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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...

Open Pyloromyotomy Bianchi Supraumbilical approach Dr. Tamer Ashraf Wafa and...

In this video, open Ramestedt's Pyloroytomy is demonstrated via a trans-umbilical Bianchi incision. The patient is a one month old boy.The video...

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...

Laryngeal Clefts

Dr. Michael Rutter is and ENT surgeon and the director of the Aerodigestive Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In this...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pediatric Tracheostomy in a 7 year old child Dr. Tamer Ashraf Wafa

In this video, Tracheostomy is demonstrated in for a seven year.The indication for the procedure was prolonged intubation. The video shows the...

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...

IPEG 2021 - History of IPEG with Keith Georgeson

The history of IPEG, the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group starting in Berlin in 1988. The story of how mutual frustrations lead to the...

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...

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

Patient-Reported Outcomes—The Value of Observational Assessments

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...

IPEG Academy: Thoracoscopic Esophageal Atresia Repair

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

Duodeno-duodenostomy for Duodenal Atresia

In this video, duodeno-dudenostomy diamond anastomsis for duodenal atresia is demonstrated. The patient is a 2 day old boy that is presented with...

IPEG 2018 - PERCUTANEOUS EMBOLIZATION AND LAPAROSCOPIC LIGATION

IPEG 2018 Annual Meeting Percutaneous Embolization and Laparoscopic Ligation of a Congenital Umbilical Arteriovenous Malformation Top 10 Abstract P.B. Ham

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...

Introducing: Vic Garcia

In today's episode, we want to introduce you to a pediatric surgeon whose reach expands beyond the walls of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical...

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...

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...

The PEET Procedure: Punch Excision of Epithelialized Tracts for Gastrocutaneous Fistula Closure

AbstractBackground: Persistent gastrocutaneous fistula (GCF) is common problem encountered in the pediatric population. Several management options...

Robotic Hepaticojejunostomy for Choledochal Cyst

Robotic Hepaticojejunostomy for Choledochal Cyst N. Alizai

Early definitive operation for patients with anorectal malformation was associated with a better long-term postoperative bowel function

Purpose: In general, patients with anorectal malformation (ARM) undergo surgical treatment at around 6 months of age in Japan. We aimed to clarify...

LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLANGIOJEJUNOSTOMY FOR CHOLEDOCHAL CYSTS IN CHILDREN USING DOUBLE-HEMICIRCUMFERENTIAL

Laparoscopic Cholangiojejunostomy for Choledochal Cysts in Children using Double-Hemicircumferential Running Single-layer Suture Y. Liu, L. Li, W. Hou