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Integrating acceptance and commitment therapy to enhance wellbeing in adults born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Im Apreciated with the result study by Pulvirenti et al. (2025) provides an important contribution to understanding the long-term quality of life...

📅 Oct 21, 2025 articles
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair: Patches, muscle flaps, and the search for the ideal technique

There is a variable defect size in both left and right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The majority can be repaired using primary...

📅 Oct 21, 2025 articles
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Unveiling the hidden danger: A comprehensive analysis of pediatric aortic trauma and its mortality risk

I am writing to share my reflections on the article "Pediatric Aortic Trauma: National Database Analysis of Trauma Outcomes in Pediatric...

📅 Oct 18, 2025 articles
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Environment matters: Understanding the social and built environment's role in pediatric surgical outcomes

I would like to commend the authors for their thorough and insightful systematic review, which offers a comprehensive examination of the impact of...

📅 Oct 18, 2025 articles
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Comment on “The effect of age and symptom duration on the accuracy of twist score for testicular torsion in boys”

We read with great interest the recent paper by Eswaravaka and colleagues assessing how age and symptom duration influence the diagnostic accuracy...

📅 Oct 21, 2025 articles
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Beyond ChatGPT: AI Tools You’re Not Using (But Should)

Beyond ChatGPT: AI Tools You’re Not Using (But Should)

Everyday productivity tools for busy professionals.This workshop isn't be a lecture—it’s more of a “show and tell”. Dr. Todd Ponsky walks you...

4 listens 📅 Oct 17, 2025 videos
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Prenatal risk stratification and novel treatments for abdominal wall defects: Insights From the APSA fetal diagnosis and treatment committee on evolving practice

Gastroschisis and omphalocele are congenital abdominal wall defects frequently diagnosed prenatally. Both occur in ∼1 in 4000 live births,...

📅 Oct 17, 2025 articles
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Laparoscopic versus open splenectomy in non-traumatic pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Methods Results Conclusion

📅 Oct 17, 2025 articles
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Comparative outcomes of primary ureteral reimplantation vs. staged cutaneous ureterostomy in infants under one with primary obstructive megaureters and vesicoureteral reflux: a multi-center analysis

Purpose Methods Results Conclusions

📅 Oct 16, 2025 articles
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Prognostic Value of Fetal Left Ventricular Myocardial Performance Index for Mortality or ECMO in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

We aimed to determine whether fetal left ventricular myocardial performance index (LV MPI) at 30–34 weeks’ gestation predicts mortality or need...

📅 Oct 16, 2025 articles
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Quick Literature Updates Ep 22

Quick Literature Updates Ep 22

We’re back with 22nd episode of "Quick Literature Updates" the podcast series that delivers the latest updates in pediatric surgery literature in...

3 listens 📅 Oct 15, 2025 videos
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Impact of VACTERL Association and Chromosomal Anomalies on Outcomes After Esophageal Atresia Repair: Insights from the EUPSA Registry

Although VACTERL association is a recognized entity in patients with esophageal atresia (EA), its impact on surgical outcomes remains unclear....

📅 Oct 16, 2025 articles
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Rectal Atresia - a Unique Anorectal Malformation

Rectal Atresia - a Unique Anorectal Malformation

Pediatric Colorectal & Pelvic Reconstruction | Children's National Hospital 

📅 Oct 15, 2025 videos
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Survival Differences in Pulmonary Metastatic Osteosarcoma Between Pediatric and Adult Institutions

Prognosis for osteosarcoma with pulmonary metastases remains poor at all ages. Pediatric surgeons often employ a more aggressive approach to...

📅 Oct 15, 2025 articles
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High-volume hospitals experience fewer postoperative complications after neonatal surgery: Analyses of the National Clinical Database Pediatric Surgical Registry in Japan

Previous studies on volume–outcome relationships suggest pediatric surgical procedures could potentially improve their clinical outcomes. However,...

📅 Oct 15, 2025 articles
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New insights into the management of complicated pneumonia in children: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema are serious complications of pneumonia in children and often require invasive management. The...

📅 Oct 16, 2025 articles
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Enhancing pediatric surgery outcomes: Integrating solution-focused brief counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy Into Virtual Reality interventions

We would like to express our appreciation for the insightful article “Exploring the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Pain and Stress Management...

📅 Oct 14, 2025 articles
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Laparoscopic-Assisted Resection with Adjunct Sclerotherapy for Abdominal Lymphatic Malformations: Long-term Outcomes from a Large Cohort Study

Abdominal cystic lymphatic malformations are rare congenital anomalies in children, often requiring surgical intervention due to the risk of...

