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During infancy low levels of follicle-stimulating hormone may result in high rate of germ cell apoptosis

AbstractPurposeIt has been suggested that follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) plays a role in preventing germ cell apoptosis. We aimed to compare...

📅 Feb 12, 2021 articles
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Opioid Prescription Patterns for Children Following Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Objective: To describe variability in and consequences of opioid prescriptions following pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy.Summary background...

📅 Feb 11, 2021 articles
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Same day discharge for pectus excavatum—is it possible?

AbstractPurposeThe use of intercostal nerve cryoablation (INC) has been an effective modality for treating pain in patients undergoing pectus...

📅 Feb 11, 2021 articles
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Letter to the Editor

I am writing in response to the manuscript published by Vigueras-Villaseñor et al. 2020 [1]. The authors conclude that gonocytes in testis of boys...

📅 Feb 11, 2021 articles
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Kommerell Diverticulum, Vascular Ring, and Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery: LSCA translocation or Aortopexy

AbstractBackground/PurposeKommerell diverticulum (KD) in children with right aortic arch and aberrant left subclavian artery can be treated...

📅 Feb 12, 2021 articles
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Reply to Letter to the Editor

I am responding to Dr. Miguel Tedde's Letter to the Editor commenting on technical aspects regarding mediastinal dissection in MIRPE. He suggests...

📅 Feb 11, 2021 articles
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History of Pimping

In medicine, there's a 4 letter word that we use every day from rounds to the OR: "Pimp". It's that constant barrage of clinical questions that we...

11 listens 📅 Feb 10, 2021 podcasts
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Administration of extracellular vesicles derived from human amniotic fluid stem cells: a new treatment for necrotizing enterocolitis

Abstract Purpose Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating gastrointestinal disease. Amniotic fluid stem cells (AFSC) improve NEC injury...

1 listens 📅 Feb 10, 2021 articles
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Asymptomatic Non-occult Pneumothorax in Pediatric Blunt Chest Trauma: Chest Tube versus Observation

AbstractBackgroundThe treatment of asymptomatic non-occult pneumothoraces (ANOPTX) secondary to blunt chest trauma (BCT) has not been well...

📅 Feb 11, 2021 articles
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Cell death induction (extrinsic versus intrinsic apoptotic pathway) by intestinal ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats is time-depended

Abstract Purpose We investigate the mechanism of intestinal cell apoptosis and its relation to the time of reperfusion in a rat model of...

📅 Feb 10, 2021 articles
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Commentary on A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Compassion Satisfaction in Pediatric Surgeons in the U.S.

AbstractThis is a commentary on the manuscript by Sarosi A, Coakley B, Berman L, et al., titled "A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Compassion,...

📅 Feb 10, 2021 articles
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Shifting Paradigms: The Top 100 Most Disruptive Papers in Core Pediatric Surgery Journals

AbstractIntroductionThe disruption score is a new bibliometric tool that has recently been utilized to identify studies that are innovative and...

📅 Feb 10, 2021 articles
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Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Inhibitor Therapy in the Treatment of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumors in Pediatric Patients: Case Reports and Literature Review

AbstractBackground: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are a rare subtype of inflammatory pseudotumor frequently associated with...

📅 Feb 11, 2021 articles
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Incisional hernia after abdominal surgery in infants: A retrospective analysis of incidence and risk factors

AbstractPurposeIncisional hernia (IH) is a complication following abdominal surgery extensively studied in adults but less so in infants. This...

📅 Feb 10, 2021 articles
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Nasogastric decompression after intestinal surgery in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Purpose Postoperative nasogastric decompression has been routinely used after intestinal surgery. However, the role of nasogastric...

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Surgical Management of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Guideline from the European Pediatric Surgeons' Association Evidence and Guideline Committee

Introduction Inguinal hernia repair represents the most common operation in childhood; however, consensus about the optimal management is lacking....

14 listens 📅 Feb 11, 2021 articles
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The Use of an Inanimate Simulation Model for the Correction of an Anorectal Malformation in the Training of Colorectal Pediatric Surgery

Introduction An anorectal malformation (ARM) is a congenital malformation that requires surgical correction. To acquire the skills needed to...

📅 Feb 11, 2021 articles
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American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines on diagnosis and management of abdominal vascular injuries

Abdominal vascular trauma accounts for a small percentage of military and a moderate percentage of civilian trauma, affecting all age ranges and...

