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Fish Oil Emulsion Reduces Liver Injury and Liver Transplantation in Children with Intestinal Failure-Associated Liver Disease: A Multicenter Integrated Study

Objective: To compare the aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index, liver transplantation, and mortality rates between children with...

Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Objectives: Paediatric studies on the role of antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of postoperative infections in children undergoing...

The impact of early and successful orchidopexy on hormonal follow-up for 208 boys with bilateral non-syndromic cryptorchidism

Purpose: Inhibin-B is produced by Sertoli cells and decreased values might be associated with impaired fertility potential. The aim of the study...

Topical corticosteroids for phimosis in children: a network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Abstract Background Corticosteroids and hyaluronidase are trialed for treating phimosis in children. We carried out the present network...

Association of Co-Exposure of Antenatal Steroid and Prophylactic Indomethacin with Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation

Objective: To evaluate the association of a combined exposure to antenatal steroids and prophylactic indomethacin with the outcome of spontaneous...

Safety of Veress needle for laparoscopic entry in children: Myth or reality?

Introduction: Recent reports suggested that blind laparoscopic entry techniques, including Veress needle (VN), might increase the risks of...

A randomized clinical trial in improving pulmonary function and functional capacity in pediatric open abdominal surgery

Purpose: Pulmonary function and functional capacity gets compromised and reduced after open abdominal surgery. We assessed whether Preoperative...

Thoracoscopic oesophageal atresia/tracheo-oesophageal fistula (OA/TOF) repair is associated with a higher stricture rate: a single institution's experience

Purpose: Thoracoscopic OA/TOF repair was first described in 1999. Currently, less than 10% of surgeons routinely employ minimally access surgery....

The fat anchor orchiopexy technique: results and outcomes from 150 cases surgical experience

Abstract Purpose The purpose of the study is to evaluate results and outcomes in a long-time follow-up period, by performing a novel testicular...

A pediatric surgeon’s dilemma: does cholecystectomy improve symptoms of biliary dyskinesia?

Abstract Background Biliary dyskinesia (BD) is a well-established gallbladder pathology in adult patients and rates of cholecystectomy for BD...

Evaluation of Fecal Incontinence in Pediatric Functional Constipation: Clinical Utility of Anorectal and Colon Manometry

Objectives: The aim of the study is to evaluate the utility of motility studies in pediatric functional constipation with/without fecal...

Update Course Rewind: TEG 2019

TEG, also known as thromboelastography is gaining popularity. So Dr. Elizabeth Beierle talked about the basics at our 2019 Pediatric Surgery...

Fragility index of meta-analyses in paediatric surgery

Management of intussusception in children: A systematic review

Objective: The goal of this systematic review by the American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee was to...

The combination of conventional ultrasound and shear-wave elastography in evaluating the segmental heterogeneity of liver fibrosis in biliary atresia patients after Kasai portoenterostomy

Abstract Objective To retrospectively assess the value of the combination of conventional ultrasound and shear-wave elastography (SWE) in...

Early vasopressor administration in pediatric blunt liver and spleen injury: An ATOMAC+ study

Background: No prior studies have examined the outcomes of early vasopressor use in children sustaining blunt liver or spleen injury...

Arterial constriction after resection of neuroblastic tumors in children: Two-center retrospective study

AbstractBackground/PurposeNeuroblastic tumors are the most common pediatric extracranial solid tumors in infants and very young children....

One-Year Impact of a Bowel Management Program in Treating Fecal Incontinence in Patients with Anorectal Malformations

AbstractBackgroundMany patients with anorectal malformations (ARM) need a bowel management program (BMP) to manage lifelong problems of fecal...

Gastrointestinal and oncologic outcomes of pediatric gastrointestinal lymphoma following upfront resection or biopsy of bowel masses

Abstract Purpose Complete upfront resection of pediatric gastrointestinal lymphomas is recommended over biopsy whenever feasible, but either...

Validation of low-cost models for minimal invasive surgery training of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and esophageal atresia

Background: Minimal invasive surgery (MIS) is increasingly used for the correction of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and esophageal atresia...

Early enteral feeding after intestinal anastomosis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Purpose: Delayed enteral feeding (DEF) contributes to postoperative complications among children undergoing intestinal surgery. Various recent...

Prospective Quality of Life Outcomes in Pediatric Fecal Incontinence Following Bowel Management

AbstractBackgroundSevere fecal incontinence (FI) is common in patients both with and without anorectal malformations. Whether a formal bowel...

Physician-Driven or Self-Directed Safe Firearm Storage Guidance: Which One is Best?

AbstractBackground/PurposeAccess to firearms is a preventable cause of unintentional injury and suicide in children. Pediatric physicians provide...

The EPIC procedure (Endoscopic-assisted Pilonidal Irrigation and Cleaning): a simple and effective treatment for pilonidal disease

Background: Pilonidal disease (PD) is a common condition of the sacrococcygeal region leading to inflammation and abscess formation. PD is a topic...

Functional outcomes of pediatric laparoscopic pyeloplasty: post-operative functional recovery is superior in infants compared to older children

Abstract Aim Laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP) is less popular and considered less successful in infants compared to older children. There are few...

Update Course Rewind: Cervical Spine Clearance 2019

Cervical spine clearance in the pediatric trauma patient can be difficult - especially in those patients less than 3 years old. That's why Dr....

Pediatric Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Experience in a Tertiary Care Referral Center in a Developing Country Over Three Decades

Background: There is limited experience in managing pediatric primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). The aim of this study was to analyze the...

Association Between Access to Pediatric Trauma Care and Motor Vehicle Crash Death in Children: An Ecologic Analysis of United States Counties

Background: Access to pediatric trauma care is highly variable across the United States (US). The purpose of this study was to measure the...

Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Association between Surgical Indication, Timing, and Outcomes

AbstractBackground/Purpose: Despite improvements in neonatal care the outcomes of Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) remain unchanged over previous...

Preoperative platelet transfusions: A retrospective review of pediatric patients with thrombocytopenia, 2011-2016

AbstractBackgroundThrombocytopenia is a common perioperative clinical problem and preoperative platelet transfusion prior to surgery is standard...

Open versus laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis

Background: Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is a disorder of young children (aged one year or less) and can be treated by...

Surgical site infection after open and laparoscopic surgery in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common healthcare-associated infections in patients undergoing surgery. Various randomised...

In vitro models of fetal lung development to enhance research into congenital lung diseases

Abstract Purpose This paper aims to build upon previous work to definitively establish in vitro models of murine pseudoglandular stage lung...

The history of surgery in disorders of sexual development

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Utility of sonography for identifying metastatic cervical adenopathy in children with differentiated thyroid carcinoma at presentation

Background: No study has evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of sonography for the depiction of metastatic cervical adenopathy in children with...

Practical approach to imaging diagnosis of biliary atresia, Part 1: prenatal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, and postnatal ultrasound

AbstractWe present a practical approach to imaging in suspected biliary atresia, an inflammatory cholangiopathy of infancy resulting in...