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Replogle Modified Endoscopic Vacuum-Assisted Closure (EVAC) Therapy: A New Strategy to Treat Anastomotic Leakage and Esophageal Perforation

Anastomotic leakage (AL) and esophageal perforation are life-threatening complications following surgery or endoscopic dilations. “Replogle...

Risk factors for catheter-related bloodstream infections in patients with intestinal failure undergoing home parenteral nutrition: a single-center study

Abstract Purpose The incidence and risk factors of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in patients with intestinal failure (IF) have...

The impact of pre-operative cholecystostomy on laparoscopic excision of choledochal cyst in paediatric patients

Abstract Purpose This aim of this study was to identify the pre-operative risk factors for conversion during laparoscopic excision of choledochal...

Hepatic Infections: Hepatitis, Abscess & Cysts with Dr. Alex Bondoc

In this episode, we will be exploring the types, presentation, diagnosis and management of various hepatic infections with Dr. Alex Bondoc, a...

Creating Educational Videos in Pediatric Surgery: Catering to Our Audience while Remaining Patient-Centric

In today's digital age, pediatric surgeons, as content creators, must adapt to the digital preferences of patients, parents, and other medical...

Risk Factors for Dehiscence of Operative Incisions in Newborns after Laparotomy

Background Surgical wound dehiscence (SWD) in neonates is a life-threatening complication. The aim was to define risk factors of postoperative...

Acute appendicitis in children: is preoperative hyponatremia a predictive factor of perforation/gangrene? A prospective study

Abstract Purpose Distinguishing between perforated/gangrenous from uncomplicated appendicitis in children helps management. We evaluated...

Diagnosis and management of congenital type D esophageal atresia

Abstract This study was performed to describe the current clinical practice and outcomes of type D esophageal atresia. We retrospectively analyzed...

Thickening of the Internal Anal Sphincter: Primary Cause or Secondary Effect of Constipation

Constipation is one of the most common abdominal symptoms in childhood. In many cases, no primary cause is found and the condition may be labelled...

CDK4/6 Inhibition With Lerociclib is a Potential Therapeutic Strategy for the Treatment of Pediatric Sarcomas

Sarcomas are a heterogenous collection of bone and soft tissue tumors. The heterogeneity of these tumors makes it difficult to standardize...

NCCN Guideline Concordance Improves Survival in Pediatric and Young Adult Rectal Cancer

Although management guidelines in adult rectal cancer are widely studied, no consensus guidelines exist for the management of pediatric and young...

Perianal abscesses in specific conditions

Bibliographic Research with ChatGPT may be Misleading: Comment

We would like to comment on the paper entitled “Bibliographic Research with ChatGPT may be misleading: The Problem of Hallucination [1].” The...

Intestinal Rehabilitation Episode 8: Refeeding of an Older Patient

We’re back with a new episode from the intestinal rehabilitation center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. This time we’re talking about Refeeding...

Application of a Composite Score to Predict Adnexal Torsion in Premenarchal and Menarchal Children and Adolescents

The study objective was to apply a previously created composite score for the prediction of adnexal torsion in children and adolescents to a...

Efficacy of a modified needle grasper for single-port laparoscopic hernia repair in children: a propensity score-matched analysis

Abstract Purpose The advantage of using the single-port technique over the conventional two-port approach is uncertain. This study aimed to...

Erudition from primary posterior sagittal anorectoplasty for anorectal malformations over two decades

Abstract Purpose Perioperative and early post-operative outcomes of Primary Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (P-PSARP) were evaluated. Method...

Re: Bowel Lengthening Procedures in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review

Esophageal Atresia and Gastric Ectopic Pancreas: Is There a Real Association?

Objective Heterotopic pancreas (HP) is a condition in which there is well-differentiated pancreatic tissue that lacks any anatomic or vascular...

Trauma Abdominal Cerrado con el Dr. Raphael Parrado

¿Te pasa que tienes que repasar algo sobre una patología pero necesitas que sea rapido?   En esta serie de podcast en resumen te traemos la...

Thoracoscopic Patch Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Can Smaller Incisions Treat Larger Defects?

Thoracoscopic CDH repair is increasingly performed for Type A and small Type B defects that are amenable to primary repair. However, the...

A Multicenter Study on the Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes Among Children With Moderate to Severe Abusive Head Trauma

We aimed to identify clinical characteristics, risk factors for diagnosis, and describe outcomes among children with AHT.

Journal of Pediatric Article Review: June 2023, AAP Issue

We’re featuring Journal of Pediatric surgery articles to bring you some of the latest news! This week we are discussing June 2023 articles from...

Present state of intestinal transplantation in Japan

Abstract Introduction Intestinal transplantation (ITx) is the ultimate treatment for intestinal failure (IF). In Japan, most cases of IF are a...

The Impact of Comprehensive Fetal Care on Mortality of Children With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia when Delivery is Co-located in a Pediatric Hospital

We evaluated the impact of delivery at a comprehensive fetal care center co-located in a pediatric hospital on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation...

Ganglioneuromas in Childhood: Hacettepe Experience With 70 Cases

Ganglioneuromas (GNs) are rare benign peripheral neuroblastic tumors (PNTs). We shared our institutional experience with childhood GNs.

Potential involvement of IL-32 in cell-to-cell communication between macrophages and hepatoblastoma

Abstract Purpose This study investigated the expression of interleukin 32 (IL-32) in hepatoblastoma, the most common primary pediatric liver...

Photoacoustic Imaging as a Novel Non-invasive Biomarker to Assess Intestinal Tissue Oxygenation and Motility in Neonatal Rats

Within the premature infant intestine, oxygenation and motility play key physiological roles in healthy development and disease such as...

Addition of Transfixation Suture to Purse String Suture During Intraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair Increases Peri-Hernia Sac Neck Collagen Formation

The worldwide accepted repair for indirect inguinal hernia in children is high ligation of the hernia sac with open herniotomy. However,...

Early Ventilator Management for Infants With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Impact of a Standardized Clinical Practice Guideline

Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) experience high morbidity and mortality due to pulmonary arterial hypertension and hypoplasia....

Flow cytometric characterization of cecal appendix lymphocyte subpopulations in children: a pilot study

Abstract Introduction Scientific literature regarding the characterization of lymphocyte subpopulations of the cecal appendix is sparse, with few...

Intestinal Rehabilitation, Episode 7: Refeeding in a neonatal patient

We’re back with a new episode from the intestinal rehabilitation center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. This time we’re talking about How to...

Lessons Learned From the First-In-Human Compassionate Use of Connect-EA™ in Ten Patients With Esophageal Atresia

Delayed primary repair of esophageal atresia in patients with high-risk physiologic and anatomic comorbidities remains a daunting challenge with...

Analysis of factors associated with undescended testis in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Abstract Purpose This study aimed to investigate the incidence and clinical factors associated with undescended testes (UDT) in patients with...

Vascular Rings with Dr. Carl Backer

In this podcast, we cover the anatomy, diagnosis and management of vascular rings with Dr. Carl Backer. Host: Em Gootee, Brittany Levy...

Perianal abscess in children: an evaluation of microbiological etiology and the effectiveness of antibiotics

Abstract Purpose We aimed to evaluate the demographic characteristics of children with perianal abscess, distribution of microbiological etiology,...