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Report of 54th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons

In 2021, the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgery (PAPS) met virtually for the second time, one and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic at...

Intrauterine Ultrasound-Guided Laser Coagulation as a First Step for Treatment of Prenatally Complicated Bronchopulmonary Sequestration: Our Experience and Literature Review

Introduction Prenatal ultrasound-guided laser coagulation (USLC) for complicated bronchopulmonary sequestrations has been described but a...

Palisading-like Arrangement of Immature Ganglion Cell in Myenteric Ganglia is a Unique Pathological Feature of Immaturity of Ganglia

AbstractBackgroundImmaturity of ganglia (IG), an allied disorder of Hirschsprung disease (AD-HSCR), develops as neonatal ileus, but the...

Optimizing skin antisepsis for neonatal surgery: A quality improvement initiative

AbstractPurposeSurgical site infections (SSIs) are a significant determinant of morbidity in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)....

Paediatric thyroidectomy: When and why? A 25-year institutional experience

AbstractObjectiveThyroidectomy in paediatric patients is relatively uncommon. In this study, we reviewed our experience of thyroidectomy in...

Human breast milk-derived exosomes protect against intestinal ischemia and reperfusion injury in neonatal rats

ABSTRACTBackgroundIntestinal ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury like that seen in midgut volvulus can be life-threatening in the pediatric...

Advanced preoperative three-dimensional planning decreases the surgical complications of using large-for-size grafts in pediatric living donor liver transplantation

AbstractBackgroundUsing "large-for-size" liver graft, graft-to-recipient weight ratio (GRWR) ≥4%, has been debated in pediatric liver...

MRI-Based Radiomics in Distinguishing Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma (KHE) and Fibro-Adipose Vascular Anomaly (FAVA) in Extremities: A Preliminary Retrospective Study

ABSTRACTObjectiveTo investigate the pretreatment differentiation between Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) and fibro-adipose vascular anomaly...

Rapamycin induces autophagy and apoptosis in Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma primary cells in vitro

AbstractBackgroundRapamycin has been recommended to treat Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP), but the...

PASS- A course in Pediatric Acute Surgical Support to build pediatric surgical emergencies capacity in developing countries

AbstractObjectivesThe burden of pediatric trauma and emergency, including pediatric surgical emergencies in low middle income countries (LMIC) is...

Photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulinic acid: A new diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical aid for neuroblastoma

AbstractBackground5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-based photodynamic therapy (PDT) is widely used in cancer therapy because of the tumor-specific...

Cryoablation is associated with shorter length-of-stay and reduced opioid use after the Ravitch procedure

AbstractPurposeThe use of intercostal nerve cryoablation (INC) is becoming increasingly common in patients undergoing pectus repair. This study...

Clinical implications of serum autotoxin in regular follow up after pediatric living donor liver transplantation for biliary atresia

AbstractBackground: Pediatric patients sometimes develop graft fibrosis after living donor liver transplant (LDLT). Autotaxin is a recently...

Same Day Discharge after Pediatric Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Community Hospitals

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Same-day discharge (SDD) protocols after pediatric laparoscopic appendectomy have not been well studied in a community...

Perioperative opioid use in paediatric inguinal hernia patients: A systematic review and retrospective audit of practice

AbstractBackground: Opioids play a major role in postoperative pain management in children, but their administration remains an under-investigated...

A 17-Year Experience on Bilaterality of Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors in Pediatric Population and its Clinical Implications: A Single-Center Study

AbstractBackgroundSince the incidence of ovarian germ cell tumor (GCT) in pediatric population is low, there is little information regarding this...

The preventive effect of recombinant human hepatocyte growth factor for hepatic steatosis in a rat model of short bowel syndrome

AbstractPurposeShort bowel syndrome (SBS) patients require total parenteral nutrition (TPN) following massive small bowel resection (SBR), which...

OUTCOMES OF PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS LIGATION IN VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT PREMATURE INFANTS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT ANALYSIS

AbstractIntroductionPatent ductus arteriosus (PDA) can be a significant hemodynamic problem in preterm infants leading to increased morbidity and...

Response to: Effect of transanastomotic feeding tubes on anastomotic strictures in patients with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula

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Gastrostomy Button: Long-Term Follow-Up of the First Patient

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Pediatric Umbilical Pathologies in Brief: Presentation, Workup, Diagnosis,...

Umbilical pathologies can present with a wide range of symptoms so here, we cover the basics of presentation, differentiation, diagnosis, surgical...

Letter to the Editor

Childhood-Onset Myasthenia Gravis Patients Benefited from Thymectomy in a Long-Term Follow-up Observation

Introduction The effect of thymectomy on the treatment of childhood-onset myasthenia gravis (CMG) remains debatable. The objective of this study...

A Novel Tool to Predict Postoperative Opioid Need after Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children: A Step toward Evidence-Based Pain Management

Background Optimizing postoperative pain treatment is essential to minimize morbidity, lower costs, and ensure patient and parent satisfaction....

Late Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's Disease: Definition and Implication on Core Outcomes

Introduction Late diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease (LDHD) may carry a poor prognosis. Its definition remains unclear and its implication on...

Response to: The Majority of Boys Having Orchidopexy for Congenital Nonsyndromic Cryptorchidism during Minipuberty Exhibited Normal Reproductive Hormonal Profiles

Intestinal Rehabilitation, Episode 3: Enteral Autonomy, Part 1

We're back with a new episode from the Intestinal Rehabilitation Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. This time we're talking about enteral...

Cool kids do Basic Science

Richard Wagner Boston Children’s Hospital Richard Kejizer University of Mannitoba Moderated by Martin Lacher and Augusto Zani August 12th, 2021

Controversies in the treatment on CPAM - Part I

Part 1: Only symptomatic patients should undergo surgery Pro:Nigel Hall (Southampton)  Con        Juan Carlos de Agustin (Madrid)                ...

Long-term outcomes of male imperforate anus with recto-urethral fistula: laparoscopy-assisted anorectoplasty versus posterior sagittal anorectoplasty

Abstract Purpose A five-parameter fecal continence evaluation questionnaire (FCEQ) and incidence of complications were used for long-term...

Failure to Thrive, Oral Intake, and Inpatient Status Prior to Gastrostomy Tube Placement in the First Year of Life is Associated with Persistent Use 1-year Later

AbstractBackground: Gastrostomy tube (GT) placement is a common procedure in infants (≤1-year-old). There is variation in patient selection and a...

Analysis of risk factors for angiolymphatic invasion and establishment of a predictive nomogram for hepatoblastomas

AbstractBackground: Hepatoblastomas (HBs)are malignant liver tumors that most commonly develop in pediatric patients. Although lymph node...

Significant neonatal intraoperative cerebral and renal oxygen desaturation identified with near-infrared spectroscopy

Abstract Introduction Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to monitor intraoperative regional oxygen saturation (rSO2) during open (Op) and...

Remote ischemic conditioning causes CD4 T cells shift towards reduced cell-mediated inflammation

Abstract Purpose Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a gastrointestinal disease in neonates that is associated with immune-mediated intestinal...

The largest report on thoracoscopic surgery for recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula after esophageal atresia repair

AbstractBackgroundAlthough thoracoscopic surgery has become the routine surgical method for esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF),...

Mid-term outcome of postoperative biliary atresia patients according to level of transection of the biliary remnant and depth of suturing

Abstract Purpose Open portoenterostomy (PE) for biliary atresia (BA) is currently more extended (EP) than the original (OP). Typical OP...