📅 Oct 15, 2025 articles
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ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES INTO PEDIATRIC APPENDECTOMY CARE

Many children’s hospitals have implemented elements of evidence-based practice (EBP) for the diagnosis and management of uncomplicated and...

📅 Oct 13, 2025 articles
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Lichen Sclerosus: A black hole in current knowledge and management

We read with interest the study by Neville et al. [1], “Clinical and Histological Predictors of Disease Severity in Boys with Lichen Sclerosus”....

📅 Oct 13, 2025 articles
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Balancing Sustainability and Safety: Reducing HVAC Air Exchange Rates in Operating Rooms Without Increasing Infection Risk

Compared to other industries, the healthcare sector disproportionately contributes to negative environmental burdens. Operating rooms (ORs) are...

📅 Oct 11, 2025 articles
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Response to “Perinatal prognostic factors of recurrence or functional sequelae in neonatal sacrococcygeal teratoma, and implications for prenatal counselling: A multicenter retrospective study”

We read with great interest the article entitled “Perinatal prognostic factors of recurrence or functional sequelae in neonatal sacrococcygeal...

📅 Oct 10, 2025 articles
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Letter to the Editor “Early postoperative fever in pediatric oncology patients undergoing solid tumor resection”

We read with great interest the recent study “Early postoperative fever in pediatric oncology patients undergoing solid tumor resection” by...

📅 Oct 10, 2025 articles
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Letter to the Editor: Incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in thoracic surgery in neonates

We commend Tabaa et al. for drawing attention to recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury after neonatal thoracic surgery [1]. Their prospective...

📅 Oct 14, 2025 articles
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Right-Sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Characterization, Utility of Prenatal Imaging Predictors and Outcomes

Identify the most accurate prenatal predictor of survival for infants with right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (R-CDH), analyze management...

📅 Oct 09, 2025 articles
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A Randomised Study Examining the Utility of Lauromacrogol Foam Sclerotherapy vs Pingyangmycin in Treatment of Pediatric Lymphatic Malformations --A Single Center Report From China

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous lauromacrogol foam sclerotherapy for lymphatic malformations in children.

📅 Oct 09, 2025 articles
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Clinical features and surgical management of pilomatrixoma in children: a 332-case retrospective study

Objective Methods Results Conclusion

📅 Oct 09, 2025 articles
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Pediatric genitourinary trauma in combat zones: Insights and lessons from military healthcare

I am writing to share my thoughts on the article "Combat-related Genitourinary Trauma in Pediatric Patients: Data from the Department of Defense...

📅 Oct 09, 2025 articles
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Lateral Release in Neonatal Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Is Associated with Faster Recovery Compared to Abdominal Wall Patch Repair: A Preliminary Prospective Cohort Study

Open repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in neonates often requires surgical reconstruction of the abdominal wall. Lateral release...

📅 Oct 09, 2025 articles
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Endovascular stenting in pediatric trauma: A critical analysis of long-term outcomes and follow-up gaps

We are writing in response to the article “Stent it and Forget it? Not in Kids: Endovascular Treatment of Traumatic Arterial Injuries in...

📅 Oct 09, 2025 articles
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Management strategies in bilateral pulmonary hydatid cysts in children

Background Methods Results Conclusion

📅 Oct 08, 2025 articles
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Response to “Is there a role for ERCP in the management of gallstone pancreatitis in children? A western pediatric surgery research consortium study” by Patwarthan et al

We read with great interest “Is there a role for ERCP in the management of gallstone pancreatitis in children? A western pediatric surgery...

📅 Oct 15, 2025 articles
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Letter to the Editor “Transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy without pneumoperitoneum in children: Feasibility and outcomes from a single center”

We read with interest the article Editor “Transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy without pneumoperitoneum in children: Feasibility and...

📅 Oct 14, 2025 articles
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Response to “Exercise-induced ectopy and its relationship to fitness, cardiac function, and markers of severity in youth with pectus excavatum”

We read with great interest the article entitled “Exercise-induced ectopy and its relationship to fitness, cardiac function, and markers of...

📅 Oct 18, 2025 articles
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Management, Outcome, Risk, and Expectation classification for structural fetal anomalies to aid antenatal counseling: a prospective validation study

Introduction Methods Results Conclusion

📅 Oct 09, 2025 articles
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Phased return-to-work policies and global digital mentorship: Transforming gender equality in pediatric surgery

We would like to express our appreciation for the insightful article “The Gender Gap in Pediatric Surgery: Barriers, Disparities, and the Way...

📅 Oct 17, 2025 articles
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