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Generative AI and Medical Writing: Malfeasance or Misdemeanour?

Generative AI in the form of Large Language Models (e.g. ChatGPT©), having been introduced into (medical) writing in 2022, are here to stay. The...

Doing Much with Little: Impressive Results in Babies with Esophageal Atresia in the West Bank and East Jerusalem

Drs. Tawil, Mansour, and colleagues have performed an impressive review of all open esophageal atresia repairs over the past decade across a large...

Infections in pediatric extracorporeal life support

Publication date: Available online 30 December 2025Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Vikas S Gupta, Joseph T. Church, Kevin N. Johnson

In-Office Pit Excision for Pilonidal Disease Using Needle-Free Local Anesthesia: A Minimally Invasive, Non-Operative Treatment Approach

Treatment of pilonidal disease traditionally involves an operation under general anesthesia, which may have a period of postoperative disability...

Long-term follow-up of scar quality and satisfaction after surgical closure of congenital abdominal wall defects: a single center perspective

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TIME’S A TICKIN’: WHEN SHOULD SURGICAL INTERVENTION OCCUR IN OVARIAN TORSION?

The standard of care for adnexal torsion in children is surgical detorsion and ovarian preservation. However, the duration of symptoms beyond...

Comparative efficacy of Soave versus Swenson procedures for Hirschsprung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Reframing the Surgical Morbidity and Mortality Conference: Raising the Standard for All

Morbidity and mortality (M&M) conference is a cornerstone forum in surgical departments, blending review of adverse events and didactic learning...

Pediatric Empyema in the Post-Pandemic Period: Evaluating Changing Trends in Microbiology, Investigations, Fibrinolysis, and Surgical Outcomes

We present a retrospective analysis of our experience managing pediatric empyema, focusing on clinical, microbiological, radiological aspects,...

Topical Mitomycin C Application Versus Intralesional Corticosteroid Injection in the Management of Caustic Esophageal Strictures in Pediatrics: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Caustic esophageal strictures in children are difficult to manage and often require multiple endoscopic dilatation sessions or esophageal...

Non-Inferiority of 1-Minute Versus 2-Minutes Cryoanalgesia Cycles During Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis

Thoracoscopic cryoanalgesia reduces opioid requirements and hospital stay after minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE), but...

Microsurgical Varicocelectomy with Spermatic Vein to Superficial Epigastric Vein Bypass in Adolescents

A microsurgical venous bypass between the internal spermatic vein (ISV) and inferior epigastric vein was proposed five decades ago for varicocele...

Artificial Intelligence for Prediction and Detection of Pediatric Surgical Site Infection

Publication date: Available online 24 December 2025Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Andrew P. Bain, Jeffrey S. Upperman

Letter to the Editor Regarding “Characteristics of pelvic anatomy predict need for vaginal replacement during initial reconstruction of cloacal malformations”

We read with great interest the recent article by Evans et al., “Characteristics of pelvic anatomy predict need for vaginal replacement during...

A comparative study of pneumovesical Cohen versus laparoscopic dismembered Lich-Gregoir ureteral reimplantation for primary obstructive megaureter in children

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Pancreatitis in Pediatric Patients with Pancreatic Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasms: A Single Center Experience

Though rare, solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPN) are one of the most common, low-grade, malignant pediatric pancreatic neoplasms in children and...

Post-Injury Hypertension in Pediatric Renal Trauma Survivors: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Hypertension following childhood blunt renal trauma is poorly understood due to limited, single-institution data with variable follow-up....

Open versus laparoscopic indirect inguinal hernia repair in children: a ten-year retrospective review of laparoscopic percutaneous internal ring suturing

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Invited Commentary on: Psychological and Sexual Outcomes in Patients with Bladder Exstrophy and Their Caregivers

Bladder exstrophy (BE) is a lifelong congenital condition that requires clinicians to attend not only to surgical outcomes but also to the...

Report of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons

Miyano Go: Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing. Patrick Ho Yu Chung: Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Development and validation of a screening model for early diagnosis of biliary atresia in neonates with cholestasis

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Emergency Laparotomy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review of Indications and Outcomes

Cotside laparotomy is often performed in critically ill neonates, but its indications over in-theatre laparotomy remain unclear. This is the first...

Epithelial Ion Transport in Spring-Lengthened Jejunum in a Porcine Model

Loss of functional small intestine in short bowel syndrome results in profound nutrient malabsorption and diarrhea. We previously developed an...

Invited Commentary on: Family Decision-Making During Access to Surgical Care for Children: A Qualitative Analysis and Conceptual Framework

The topic of healthcare disparities in surgery has become increasingly popular among outcome health researchers. In pediatrics alone, the number...

Development and validation of a nomogram based on C-reactive protein, neutrophil count, and respiratory rate for predicting complicated appendicitis in children

The global burden of pediatric spinal injury: an epidemiological analysis across injury subtypes in children under 14 years

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Opioid Prescriptions Practices Following the Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Study

Minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE) is among the most painful elective procedures in pediatric patients and is frequently...

Age-Stratified Impact of Early Virtual Reality Intervention on Preoperative Anxiety in Children: A Randomized Trial

Although it is known that virtual reality (VR) reduces presurgical anxiety, it has neither been stratified by age to determine its effect, nor has...

Testicular cytology and semen analysis in 46, XY differences/disorders of sex development (DSD): implications for fertility

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Assessing the Value of Overnight Admission After Pediatric Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Nationwide Propensity-Matched Analysis

In an era of constrained healthcare resources, optimizing postoperative care without compromising safety has become a national priority....

Outcomes of Sutureless versus Sutured Closure for Gastroschisis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sutureless closure is a minimally invasive alternative to traditional sutured repair for gastroschisis, yet, uncertainty persists regarding its...

Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Surgery—From Vision to Clinical Reality

Letter to the Editor Regarding " Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair with Laparoscopy (PIHRL)-trial: A multicenter study comparing extra-corporeal Percutaneous Internal Ring Suture (PIRS) and intracorporeal purse-string suture for inguinal hernia": The Signi

We read with great interest the article by Eurlings et al., " Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair with Laparoscopy (PIHRL)-trial: A multicenter study...

Outcomes after open thoracotomy repair of esophageal atresia with or without tracheoesophageal fistula: A 10-year Middle Eastern multicenter retrospective cohort

Global outcomes after esophageal atresia (EA) repair vary widely, yet contemporary data from resource-constrained Middle Eastern settings are...

The Pediatric Surgical Burden of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Vaccination remains one of the most effective public health achievements in modern medicine, preventing millions of deaths and disabling...

School toilet facilities perception of children with hirschsprung disease: a parents perspective

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