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Initial experience with transanal proctectomy in children

AbstractBackgroundThe use of transanal proctectomy may have particular advantages for pediatric patients with small pelvic working space. We...

📅 Dec 18, 2020 articles
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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...

📅 Dec 23, 2020 articles
tPA, Empyema, and VATS

tPA, Empyema, and VATS

Dr. Rod Gerardo and Dr. Todd Ponsky speak with Dr. Shawn St. Peter as he explains how the management of empyema has evolved over time including a...

89 listens 📅 Dec 30, 2020 podcasts
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Cholangitis in Patients With Biliary Atresia Receiving Hepatoportoenterostomy: A National Database Study

Introduction: Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive form of liver disease in the neonatal period usually requiring hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE)....

4 listens 📅 Dec 16, 2020 articles
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Cholangitis in Patients With Biliary Atresia Receiving Hepatoportoenterostomy: A National Database Study

Introduction: Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive form of liver disease in the neonatal period usually requiring hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE)....

1 listens 📅 Sep 14, 2020 articles
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Nationwide analysis of resuscitative thoracotomy in pediatric trauma: Time to differentiate from adult guidelines?

Background: Emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) for pediatric patients is uncommon, and practice patterns have not been evaluated. We examined...

📅 Dec 15, 2020 articles
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Nationwide analysis of resuscitative thoracotomy in pediatric trauma: Time to differentiate from adult guidelines?

Background: Emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) for pediatric patients is uncommon, and practice patterns have not been evaluated. We examined...

2 listens 📅 Dec 29, 2020 articles
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Modified sequential sac ligation and staged closure technique for the management of giant omphalocele

AbstractPurposeThis study aimed to describe sac ligation and sequential closure for the management of giant omphalocele (GO) and analyze its...

2 listens 📅 Dec 15, 2020 articles
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THE EFFECT OF AZYGOS VEIN PRESERVATION ON POSTOPERTATIVE COMPLICATIONS AFTER ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA REPAIR: RESULTS FROM THE TURKISH ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA REGISTRY

AbstractAimPreservation of the azygos vein (AV) maintains normal venous drainage of the mediastinum and decreases postoperative congestion. The...

4 listens 📅 Dec 15, 2020 articles
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Clinical Assessment of Pediatric Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A 30-Year Experience at a Single Institution

Background: Thyroidectomy is the typical treatment for pediatric thyroid carcinoma; total thyroidectomy is commonly performed. We aimed to report...

📅 Dec 29, 2020 articles
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Clinical Assessment of Pediatric Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A 30-Year Experience at a Single Institution

Background: Thyroidectomy is the typical treatment for pediatric thyroid carcinoma; total thyroidectomy is commonly performed. We aimed to report...

📅 Dec 14, 2020 articles
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The history of surgery in disorders of sexual development

AbstractDisorders of sexual development (DSD) have been documented throughout human history with fascination. Healers of all cultures have...

1 listens 📅 Dec 15, 2020 articles
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A technique to reconstruct the anal sphincters following iatrogenic stretching related to a pull-through for Hirschsprung disease

AbstractSoiling and fecal incontinence are troubling complications which can occur after a pull-through for Hirschsprung disease. They can usually...

📅 Dec 12, 2020 articles
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Social and financial barriers may contribute to a "hidden mortality" in Uganda for children with congenital anomalies

Background: The true incidence of congenital anomalies in sub-Saharan Africa is unknown. Owing to complex challenges associated with congenital...

📅 Dec 11, 2020 articles
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INCIDENCE OF COMPLICATIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS, AND ERRORS: UNEXPECTED EVENTS IN 1,605 PATIENTS

AbstractPurposeBesides surgical complications, a variety of adverse events may affect patients' comfort and outcome. The purpose of this...

📅 Dec 11, 2020 articles
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Prophylactic Negative Vacuum Therapy of High-Risk Esophageal Anastomoses in Pediatric Patients

AbstractBackground: Esophageal anastomoses are at risk for leak or stricture. Negative pressure vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy is used to...

2 listens 📅 Dec 11, 2020 articles
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Balloon Sphincteroplasty in Pediatric Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration

AbstractThe management of choledocholithiasis in children and teenagers is often a two-procedure process with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC)...

📅 Dec 11, 2020 articles
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Repeated measures correlation between functional capacity, pulmonary function and chest expansion in children undergoing open abdominal surgery: Secondary analysis from Randomized clinical trial

AbstractPurposeSix minute walk test (6MWT), Spirometry and chest expansion are used regularly to investigate the status of functional capacity and...

