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Isolated low-grade solid organ injuries in children following blunt abdominal trauma: Is it time to consider discharge from the emergency department?

Introduction: Acute intervention (AI) for solid organ injury (SOI) is rare in hemodynamically stable children. Pediatric guidelines recommend...

European Pediatric Surgical Association

Fewer postoperative opioids are associated with decreased duration of stay for children with perforated appendicitis

Background: The impact of postoperative opioid use on outcomes for children with perforated appendicitis is unknown.Methods: A retrospective...

Academic Leadership In and Beyond Pediatric Surgery - A View from Hong Kong

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Patrick Ho Yu Chung, Paul Kwong Hang Tam

Academic Paediatric Surgery and Work-Life Balance: Insights from Mexico

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein, Juan D....

Academic Paediatric Surgery – Why Not ? …

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Paul Losty

Regeneration and tissue engineering: How pediatric surgeons contributed to building a new field to change the future of medicine

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Paolo De Coppi, T.C. Grikscheit

Academic paediatric surgery in Australia and New Zealand: its governance, drivers, successes and challenges

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Spencer W Beasley

You are never too small to make the difference A message for everyone and a push for pediatric surgeons in training

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Pietro Bagolan, Francesco Morini

Academic pediatric surgery – The German perspective

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Steven W. Warmann, Jörg Fuchs

Becoming an Academic Pediatric Surgeon Scientist in Canada

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Mashriq Alganabi, Agostino Pierro

Preface

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Paul D. Losty, Paul K.H. Tam

‘Paediatric Surgical Research in the UK - Challenges and Opportunities’

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Paul R.V. Johnson

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Publication date: February 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, Volume 30, Issue 1Author(s):

Pediatric Surgery Is Academic By Essence: The French Perspective

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Sabine Sarnacki

Significance of Research in a Surgeon-Scientist's Career - A View from Japan

Publication date: Available online 30 January 2021Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Shigeru Ono, Naomi Iwai

Congenital abdominal wall defects and cryptorchidism: a population-based study

Abstract Purpose Several studies have reported high prevalence of undescended testis (UDT) among boys with congenital abdominal wall defects...

Closing the gap in care of blunt solid organ injury in children

Introduction: Cross-sectional data of pediatric blunt solid organ injury demonstrates higher rates of nonoperative management and shorter lengths...

Geospatial Mapping of Pediatric Surgical Capacity in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Background: Despite recent attention to the provision of healthcare in low- and middle-income countries, improvements in access to surgical...

Determining the Impact of Body Mass Index on Ultrasound Accuracy for Diagnosing Appendicitis: Is It Less Useful in Obese Children?

AbstractBackgroundUltrasonography (US) is the preferred imaging for suspected pediatric appendicitis. We hypothesize that children with elevated...

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Bilateral Wilms’ Tumour: An International Comparison of Treatments and Outcomes

AbstractIntroduction:Wilms' tumour is the most common childhood renal malignancy, with 5–10% of cases presenting bilaterally 1. However, there is...

Commentary on Bilateral Wilms’ Tumour: An International Comparison of Treatments and Outcomes

AbstractThis is a commentary on the manuscript titled "Bilateral wilms' tumour: An international comparison of treatments and outcomes" by...

Hepatic hemangioendothelioma of infancy: clinical features of a large cohort of patients and proposed management

Abstract Purpose The management of hepatic hemangioendothelioma (HHE) may be challenging. We aimed to review a large cohort of children who...

Varied parameters and utility of the anal position index: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Purpose The anal position index (API) was described in 1984 by Reisner et al. Since then, it has been measured in different ethnic...

Increasing Trend of Calretinin-Positive Mucosal Innervation from Aganglionic Zone toward Transition Zone in Hirschsprung's Disease

Introduction Diagnosis of very short-segment Hirschsprung's disease (vsHD) by rectal suction biopsy is challenging as its aganglionic zone (AZ)...

Outcomes at five to eight years of age for children with Hirschsprung's disease

Objective: This study describes core outcomes of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) in a UK-wide cohort of primary school-aged children.Design: A...

Three-dimensional visualization technique compared with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography for evaluation of anatomic variants of pediatric congenital choledochal cysts

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to compare the application of a three-dimensional (3D) visualization technique and magnetic resonance...

A Prospective Study on Long-Term Trace Metal Accumulation in Hair: Is There Any Difference Between Minimally Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum and Carinatum?

AbstractBackgroundTo date, there is no study about trace metal level increases in hair after stainless steel pectus bar implantation. We aimed to...

The History of the PEG

One of the most common procedures that surgeons and gastroenterologists perform is a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (PEG tube). But have...

A Prospective Cohort Study of Fecal miR-223 and miR-451a as Noninvasive and Specific Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the usefulness of fecal microRNA (miR)-223 and miR-451a, as novel noninvasive biomarkers for...

THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL LUNG MALFORMATIONS: DOES PREVIOUS INFECTION REALLY MATTER?

AbstractBackground/ PurposeElective resection of congenital lung malformations (CLMs) is still debatable. The two main risks are malignant...

CT scans for pediatric injury in a middle-income country trauma center: Are we repeating past mistakes?

AbstractPurposeSustained efforts in high-income countries have decreased the rate of unnecessary computed tomography (CT) among children, aiming...

Factors Associated With 5- and 10-Year Survival After Intestinal Transplantation in Infants and Children

Objectives: Intestinal transplantation is an option for permanent intestinal failure with parenteral nutrition intolerance. We sought to determine...

Ten-year experience with staged management of pectus carinatum: Results and lessons learned

AbstractIntroduction: We report pectus carinatum management over a 10+year period.Methods: Staged management, with initial bracing and operation...

Commentary on Drivers of Distress and Well-Being Amongst Pediatric Surgeons

AbstractThis is a commentary on the manuscript titled "Drivers of Distress and Well-Being Amongst Pediatric Surgeons" by Rialon, Mueller, Ottosen, et al.