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Cost Analysis of Early vs Delayed Outpatient Repair of Inguinal Hernias in Premature Infants

Premature infants treated for inguinal hernias after hospital discharge require overnight post-operative observation for apnea monitoring until...

Mapping Surgical Intervention Trajectories in Seriously Ill Children Receiving Palliative Care

Despite the prevalence of surgical intervention in seriously ill children, data is scarce regarding interventions performed based on type of...

Genomic instability in congenital lung malformations in children

Abstract Purpose To study the biological relationship between congenital lung malformations (CLMs) and malignancy. Methods Biopsies of 12 CPAMs, 6...

Global survey on point-of-care ultrasound (pocus) use in child surgery

Abstract Purpose To undertake a global assessment of existing ultrasound practices, barriers to access, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training...

Evaluating the Benefits of Ventriculostomy Compared to Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

In this study, we compared outcomes between intracranial pressure monitoring (ICP) only versus ventriculostomy (VT) using a nationwide database of...

Evaluation of Image-Defined Risk Factor (IDRF) Assessment in Patients With Intermediate-risk Neuroblastoma: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Study ANBL0531

The International Neuroblastoma Risk Group (INRG) classifier utilizes a staging system based on pretreatment imaging criteria in which...

Colorectal Quizzes: Episode 39 – Mullerian Anomalies in Patients with ARM

In this episode of the Colorectal Quiz, hosted by Liza Bokova, a colorectal research fellow at Children's National, we explore a case of a...

A New Era in Medical Information: ChatGPT Outperforms Medical Information Provided by Online Information Sheets About Congenital Malformations

ChatGPT has demonstrated notable capabilities and has gained popularity in various medical tasks, including patient education. This study...

The Only Constant is Change: A Longitudinal Analysis of Women's Representation Across American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Committee Leadership

Women have historically been underrepresented in surgical leadership and in specialty organizations. This study longitudinally examines...

Review of Low Titer Group O Whole Blood (LTOWB) Transfusion in Initial Resuscitation of Pediatric Trauma Patients: Assessing Potential Benefits

Hemorrhagic shock secondary to trauma is a leading cause of pediatric mortality in the United States. Timely intervention is crucial to prevent...

A Comparison of Commonly Utilized Diagnostic Biopsy Techniques for Pediatric Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review by the APSA Cancer Committee

Historically, surgical biopsy (SB) for diagnosis of pediatric solid tumors was considered necessary to provide adequate tissue for histologic and...

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Treatment of Esophageal Atresia in Germany: Analysis of National Hospital Discharge Data From 2016 to 2022

Esophageal atresia (EA) is a complex malformation. Multidisciplinary management is necessary, with the operative repair being the most challenging...

15 Years of Vacuum Bell Therapy for Pectus Excavatum: Long-term Outcomes and Influencing Factors

Long-term results and factors affecting outcomes of vacuum bell therapy for pectus excavatum are relatively unknown.

Correction to: Comprehensive meta‑analysis of surgical procedure for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: thoracoscopic versus open repair

Improving outcomes for uncomplicated gastroschisis: clinical practice guidelines from the American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-based Practice Committee

Abstract Background The authors sought better outcomes for uncomplicated gastroschisis through development of clinical practice guidelines....

Development and Validation of a Bayesian Network Predicting Intubation Following Hospital Arrival Among Injured Children

Inadequate airway management can contribute to preventable trauma deaths. Current machine learning tools for predicting intubation in trauma are...

Commentary on: Environmental Impact of Traveling to the Annual American Pediatric Surgical Association Meeting

In the article “Environmental Impact of Traveling to the Annual American Pediatric Surgical Association Meeting” by Fitzpatrick C, et al. [1], the...

The Role of Liquid Biopsy in Neuroblastoma: A Scoping Review

Neuroblastoma (NBL), is the most common, non-CNS solid tumor of childhood. This disease presents with unique biological and clinical challenges...

Can Ultrasound Reliably Detect Complicated Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients?

While acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most frequent emergency surgical conditions, diagnosing it continues to be challenging [1–3]. This can...

Development and Internal-External Validation of a Post-Operative Mortality Risk Calculator for Pediatric Surgical Patients in Low- and Middle- Income Countries Using Machine Learning

The KidsOR post-operative mortality risk algorithm had outstanding cross-validated discrimination and strong cross-validated calibration. Across...

A prospective multicentre study evaluating the performance of the modified simple biliary atresia scoring system in predicting biliary atresia

Abstract Purpose Early diagnosis of biliary atresia (BA) is critical for best outcomes, but is challenged by overlapping clinical manifestations...

Correlation of Tracheomalacia Severity With Esophageal Gap Length as Assessed by Ultrashort Echo-time MRI

Tracheomalacia severity is difficult to quantify, however, ultrashort echo-time MRI objectively quantifies tracheomalacia in infants without...

Navigating the transition: a multidisciplinary approach to inflammatory bowel disease in children

Abstract Purpose A multidisciplinary approach to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has recently demonstrated a positive impact in pediatric...

Routine Urology Consultation and Follow-up After Pediatric Blunt Renal Trauma is Likely Unnecessary

This study examines the outcomes of high-grade renal trauma in pediatric patients and evaluates the intervention rate. In our hospital, we...

Neonatal surgical mortality at a low resource setting, HEAL Africa tertiary hospital, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract Purpose This study describes the experience with common neonatal surgical conditions and their outcomes at a single center in the Eastern...

Report on the 33rd Annual Meeting of the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG)

The 33rd Annual Congress of the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) was held in the lively city of Las Vegas, in June 2024. The...

Commentary to ‘How can the surgeons choose preoperatively most appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis vs therapy in pediatric acute appendicitis’

Development of a skeletal muscle sheet with direct reprogramming-induced myoblasts on a nanogel-cross-linked porous freeze-dried gel scaffold in a mouse gastroschisis model

Abstract Purpose In this study, we attempted to create skeletal muscle sheets made of directly converted myoblasts (dMBs) with a nanogel scaffold...

Anorectal Malformation Patients in Australia and Europe: Different Location, Same Problem? A Retrospective Comparative Registry-Based Study

Anorectal malformations (ARM) encompass a spectrum of rare congenital defects of the rectum and anus, requiring specialized reconstructive...

Morio Kasai Corrects the Uncorrectable: Hepatic Portoenterostomy for Biliary Atresia

One of the fundamental innovations of pediatric surgery is hepatic portoenterostomy for biliary atresia, widely known as the Kasai procedure for...

Comparative Outcomes of Single-Stage versus Two-Stage Laparoscopic Fowler-Stephens Orchidopexy: A Systematic Review snd Meta-Analysis

Introduction Intra-abdominal testis (IAT) remains a challenging and controversial subset within the management of cryptorchidism. While...

Intraoperative surgical complications of open surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a multicenter, observational study in Japan

Abstract Purpose This study aimed to clarify surgical complications associated with open surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)....

Failure to Significantly Reduce Radiation Exposure in Children with Suspected Appendicitis in the United States

Ultrasound (US) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is recommended over computed tomography (CT) as the initial imaging modality when considering...

Optimizing Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair on ECMO: Evaluating the Risk of Bleeding

Institutions lack consensus on the management of patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) who are repaired on extracorporeal membrane...