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A Comparison between Placental and Amniotic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Transamniotic Stem Cell Therapy for Experimental Gastroschisis

AbstractPurposeWe compared placental and amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stem cells (pMSCs and afMSCs, respectively) in transamniotic stem cell...

📅 Nov 08, 2019 articles
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Patch repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia is not at risk of poor outcomes

AbstractPurposeRecurrence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) was retrospectively evaluated after correction with or without a patch in an...

📅 Nov 08, 2019 articles
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Fertility and Sexual Function in Women Following Pediatric Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis

AbstractPurposeIleal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis (IPAA) is the standard of care for children requiring surgical treatment of severe colitis or...

📅 Nov 08, 2019 articles
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Surgery for the complex Wilms tumour

Abstract The prognosis of children with Wilms tumour has greatly improved since the introduction of adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy more...

📅 Nov 07, 2019 articles
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Novel Approach for the Dissection of Upper Pouch during Primary Repair of Esophageal Atresia with Tracheoesophageal Fistula: Technique and Results

AbstractBackgroundWe describe a technical modification to approach for dissection of proximal pouch in patients undergoing the primary repair of...

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Hospital-Level Factors Associated with Nonoperative Management in Common Pediatric Surgical Procedures

AbstractPurposeOur purpose was to examine patient- and hospital-level factors associated with nonoperative management in common pediatric surgical...

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Spinal cord anomalies in children with anorectal malformations: Ultrasound is a good screening test

AbstractPurposeThe purpose of this study is to correlate spinal ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in patients with...

📅 Nov 07, 2019 articles
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Central line associated blood stream infections in gastroschisis patients: A nationwide database analysis of risks, outcomes, and disparities

AbstractPurposeThe aim of this study was to determine the risk of central line associated blood-stream infections (CLABSI) in neonatal...

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Impact of Nutritional Deficiencies on Children and Young Adults with Crohn's Disease Undergoing Intraabdominal Surgery

AbstractPurposeWe examined the impact of comorbidities on length of stay and total hospital charges for children and young adults with Crohn's...

📅 Nov 07, 2019 articles
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Perioperative Harm Index facilitates prioritization of improvement initiatives

AbstractIntroductionPerioperative services constitute a significant portion of the care delivery, the impact, and the potential risk in healthcare...

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Journal Update

The American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) held its 50th meeting this past year. In this January issue, the papers that were accepted by...

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The management of pilonidal disease in pediatric patients: some aspects of importance

We have studied the sound review article of Grabowski et al. [1] in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery on the management of pilonidal disease with...

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Resource Overutilization in the Diagnosis of Lymphedema Praecox

AbstractPurposePrimary lymphedema presenting in adolescence is known as lymphedema praecox. Older children presenting with leg swelling are often...

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Ileal Exclusion for Pruritus Treatment in Children with Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis and other Cholestatic Diseases

AbstractBackgroundPruritus is a major health-related quality-of-life burden in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) and other...

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Initial reduction of flexible pectus carinatum with outpatient manipulation as an adjunct to external compressive bracing: technique and early outcomes at 12 weeks

AbstractIntroductionOur aim was to assess whether initial reduction with outpatient soft-tissue manipulation of flexible pectus carinatum...

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Effects of Intraoperative Temperatures on Postoperative Infections in Infants and Neonates

AbstractBackgroundPerioperative hypothermia has been shown to increase surgical site infection (SSI) rates in adults. We sought to characterize...

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Hepatopulmonary Fusion: A Rare Variant of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

AbstractBackgroundHepatopulmonary fusion (HPF), a rare anomaly associated with right congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), is characterized by a...

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Establishing a regional pediatric trauma preventable/potentially preventable death rate

Abstract Purpose Although trauma is the leading cause of death for the pediatric population, few studies have addressed the...

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Medical and Surgical Management of Pediatric Perianal Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review

AbstractBackgroundThe timely management of pediatric Crohn's disease (CD), and specifically perianal CD, is important owing to the possible...