📅 Feb 09, 2021 articles
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Colorectal Quiz Episode 3: Hirschsprung Disease

In the third episode of the Colorectal Quiz series, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss the basics of the initial management and diagnosis of...

23 listens 📅 Feb 08, 2021 podcasts
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Remote ischemic conditioning avoids the development of intestinal damage after ischemia reperfusion by reducing intestinal inflammation and increasing intestinal regeneration

Abstract Aim of the study Midgut volvulus is a potentially life-threatening condition which is based on intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (I/R)...

📅 Feb 08, 2021 articles
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Prospective Evaluation of the First Option, Second-Line Therapy in Childhood Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia: Splenectomy or Immunomodulation

Objective: To describe 4 subgroups of pediatric patients treated with splenectomy, hydroxychloroquine, azathioprine, or rituximab as the...

📅 Feb 07, 2021 articles
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Thoracoscopic oesophageal atresia/tracheo-oesophageal fistula (OA/TOF) repair is associated with a higher stricture rate: a single institution’s experience

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

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A Critical Analysis of Rectal Biopsy to Exclude Hirschsprung's Disease

Introduction Most Hirschsprung's disease (HD) are diagnosed in young children with increased risk (”red flag”). Older children (>6 months) require...

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Diagnostic Value of Clinical Prediction Scores for Acute Appendicitis in Children Younger than 4 Years

Introduction Acute appendicitis can be difficult to diagnose, especially in children  Materials and Methods All children younger than 4 years who...

📅 Feb 08, 2021 articles
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Comparison of intra- and extra-corporeal laparoscopic hernia repair in children: A systematic review and pooled data-analysis

AbstractBackgroundLaparoscopic surgery is increasingly used to repair paediatric inguinal hernias and can be divided into intra- or...

8 listens 📅 Feb 06, 2021 articles
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Hepatic oxidative injury: role of mitochondrial dysfunction in necrotizing enterocolitis

Abstract Purpose Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe neonatal gastrointestinal disease that can cause damage to remote organs. Previous...

📅 Feb 06, 2021 articles
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Management of Central Venous Access in Children with Intestinal Failure: A Position Paper from the NASPGHAN Intestinal Rehabilitation Special Interest Group

Intestinal failure requires the placement and maintenance of a long-term central venous catheter for the provision of fluids and/or nutrients....

📅 Feb 05, 2021 articles
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Commentary on Long-Term Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Hirschsprung's Disease

AbstractThis is a commentary on the manuscript titled "Long-Term Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Hirschsprung's Disease by Davidson J,...

📅 Feb 05, 2021 articles
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Risk factors of postoperative adhesive bowel obstruction in children with complicated appendicitis

Abstract Purpose Postoperative adhesive bowel obstruction (ABO) is a common complication especially in complicated appendicitis. This study aimed...

1 listens 📅 Feb 04, 2021 articles
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Introducing Jose Campos

We can all agree that there are too many scientific publications pushed out by journals every month. How is a clinical surgeon supposed to keep up...

9 listens 📅 Feb 03, 2021 podcasts
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Common Carotid Artery Imaging After Vessel Sparing Decannulation from Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Support

AbstractIntroductionIn 2008, Children's National Hospital adopted a simple vessel sparing technique (VST) for neck extra corporeal membrane (ECMO)...

📅 Feb 04, 2021 articles
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A cross-sectional analysis of compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction in pediatric surgeons in the U.S.

AbstractBackground/PurposeTo determine the prevalence of compassion fatigue (CF), burnout (BO), and compassion satisfaction (CS) and identify...

📅 Feb 04, 2021 articles
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Pediatric arterial femoral cannulations for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Does size really matter?

AbstractBackground: No studies exist comparing various femoral artery cannula sizes in children on ECMO. We hypothesize that smaller arterial...

📅 Feb 03, 2021 articles
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Trauma Injury, Severity, and Outcomes Among Pediatric American Indian/Alaska Natives in the North Central United States

AbstractBackgroundThere is a disproportionately higher trauma morbidity between American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and non-AI/AN...

📅 Feb 04, 2021 articles
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Reply to Letter to the Editor

We thank Dr. Livingston, et al, for their interest in our manuscript and thoughtful comments. We anticipated this study would provoke some...

📅 Feb 04, 2021 articles
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Connecticut Children's Women in Surgery Episode 2: Sponsorship vs Mentorship

EPISODE 2: SPONSORSHIP VS. MENTORSHIP Dr. Kristan Pierz – Orthopedics...

11 listens 📅 Feb 02, 2021 podcasts
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