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Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for Pediatric Achalasia: Institutional Experience and Outcomes

ABSTRACTBackground: The surgical treatment of achalasia by both laparoscopic and endoscopic approaches has been recognized as the definitive...

Improved Outcome in Children With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Neuroblastoma Treated With Chemoimmunotherapy: Updated Results of a Phase II Study Using hu14.18K322A

Purpose: We evaluated whether combining a humanized antidisialoganglioside monoclonal antibody (hu14.18K322A) throughout therapy improves early...

Interhospital Variability in Localization Techniques for Small Pulmonary Nodules in Children: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative Study

AbstractBackground: Pulmonary nodules that are deep within lung parenchyma and/or small in size can be challenging to localize for biopsy. This...

Gastroschisis Prognostic Score Successfully Identifies Brazilian Newborns with High-Risk Gastroschisis

AbstractBackgroundThe Gastroschisis Prognostic Score (GPS) stratifies patients as high or low risk based on the visual assessment of intestinal...

Routing Kinetics of Human Immunoglobulin-G after Transamniotic Fetal Immunotherapy (TRAFIT) in a Rodent Model

AbstractPurposeThe transamniotic route was recently discovered as a minimally invasive means of fetal immunoglobulin administration, however by...

European Pediatric Surgical Association (EUPSA)

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: January 2022 - APSA Issue.mp4

We're back with the January issue of JPS article highlights. This time we're talking to editor Dr. Cassandra Kelleher and authors Drs. Gail...

Advocating for the Surgical Needs of Children with Cancer

AbstractOutcomes have improved significantly over the last 60 years for children with cancer. However, one consequence of improved survival is...

Response to High-powered magnets still require high-powered vigilance: Next Steps

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Central Venous Catheter Salvage in Ambulatory Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

Background: Guidelines for treatment of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) recommend removing central venous catheters (CVCs)...

Bias and discrimination in surgery: Where are we and what can we do about it?

AbstractBias is an inclination or preconceived outlook that favors toward or against an idea, person, or group. It manifests in implicit and...

Bowel function and associated risk factors at preschool and early childhood age in children with anorectal malformation type rectovestibular fistula: An ARM-Net consortium study

AbstractBackgroundOutcome of patients operated for anorectal malformation (ARM) type rectovestibular fistula (RVF) is generally considered to be...

Thoracoscopic repair for esophageal pulmonary fistula after esophageal atresia repair

AbstractBackground: Esophageal pulmonary fistula is a special type of acquired tracheoesophageal fistula that occurs after esophageal...

Effect of chlorhexidine cleansing on healthcare-associated infections in neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have a significant impact on neonatal morbidity, mortality and long-term prognosis, which have...

Revisiting Ramonede rings in the walls of inguinal hernia sacs

Inguinal hernia repair is one the most commonly performed operative procedures in children. This author has observed ring-like structures in the...

Improving Pathways to Eliminate Underrepresentation in the Pediatric Surgery Workforce: A Call to Action

AbstractDespite progress, diversity and minority representation within the pediatric surgery workforce still does not match the expansive...

Neurolysis for Analgesia Following Pectus Repair in a National Cohort

AbstractIntroduction: Pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum are the most common chest wall deformities of childhood. Surgical repair can be...

Top 10 Key Takeaways from the 2021 Pediatric Surgery Update Course

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Seminars in pediatric surgery: Conditions of the gastrointestinal tract preface

Publication date: Available online 18 February 2022Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Edward M. Barksdale

Colonic and rectal atresia

Publication date: Available online 18 February 2022Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Anna Tanaka, Eiichi Miyasaka

Congenital duodenal obstruction – Advances in diagnosis, surgical management, and associated controversies

Publication date: Available online 18 February 2022Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Kelli N. Patterson, Stephanie Cruz, Benedict C....

Meckel's diverticulum: Evaluation and management

Publication date: Available online 18 February 2022Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Joseph C. Fusco, Meredith A. Achey, Jeffrey S. Upperman

Current management of pyloric stenosis

Publication date: Available online 18 February 2022Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Melissa E Danko, Parker T Evans, Jeffrey S Upperman

Diagnosis and management of intestinal rotational abnormalities with or without volvulus in the pediatric population

Publication date: Available online 18 February 2022Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Wendy Jo Svetanoff, Shachi Srivatsa, Karen...

Neonatal and fetal therapy of congenital diaphragmatic hernia-related pulmonary hypertension

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a complex malformation characterised by a triad of pulmonary hypoplasia, pulmonary hypertension (PH) and...

Anal Pathology With Dr. Nelson Rosen

Anal fissures, hemorrhoids, and abscesses are not a very comfortable topic, but they are fairly common in the pediatric population. Join Dr....

Report of Annual Meeting of the AAP Section on Surgery (SoSu)

The annual meeting of the AAP Section on Surgery (SoSu) took place virtually on October 8-10, 2021. Unfortunately, due to the world pandemic from...

Case-Based Journal Review- Intussusception in 2022

Dr. Jose Campos is back, this time helping us review some of the latest literature on the diagnosis and management of intussusception in children....

Esophageal discoid foreign body detection and classification using artificial intelligence

Background: Early and accurate radiographic diagnosis is required for the management of children with radio-opaque esophageal foreign bodies....

Short and Long Term Outcomes of Using Cryoablation for Postoperative Pain Control in Patients after Pectus Excavatum Repair

AbstractIntroduction: We report the findings of a three-year prospective observational study elucidating long-term symptoms and complications of...

Colorectal Quiz Episode 27: Delayed Hirschsprung Disease

In Episode 27 we discuss how to evaluate, work up, and treat a complicated case of constipation in a toddler and answer the question, “could this...

Infectious Complications of Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation Mediated by Perioperative Hypothermia During Pediatric Nuss Procedure

AbstractBackgroundIntercostal nerve cryoablation (cryoanalgesia) is increasingly used for pain control in minimally invasive repair of pectus...

Serine-Threonine Kinase Receptor Associate Protein (STRAP) Confers an Aggressive Phenotype in Neuroblastoma via Regulation of Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK)

AbstractBackgroundSerine-threonine kinase receptor associated protein (STRAP), a scaffolding protein, is upregulated in many solid tumors. As...

Puberty and Growth in Patients with Pediatric Intestinal Failure

AbstractBackground: Pediatric intestinal failure (PIF) affects nutrition, metabolism, and endocrine development, but its downstream impact on...

Acid Suppression Duration does not Alter Anastomotic Stricture Rates after Esophageal Atresia with Distal Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Cohort Study

AbstractIntroductionAnastomotic stricture is the most common complication after esophageal atresia (EA) repair. We sought to determine if...

Routing Pathway of Syngeneic Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cells after Simple Intra-Amniotic Delivery

AbstractBackgroundWe sought to determine the pathway through which syngeneic hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) delivered into the amniotic fluid can...