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Analysis of Adolescent Patient Satisfaction and Well-Being following Reduction Mammaplasty using The BREAST-Q Survey

AbstractBackground While functional breast reduction surgery has been shown to lead to increased quality of life in adult patients, the effects of...

Characteristics of Benign Neuroblastic Tumors: Is Surgery Always Necessary?

AbstractPurpose: Ganglioneuroma (GN) and ganglioneuroblastoma-intermixed (GNB-I) represent benign variants of neuroblastic tumors in children;...

Thyroid Surgery Outcomes at a Children's Hospital: The Value of a Multidisciplinary Team Approach

AbstractBackgroundOur purpose is to describe the structure, function and outcomes of our multidisciplinary pediatric thyroid program and to...

Laparoscopic Versus Open Orchiopexy For Palpable Undescended Testes: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis

AbstractBackground/Purpose: Laparoscopic orchiopexy (LO) was recently described as superior to open orchiopexy (OO) for palpable undescended...

Colorectal Quiz Episode 16: Bowel Management in Spinal Patients - Need for a Urologist Part 2

Bowel management can be difficult on its own but for patients with spinal disorders, it can be exponentially more complex. Today, Dr. Levitt and...

Hirschsprung Disease Workup

The workup for Hirschsprung disease is bread-and-butter pediatric surgery but it can certainly get confusing. Dr. Nelson Rosen is the Associate...

Magnet ingestion in children and its implications: tertiary centre experience

Abstract Background Swallowing multiple magnets or a magnet and second metallic object can carry risks of intestinal obstruction, fistula and...

Comparison of non-invasive physiological assessment tools between simple and perforated appendicitis in children

Abstract Purpose The role of non-invasive measures of physiologic reserve, specifically the Compensatory reserve index (CRI) and the Shock index...

Impact of Clostridium difficile infection on pediatric appendicitis

Abstract Introduction Clostridium difficile is an important cause of nosocomial infection in the pediatric population. The purpose of this study...

Radiation burden in patients with esophageal atresia: a systematic review

Abstract Esophageal atresia (EA) is the most common congenital esophageal disorder. Radiological imaging facilitates diagnosis, surgical...

Same-day discharge after laparoscopic appendectomy for non-perforated appendicitis is safe and cost effective

Abstract Aim of the study To compare the outcomes and hospital charges of patients who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy for non-perforated...

Impact of overweight/obesity on clinical outcomes after reduction for intussusception in children

Abstract Purpose Childhood obesity is a worsening epidemic. Little is known about the impact of overweight and obesity (OV–OB) on clinical...

Colorectal Quiz Episode 15: Bowel Management in Spinal Patients - Need for a UrologistPart 1

Bowel management can be difficult on its own but for patients with spinal disorders, it can be exponentially more complex. Today, Dr. Levitt and...

Virtual Education in Pediatric Surgery during the COVID-19 Era: Facing and Overcoming Current Challenges

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted our way of living in an unprecedented manner. Medical professionals at all...

Long-Term Outcomes of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Single Institution Experience

AbstractBackground/PurposeAs survival rates for patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) increase, long-term sequelae become...

Primary repair of esophageal atresia is followed by multiple diagnostic and surgical procedures.

AbstractBackground: Children born with esophageal atresia (EA) face comorbidities and complications often requiring surgery and anesthesia. We...

Management and clinical outcomes of congenital esophageal stenosis in pediatric patients: Experience of a tertiary referral center

ABSTRACTPurpose: This study aimed to retrospectively investigate congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) cases managed at our institution using a...

A Comparative Study on Short-Term Effects of Compression Orthosis and Exercises in the Treatment of Pectus Carinatum: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Feasibility Trial

Introduction: Pectus carinatum (PC) is a congenital chest wall deformity which is characterized by the protrusion of the sternum and costal...

Impact of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence, Presentation, and Management of Pediatric Appendicitis: Lessons Learned from the First Wave

The fast-evolving nature of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to unprecedented clinical, logistical, and socioeconomical...

The Role of Exosomes in the Treatment, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Pathogenesis of COVID-19

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), continues to...

Colorectal Quiz Episode 14: ARM Newborn Part 3

Surgeons, neonatologists, pediatricians, and anyone who cares for the newborn child needs to understand how to evaluate anorectal malformations....

Total Thyroidectomy vs Thyroid Lobectomy for Localized Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Children: A Propensity-Matched Survival Analysis

Introduction: Current guidelines recommend total thyroidectomy (TT) and radio-ablation for most papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) in children. These...

Surgical Perspectives for Pediatric Theater Teams during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Beyond: Narrative Review and Mandatory Tasks Guidelines

This is a narrative review during the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to streamline workflow of pediatric surgical patients...

Analysis of Pulmonary Surgery in Children and Adolescents in Germany: Who Is doing What?

Introduction In Germany, pediatric surgery is organized in a decentralized manner. A nationwide clinical registry does not exist. The aim of this...

Variation in Oophorectomy Rates for Children with Ovarian Torsion across US Children's Hospitals

In this multicenter study of 1783 children diagnosed with ovarian torsion from 2012 to 2017, 402 children (22.5%) underwent oophorectomy. The odds...

Should All Babies With Oesophageal Atresia Have Routine Screening For Midgut Malrotation Anomalies? A Systematic Review In Search Of Evidence

AbstractBackground/Purpose: Oesophageal Atresia (OA) is associated with co-existent anomalies. There is a controversy of literature pertaining to...

A Peek Into The Future of Surgical Learning: A King, an Ox, & Elon Musk

This is the presidential address from the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group 2021 Annual meeting. The exponential growth of information,...

Endoscopic vs laparoscopic paediatric gastrostomies: Time to change our practice?

Background: Gastrostomy insertion is a common procedure for paediatric surgeons, with the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) technique long...

Colorectal Quiz Episode 13: Newborn ARM Part 2

Surgeons, neonatologists, pediatricians, and anyone who cares for the newborn child needs to understand how to evaluate anorectal malformations....

The Epidemiology behind Pectus Excavatum: Clinical Study and Review of the Literature

Introduction Pectus excavatum (PE) is a funnel-shaped indentation of the sternum and is the most common deformity of the chest wall. It is...

Patient-Reported Outcomes—The Value of Observational Assessments

Objective Professionals, Subjective Patients? Unbiased Thinking Facilitates Better, Multidimensional Treatment

Vascular anomalies of the head and neck: diagnosis and treatment

Vascular malformations and vascular tumors comprise the two specific subsets of vascular anomalies that arise as a result of disorganized...

Current practice of rectal biopsies for the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease in Latin America: an international online survey

Purpose: The gold standard for the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a rectal biopsy. The sample may be obtained using a transanal...

Patient Selection for Pediatric Gastrostomy Tubes: Are We Placing Tubes That Are Not Being Used?

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Identifying pediatric patients who may benefit from gastrostomy tube (GT) placement can be challenging. We hypothesized that...

Visual diagnosis of pectus excavatum: An inter-observer and intra-observer agreement analysis

AbstractBackground/Purpose: Among patients suspected of pectus excavatum, visual examination is a key aspect of diagnosis and, moreover, guides...