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Study of Prostate Growth in Prune Belly Syndrome and Anencephalic Fetuses

AbstractBackgroundTo compare the growth of the prostate in anencephalic, prune belly syndrome (PBS) and control fetuses.MethodsWe studied 35...

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Accuracy of unenhanced, non-sedated MRI in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children

AbstractBackgroundChildren with suspected appendicitis generally undergo an ultrasound (most commonly) or a CT scan (rarely) as the first imaging...

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The role of preoperative imaging and tumor markers in predicting malignant ovarian masses in children

Abstract Purpose To investigate the clinicopathololgic characteristics and the predicting value of preoperative imaging and tumor markers in...

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Thoracic duct-to-vein anastomosis for the management of thoracic duct outflow obstruction in newborns and infants: a CASE series

AbstractBackgroundThoracic duct (TD) outflow obstruction causes high morbidity and mortality in newborns. It can be congenital/idiopathic or...

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Variability of the transition zone length in Hirschsprung’s disease

AbstractBackgroundSurgical management of Hirschsprung disease (HD) involves fully excising the transition zone (TZ). The literature suggests that...

📅 Nov 06, 2019 articles
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Long-term feeding issue and its impact on the daily life of congenital diaphragmatic hernia survivors: results of the first patient-led survey

Abstract Background CDH UK is a registered charity governed by a volunteer committee and providing informal support to patients, families and...

📅 Nov 06, 2019 articles
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Approaches to the Management of Pediatric Ovarian Masses in the 21st Century: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

AbstractBackgroundLaparoscopy is increasingly being adopted for the treatment of ovarian pathologies in adults. However, its implementation for...

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Pediatric ulcerative colitis: three- versus two-stage colectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis

Abstract Background Despite advancements in medical therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC), a significant proportion of children progress to...

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Increased Lymph Node Ratio Predicts Poor Survival in Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma

AbstractBackground/PurposeLymph Node Ratio (LNR) is defined as the number of positive lymph nodes (pLN) divided by total lymph nodes (LN)...

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Differences in primary hyperparathyroidism characteristics between children and adolescents

AbstractBackgroundIn children and adolescents, primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is rare, associated with severe morbidity, and has different...

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Changing the Paradigm for Management of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Simple Aspiration Test Predicts Need for Operation

AbstractPurposeChest tube (CT) management for pediatric primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is associated with long hospital stays and high...

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Avoiding Unnecessary Bronchoscopy in Children with Suspected Foreign Body Aspiration Using Computed Tomography

AbstractBackgroundBronchoscopy is the standard of care for diagnosis and treatment of foreign body aspiration (FBA). Drawbacks of this approach...

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Pouchogram Prior to Ileostomy Reversal after Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in Pediatric Patients: Is it Useful in the Setting of Routine EUA?

AbstractPurposeTo determine if there is a role for routine pouchogram before ileostomy reversal after IPAA in pediatric patients.MethodsThe...

📅 Nov 06, 2019 articles
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The long-term protective effect of hypothermia and gradual detorsion on ovarian tissue in adnexal torsion/detorsion model in rats

AbstractIntroductionIschemia in ovarian torsion and subsequent reperfusion has significant effects on fertility in the long term. The most...

📅 Nov 06, 2019 articles
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An Evidence-Based Guideline Supporting Restricted Opioid Prescription after Pediatric Appendectomy

AbstractBackground/PurposeSurgeon overprescription of opioids is a modifiable contributor to the opioid epidemic. No clear guidelines exist for...

📅 Nov 05, 2019 articles
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Caregiver Knowledge, Opinion, and Willingness to Consent to Trainee Involvement in Pediatric Surgical Care

AbstractPurposeSurgical training is shifting toward competency-based models that promote earlier supervised autonomy. We assessed caregiver...

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Decreasing Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Stoma Closures

AbstractIntroductionGastrointestinal (GI) operations represent a significant proportion of the surgical site infection (SSI) burden in pediatric...

📅 Nov 05, 2019 articles
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