📅 Dec 11, 2020 articles
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MANAGEMENT OF GIANT OMPHALOCELE WITH A SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT NONSURGICAL SILO

AbstractIntroduction: Giant omphaloceles can be a challenge for pediatric surgeons and neonatologists worldwide. It is a rare and low-frequency...

22 listens 📅 Dec 11, 2020 articles
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PRIMARY ANASTOMOSIS IN DIFFICULT CASES OF TYPE “C” ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA: THE ATRAUMATIC MICROVASCULAR CLAMP TECHNIQUE OF MINIMAL TENSION WITH GOOD OUTCOME

AbstractBackgroundSurgical maneuvers for esophageal anastomosis in difficult cases of Gross type "C" esophageal atresia (EA) are challenging. The...

1 listens 📅 Dec 11, 2020 articles
Pancreas Care Updates 2020 - FULL SHOW

Pancreas Care Updates 2020 - FULL SHOW

During our event, course directors Dr. Maisam Abu-El-Haija, MD, MS; Jaimie Nathan, MD, lead a panel of celebrated faculty in providing an overview...

6 listens 📅 Dec 10, 2020 videos
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Enhances Interstage Growth in Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Objectives: Infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome undergoing staged palliation commonly experience chronic growth failure and malnutrition....

📅 Dec 29, 2020 articles
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Enhances Interstage Growth in Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Objectives: Infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome undergoing staged palliation commonly experience chronic growth failure and malnutrition....

📅 Dec 10, 2020 articles
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Survival Benefit Associated With the Use of Extracorporeal Life Support for Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Objective: To measure the survival among comparable neonates with CDH supported with and without ECLS.Summary of background data: Despite...

📅 Dec 09, 2020 articles
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Survival Benefit Associated With the Use of Extracorporeal Life Support for Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Objective: To measure the survival among comparable neonates with CDH supported with and without ECLS.Summary of background data: Despite...

📅 Dec 29, 2020 articles
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State-Level Public Insurance Coverage and Neonatal Circumcision Rates

Objectives: Seventeen states do not provide Medicaid coverage for neonatal male circumcision, despite American Academy of Pediatrics...

📅 Dec 29, 2020 articles
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State-Level Public Insurance Coverage and Neonatal Circumcision Rates

Objectives: Seventeen states do not provide Medicaid coverage for neonatal male circumcision, despite American Academy of Pediatrics...

📅 Dec 08, 2020 articles
Acute Appendicitis 2020 Update

Acute Appendicitis 2020 Update

Dr. Beth Rymeski, Dr. Rod Gerardo, and Dr. Todd Ponsky discuss the recent Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium publication on acute appendicitis...

56 listens 📅 Dec 30, 2020 podcasts
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Characteristics and outcomes of extracorporeal life support in pediatric trauma patients

Background: Extracorporeal life support utilizing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) techniques has been used in the pediatric population...

📅 Dec 07, 2020 articles
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Characteristics and outcomes of extracorporeal life support in pediatric trauma patients

Background: Extracorporeal life support utilizing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) techniques has been used in the pediatric population...

📅 Dec 29, 2020 articles
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Strategic Priority for the American Pediatric Surgical Association

The American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) is a professional organization composed of over 1500 members dedicated to providing...

📅 Dec 07, 2020 articles
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Fetal Non-Ovarian Abdominopelvic Cystic Lesions: A Single-Center Report

Introduction: There is a paucity of reports describing the clinical course and likely postnatal outcomes of prenatally identified simple cystic...

📅 Dec 29, 2020 articles
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Fetal Non-Ovarian Abdominopelvic Cystic Lesions: A Single-Center Report

Introduction: There is a paucity of reports describing the clinical course and likely postnatal outcomes of prenatally identified simple cystic...

📅 Dec 04, 2020 articles
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Defining the Role of Advanced Care Practitioners in Pediatric Surgery Practice

AbstractIntroductionThe role of advanced care practitioners (ACPs) in pediatric surgery is increasingly important and not well...

📅 Dec 04, 2020 articles
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Bedside Laparotomy In Newborns -A Single Institute Experience

AbstractBackground/purpose: Intra hospital transfer of sick newborns is known to cause adverse events with potential morbidity. Interventions at...

📅 Dec 04, 2020 articles
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Barium enema findings in total colonic aganglionosis: a single-center, retrospective study

Background: Preoperative diagnosis of total colonic aganglionosis is important for the rational choice of treatment. The present study aimed to...

📅 Dec 29, 2020 articles