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Children With Facial Burns Treated in United States Emergency Departments, 2000 to 2018

Objective: To investigate the characteristics and trends of facial burns among children.Methods: Data from the National Electronic Injury...

Upregulation of human endogenous retrovirus-K (HML-2) mRNAs in hepatoblastoma: Identification of potential new immunotherapeutic targets and biomarkers

AbstractPurposeHepatoblastoma is the most common liver malignancy in children. In order to advance therapy against hepatoblastoma, novel...

Assessing the benefit of reoperations in patients who suffer from fecal incontinence after repair of their anorectal malformation

AbstractBackground and AimPatients with a previously repaired anorectal malformation (ARM) can suffer from complications which lead to...

Mark M. Ravitch MD: Surgeon, author, teacher, soldier

AbstractMark M. Ravitch (1910–1989) was the most prolific surgeon–author of the 20th Century as well as an outstanding clinical surgeon, scholar,...

Amniotic fluid and breast milk: a rationale for breast milk stem cell therapy in neonatal diseases

Abstract Amniotic fluid and breast milk play important roles in structural development throughout fetal growth and infancy. Given their...

Poor performance of noninvasive predictors of esophageal varices during primary prophylaxis surveillance in biliary atresia

AbstractObjectiveOur objective was to analyze performance of noninvasive markers for significant esophageal varices in relation to outcomes of...

Robotic Excision of Choledochal Cyst with Hepaticoduodenostomy (HD): Report of HD Technique, Initial Experience, and Early Outcome

Introduction Minimal access surgical approach to choledochal cyst (CC) is becoming a standard of care in pediatric age group. Robotic-assisted...

ERNICA Consensus Conference on the Management of Patients with Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia: Perioperative, Surgical, and Long-Term Management

Introduction Evidence supporting best practice for long-gap esophageal atresia is limited. The European Reference Network for Rare Inherited...

Mirrored Ribs: A Sign for Pneumothorax in Neonates

Objectives: To evaluate if "mirrored ribs"-a mirroring of chest structures-is a sign for pneumothorax in lung ultrasound in neonates.Design:...

Splenectomy with proximal spleno-left portal shunt for extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children

AbstractPurposeTo report our initial experience with splenectomy and proximal spleno-left portal shunt as an alternative to the standard Rex...

CT validation of SVC-RA junction location for pediatric central line placement: is vertebral bodies below the carina accurate?

Abstract Purpose The key landmark for tip position of a central venous catheter (CVC) is the SVC-RA junction. In adults, localization of the...

A piglet model of iatrogenic rectosigmoid hypoganglionosis reveals the impact of the enteric nervous system on gut barrier function and microbiota postnatal development

AbstractBackgroundHirschsprung-associated enterocolitis physiopathology likely involves disturbed interactions between gut microbes and the host...

Radiation therapy is an important factor to improve survival in pediatric patients with head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma by enhancing local control: a historical cohort study from a single center

Background: The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of radiation therapy on survival in a historical cohort of 56 pediatric patients...

Does contrast-enhanced ultrasound have a role in evaluation and management of pediatric renal trauma? A preliminary experience

AbstractBackgroundTo report our initial experience using intravenous contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in pediatric renal trauma with the...

Lymphatic malformations compromising the upper airway in children: ultrasound-guided intralesional focal sclerotherapy with bleomycin targeting culprit lesions

Abstract Purpose Lymphatic malformations (LMs) compromising the upper airway is a life-threatening and intractable disease. Here, we establish a...

Update on pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: A report from the APSA Cancer Committee

AbstractBackground/PurposeRhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children and young adults and requires multimodality...

Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Surgical Patients and their Caretakers

Treating Center Volume and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Outcomes in California

Objective: To examined outcomes for infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDH), according to specific treatment center volume...

Transesophageal echocardiography during pectus excavatum correction in children: What happens to the heart?

AbstractObjectivesCardiac compression in pectus excavatum remains difficult to evaluate. We describe the findings with intraoperative...

Surgical management of pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma: An analysis of the National Cancer Database

AbstractPurposeThis study evaluates overall survival (OS) between liver transplantation (LT) and liver resection (LR), while assessing the effect...

Inappropriate referrals in pediatric surgery

AbstractBackgroundInappropriate referrals consume a significant amount of health-system resources. To optimize referral patterns, organizations...

Evaluation of renal oxygenization in laparoscopic pediatric surgery by near infrared spectroscopy

Abstract Purpose Increased intraabdominal pressure IAP may reduce renal blood flow (RBF). The study aims to evaluate the pneumoperitoneum effect...

History of the Pan African Paediatric Surgery Association (PAPSA)

Abstract The Pan African Paediatric Surgery Association (PAPSA) was formed in 1994. The need for an organisation in Africa to voice children’s...

Outcomes of children with hepatoblastoma who underwent liver resection at a tertiary hospital in China: a retrospective analysis

Background: To report the outcomes of hepatoblastoma resected in our institution.Methods: We diagnosed 135 children with hepatoblastoma at our...

Risk factors of early mortality after neonatal surgery in Tunisia

AbstractBackgroundResearch concerning factors of death after neonatal surgery is scarce. Insight into mortality might improve perioperative care....

Does open ovarian biopsy in prepubertal age affect ovarian reserve in a rat model?

AbstractBackgroundPartial resection of the ovary carries a possible risk of fertility reduction. We studied the influence of open ovarian biopsy...

Efficacy and safety of adrenergic beta-antagonist combined with lasers in the treatment of infantile hemangiomas: a meta-analysis

Abstract To investigate the efficacy and safety of combined therapy with adrenergic beta-antagonist and lasers in infantile hemangiomas (IH). A...

Primary care faecal calprotectin testing in children with suspected inflammatory bowel disease: a diagnostic accuracy study

Objective: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of calprotectin to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children in whom general...

Pediatric snow sport injuries differ by age

AbstractBackgroundUnintentional injury is the leading cause of death among pediatric patients. There were 13,436 injuries related to snow sports...

Description of a novel chest wall anomaly: The postprematurity thoracic dysplasia

AbstractBackground/PurposeMany studies on ex-preterm babies were conducted to evaluate their respiratory sequelae, but, to our knowledge, the...

Tidal volumes at birth as predictor for adverse outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Objective: To assess the predictive value of tidal volume (Vt) of spontaneous breaths at birth in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia...

Validating 3D indexes in the non-surgical pectus excavatum patient

AbstractBackground/purposeIn recent years there has been an increased interest in three-dimensional (3D) imaging for the assessment of chest wall...

Imaged-guided and muscle sparing laparoscopic anorectoplasty using real-time magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract A challenge when repairing imperforate anus is positioning the neo-rectum into the center of the sphincter muscle complex (SMC) with...

Variability in the transition zone length in Hirschsprung disease

I have read with great interest the paper “Variability of the transition zone length in Hirschsprung disease” by Thakkar, Blackburn, Curry, De...

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for Pediatric Burn Patients: Is It Worth the Risk?

Objectives: Examine the outcomes of pediatric burn patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to determine whether extracorporeal...

Per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in pediatric patients with esophageal achalasia: First Latin-American experience

AbstractBackgroundAchalasia is the most common primary motor disorder of the esophagus, but its incidence in pediatric patients is low....