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Risk factors for enterocolitis in patients with Hirschsprung disease: A retrospective observational study

AbstractIntroductionHirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) accounts for substantial morbidity and mortality in patients with Hirschsprung...

Utilisation and Safety of Polyethylene Glycol 3350 with Electrolytes in Children Under 2 Years: A Retrospective Cohort

Objectives: In the UK, Movicol paediatric plain (polyethylene glycol 3350 with electrolytes [PEG 3350+E], Norgine, UK), is licensed for chronic...

Effect of Posterior Tracheopexy on Risk of Recurrence in Children after Recurrent Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula Repair

Background: A recurrent tracheo-esophageal fistula can complicate esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF) repair in children....

Association between pectus excavatum and congenital genetic disorders: a systematic review and practical guide for the treating physician

AbstractBackgroundPectus excavatum (PE) could be part of a genetic disorder, which then has implications regarding comorbidity, the surgical...

Fetal Hemoglobin Levels in Premature Newborns. Should we Reconsider Transfusion of Adult Donor Blood?

AbstractPurposeThe aim of this study was to assess the percent decrease in fetal hemoglobin (HbF) after transfusion of adult-derived donor packed...

Pathologic Correlation with Near Infrared-Indocyanine Green Guided Surgery for Pediatric Liver Cancer.

AbstractPurposeHepatoblastoma (HB) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are the most common primary malignant tumors of childhood. Intraoperative...

Thoracoscopic Versus Open Lobectomy in Infants with Congenital Lung Malformations: A Multi-institutional Propensity Score Analysis

AbstractPurpose: The impact of thoracoscopic surgery on outcomes in children with congenital lung malformations (CLM) remains controversial. The...

PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN VESICOURETERAL REFLUX: WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN?

AbstractPurposePathogenesis of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) which concerns improper embryonal ureteric bud development still remains controversial,...

USE OF ANGIOEMBOLIZATION IN PEDIATRIC POLYTRAUMA PATIENTS

ABSTRACTBackground/Purpose: We sought to analyze the use of angioembolization (AE) after pediatric splenic injuries at adult and pediatric trauma...

Post-injury Outcomes of Children with Behavioral Health Disorders

AbstractBackgroundThe impact of Behavioral Health Disorders (BHDs) on pediatric injury is poorly understood. We investigated the relationship...

Influence of body mass index at diagnosis on outcome of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents

Purpose: To systemically examine the relationship between body mass index, the extent of thyroid cancer and metastatic burden at diagnosis, and...

IPEG 2018 - THORACOSCOPIC RESECTION OF CONGENITAL ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE

IPEG 2018 Annual Meeting Thoracoscopic Resection of Congenital Esophageal Resection Top 10 Abstracts J.G. Fisher  

Neonatal Open Repair of Esophageal Atresia & Tracheo-esophageal Fistula EA_TEF. Dr Tamer Ashraf

In this video, open thoracotomy and repair of esophageal atresia and distal tracheo-esophageal fistula is demonstrated in for a 3 day old baby....

Appendectomy Versus Observation for Appendicitis in Neutropenic Children With Cancer

Background: Optimal management of neutropenic appendicitis (NA) in children undergoing cancer therapy remains undefined. Management strategies...

Timeliness of pediatric surgical appendicitis care is associated with time of hospital admission

Background: Despite the frequency of acute appendicitis in children, there is no evidence-based consensus surrounding the urgency of the operation...

Enteral Feeding and Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Does time of First Feeds and Rate of Advancement matter?

Objective: To determine if time to initial enteral feeding (EF) and rate of advancement are associated with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or...

Update Course Rewind: Perforated Appendicitis 2019

Did you miss our annual Update Course? Don't worry, we are summarizing our favorite sessions from years past. In this episode, Dr. Whit Holcomb...

IPEG 2018 - ROBOTIC NEPHROPEXY FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEPHROPTOSIS

IPEG Annual Meeting Robotic Nephropexy for the Treatment of Nephroptosis Top 10 Abstract P.H. Noh

Intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement facilitates outpatient thyroidectomy in children

Introduction: We hypothesize that intraoperative parathyroid hormone (ioPTH) measurement after a total thyroidectomy predicts children at risk for...

(123)Iodine-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy versus whole-body magnetic resonance imaging with diffusion-weighted imaging in children with high-risk neuroblastoma - pilot study

Background: The prognostic value of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology European Neuroblastoma Research Network (SIOPEN) skeletal...

IPEG Announcements: IPEG Partnership with JPS

IPEG Announcement: Partnership with JPS

The Colorectal Quiz Episode 11: Total Colonic Hirschsprung's Part 2

Part 2 of our series on Total Colonic Hirschsprung Disease. Here Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss the diagnosis and management with a case...

Nonresection management of the pancreas for grade III and IV blunt pancreatic injuries in children: a single center's experience

Background: The treatment of high-grade (III/IV/V) blunt pancreatic injuries remains controversial. The study aims to summarize and evaluate...

Multiple, independent, common variants at RET, SEMA3 and NRG1 gut enhancers specify Hirschsprung disease risk in European ancestry subjects

AbstractPurposeHirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a developmental disorder of the enteric nervous system (ENS) characterized by congenital...

Ultrasound imaging as the first line of investigation to diagnose intestinal malrotation in children: Safety and efficacy

AbstractBackgroundUpper gastrointestinal contrast study is considered the gold standard investigation to diagnose intestinal malrotation and...

Association of Operative Approach with Outcomes in Neonates with Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula

AbstractPurpose: We sought to evaluate the impact of thoracoscopic repair on perioperative outcomes in infants with esophageal atresia and...

The role of feeding advancement strategy on length of stay and hospital costs in newborns with gastroschisis

AbstractBackground: Infants with gastroschisis require prolonged hospitalization for surgical repair and gradual advancement of feeds. The present...

Laparoscopic Adrenal-sparing Approach for Children with Bilateral Pheochromocytoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

AbstractIntroductionVon Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a rare cause of hereditary bilateral Pheochromocytomas (PHEO). Traditionally, treatment has...

IPEG 2018 - THORACOSCOPIC AORTOPEXY FOR SEVERE TRACHEOMALACIA

IPEG 2018 Annual Meeting Thoracoscopic Aortopexy for Severe Tracheomalacia Top 10 Abstract J.D. Fraser, J.R. Axt

Exploratory Assessment of Levosimendan in Infants With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Objectives: Infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia frequently suffer from cardiac dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension during the...

Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Older Versus Younger Adolescents

Objectives: In this report, we compare weight loss, comorbidity resolution, nutritional abnormalities, and quality of life between younger and...

Promising Results for Hypospadias Repair Using Alloderm® (Regen): A Randomized Controlled Trial

AbstractIntroduction;Hypospadias is a congenital disorder of urethra in which meatus is not at its correct place and occurs in 1 of 250 live male...

Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal ligation for pediatric inguinal hernia: a novel surgical treatment

Background: Despite a number of studies comparing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LH) and open herniorrhaphy (OH), the putative advantage of...

Prenatal diagnosis of intestinal nonrotation using magnetic resonance imaging: Is it possible?

Background: Malrotation of the bowel refers to any variation in the rotation and fixation of the gastrointestinal tract during the first trimester...

Epidemiology of Surgical Procedures, Anesthesia, and Imaging Studies by Gestational Age during the First Year of Life in Medicaid-Insured Infants

Objectives: To evaluate the rate of surgical procedures, anesthetic use, and imaging studies by prematurity status for the first year of life we...

ePARP (Endoscopic Assisted Percutaneous Anorectoplasty)