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Umbilical Hernia Repair in Children Anatomical Repair Hidden incision Dr....

In this video, the surgical treatment of umbilical hernia in a 4 year old girl is demonstrated. The focus of this video is to illustrate how to...

Colorectal Collaboration: Neurogastroenterology/Motility Disorders

Pediatric Colorectal Surgery is a team sport. That's why this episode is about how the pediatric colorectal surgery team, lead by Dr. Jason...

Long-Term Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Swiss Patient Group with Esophageal Atresia

Introduction Surgical treatment of esophageal atresia (EA) has markedly improved, allowing the focus to shift from short-term complications and...

The Lost Suture Needle: An Algorithm to Standardize Management and Improve Outcomes

The lost laparoscopic suture needle is a common yet infrequently discussed topic, having occurred to over 60% of minimally invasive general...

A Surgeon's Purpose, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Presidential Address, 2021

AbstractThrough an examination of literature and art history over the past several centuries, we can better understand what it is to be a...

Treatment of jejunoileal atresia by primary anastomosis or enterostomy: Double the operations, double the risk of complications

AbstractPurposeNo study has evaluated complication rates of the combined operations needed for temporary enterostomy compared to primary...

Systematic review and meta-analysis of safety and efficacy of early enteral nutrition as an isolated component of enhanced recovery after surgery [ERAS] in children after bowel anastomosis surgery

AbstractBackground: Postoperative feeding practices are not uniform in children undergoing bowel anastomosis surgery. Primary aim of this review...

Pediatric Surgical Errors: A Systematic Scoping Review

AbstractBackground: Medical errors were largely concealed prior to the landmark report "To Err Is Human". The purpose of this systematic scoping...

Reply to Letter to the Editor on European Pediatric Surgeon' Association Survey on the Management of Short Bowel Syndrome

Letter to the Editor in response to: Routine evaluation of vesicle-ureteric reflux in children with anorectal malformation does not reduce the rate of urinary tract infection

We are writing in response to ‘Routine evaluation of vesico-ureteric reflux in children with anorectal malformation does not reduce the rate of...

Extubation Strategies after Esophageal Atresia Repair

AbstractBackground/Purpose: Early extubation following repair of esophageal atresia (EA) is desirable unless the anastomosis is under tension, in...

Integration of A Dedicated Management Protocol in the Care of Pediatric Liver Cancer: From Specialized Providers to Complication Reduction

AbstractIntroductionUp to a third of children undergoing partial hepatectomy for primary hepatic malignancies experience at least one...

Nutrition Delivery and Growth Outcomes in Infants with Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia Who Undergo the Foker Process

AbstractBackground: Predictors of growth outcomes in patients with long-gap esophageal atresia (LGEA) are not known. We examined nutrition and...

Determination of Factors to Distinguish MIS-C from Acute Appendicitis in Children with Acute Abdominal Pain

Introduction The aim of this study was to make the differential diagnosis between acute appendicitis and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in...

Female Neonatal Inguinal Hernia Repair Dr. Tamer Ashraf Wafa

In this video, the surgical treatment of inguinal hernia in a 3 week old girl is demonstrated. The main focus of this video is to illustrate how...

Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula Bronchoscopy and Surgical Technique

Is there any case that gets a pediatric surgery fellow more excited than the repair of an Esophageal Atresia with a Tracheoesophageal Fistula? In...

Optimal Timing for Soave Primary Pull-through in Short-Segment Hirschsprung Disease: A Meta-Analysis

AbstractBackgroundThe optimal age for endorectal pull-through (ERPT) surgery in infants with short-segment Hirschsprung disease varies, with a...

IPEG Academy: Laparoscopic Right Adrenalectomy

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Laparoscopic Right Adrenalectomy H.D. Le, M.C. Mora, K.Y. Park, K.A. Diefenbach, G. Azzie

IPEG Academy: Laparoscopic Excision of Duodenal Web

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Laparoscopic Excision of Duodenal Web M.C. Mora, H.D. Le, G. Azzie, K.A. Diefenbach

IPEG Academy: Laparoscopic Duodenal Atresia Repair

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Laparoscopic Duodenal Atresia Repair M.C. Mora, D.A. Davies, H.D. Le, G. Azzie, K.A. Diefenbach

IPEG Academy: Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in a Girl - Percutaneous Lateral Approach

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair in a Girl - Percutaneous Lateral Approach D.C. Yu, M.C. Mora, C.J....

IPEG Academy: Laparoscopic Anterior Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Laparoscopic Anterior Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair M.C. Mora, H.D. Le, G. Azzie, K.A. Diefenbach

IPEG Academy: Robotic Single Site Cholecystectomy

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Robotic Single Site Cholecsytectomy M.C. Mora, H.D. Le, D.C. Yu, G. Azzie, K.A. Diefenbach  

IPEG Academy: Left Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Left Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair M.C. Mora, H.D. Le, C.J. Aprahamian, G. Azzie, D.C. Yu, D.A. Davies,...

IPEG Academy: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Cholangiogram

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Cholangiogram M.C. Mora, H.D. Le, K.A. Diefenbach, C.J. Aprahamian, D.A....

IPEG Academy: Laparoscopic Choledochal Cyst Excision with Hepaticoduodenostomy

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Laparoscopic Choledochal Cyst Excision with Hepaticoduodenostomy M.C. Mora, H.D. Le, G. Azzie, K.A. Diefenbach

IPEG Academy: Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy

IPEG Academy Instructional Videos: Laparoscopic Appendectomy by Single Incision M.C. Mora, C.J. Aprahamian, D.A. Davies, H.D. Le, K.A. Diefenbach,...

IPEG Academy: Laparoscopic Right Inguinal Hernia Repair in a boy - Percutaneous Medial Approach

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Laparoscopic Right Inguinal Hernia Repair in a Boy - Percutaneous Medial Approach M.C Mora, H.D. Lee, G. Azzie,...

IPEG Academy: Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication for GERD

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication for GERD D.A. Davies, M.C. Mora, H.D. Le, K.A. Diefenbach, C.J. Aprahamian,...

IPEG Academy: Laparoscopic Appendectomy

IPEG Academy Instructional Video: Laparoscopic Appendectomy M.C. Mora, H.D.Le, C.J.Aprahamian, D.A. Davies, D.C. Yu, G. Azzie, K.A. Diefenbach

Colorectal Quiz Episode 18: Cloaca Part 2

The treatment for cloacal malformations are a great example of collaboration between pediatric colorectal surgery, gynecology, and urology. In...

Letter to the Editor in response to: Fetal haemoglobin levels in premature newborns

Gavulic et al. recently reported that fetal hemoglobin (HbF) concentrations in preterm neonates rapidly decrease after red blood cell (RBC)...

Feasibility, safety and outcome of inguinal hernia repair under spinal versus general anesthesia in preterm and term infants

Background: Inguinal hernia repair (IHR) is a common operation in preterm and term infants. Recently, spinal anesthesia (SA) has been proposed as...

Commentary on Blood Group AB is Associated with Poor Outcomes in Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis

AbstractThis is a commentary on the manuscript titled "Blood Group AB is Associated with Poor Outcomes in Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis"...

Blood group AB is associated with poor outcomes in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis

AbstractBackground: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a neonatal disease associated with necrosis and perforation of the bowel. We investigated...

Pediatric appendiceal ultrasound: maintaining accuracy, increasing determinacy and improving clinical outcomes following the introduction of a standardized reporting template

Background: Pediatric patients who underwent appendiceal US and received an equivocal interpretation had poorer clinical outcomes and higher...