosis is a rare but dangerous disease. Reconstructive tracheal surgery is a life-saving treatment but also...

📅 Feb 14, 2023 articles
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Management dilemma in pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction: is transit time the answer?

Abstract Purpose Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) is the leading cause for hydronephrosis in children. Diuretic renography used in the...

1 listens 📅 Feb 14, 2023 articles