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Current status of simulation-based training in pediatric surgery: A systematic review

AbstractBackgroundSimulation based training enables pediatric surgical trainees to attain proficiency in surgical skills. This study aims to...

📅 Dec 18, 2018 articles
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Sports activity in adolescents in the Netherlands with a pectus excavatum; the impact of surgery

AbstractPurposePectus excavatum (PE) is the most common chest wall deformity in adolescents.The main complaint is cosmetic, but many patients also...

📅 Dec 16, 2018 articles
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Early start of clean intermittent catheterization versus expectant management in children with spina bifida

AbstractPurposeWe instituted early clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) in 1997 for all newborn infants with spina bifida (SB). We compared...

📅 Dec 16, 2018 articles
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Response to Letter to Editor

We wish to thank Medappil, et al. for their interest in our work [1]. The technical modifications highlighted in our study were not intended to be...

📅 Dec 15, 2018 articles
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Gangrenous appendicitis: No longer complicated

AbstractBackgroundAppendicitis presents on a spectrum ranging from inflammation to gangrene to perforation. Studies suggest that gangrenous...

📅 Dec 13, 2018 articles
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Esophageal atresia, Europe, and the future

AbstractEurope has changed remarkably over the past decades and so have concepts and outcomes of esophageal atresia repair. In this article, both...

📅 Dec 11, 2018 articles
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Optimal timing for inguinal hernia repair in premature infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AbstractBackgroundThe optimal timing of repair for inguinal hernia in premature infants remains a controversial topic. Our objective was to assess...

15 listens 📅 Dec 11, 2018 articles
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Expression of Nitric Oxide Synthase Interacting Protein (NOSIP) is Decreased in the Pulmonary Vasculature of Nitrofen-Induced Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Introduction Persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia...

📅 Dec 12, 2018 articles
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Too Many Biopsies Performed to Rule Out Hirschsprung's Disease: But It is Worth Doing Them

Introduction The U.K. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) specify the following indications for performing rectal biopsy...

📅 Dec 12, 2018 articles
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Meeting the challenges of reconstructive urology — Where are we now?

AbstractThis is based on the 2018 Storz Urology Lecture at the BAPS Conference and is a personal review of three reconstructive paediatric...

2 listens 📅 Dec 07, 2018 articles
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Tailored Management of Airway Abnormalities in Children with Congenital Single Functional Lung

AbstractObjectivesPediatric patients born with single functional lung can be associated with symptomatic airway abnormalities. Management of such...

📅 Dec 07, 2018 articles
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Major complications of jejunal feeding in children

AbstractAim of the studyThe aim of the study was to identify major gastrointestinal complications associated with direct jejunal feeding. We...

📅 Dec 07, 2018 articles
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Suture fistula revisited for long gap esophageal atresia

AbstractBackgroundLong gap esophageal atresia presents a challenge to pediatric surgeons due to the variability in surgical management when...

25 listens 📅 Dec 07, 2018 articles
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91% Decrease in Mortality with Gastroschisis Bundle!

91% Decrease in Mortality with Gastroschisis Bundle!

By adopting a gastroschisis bundle protocol, a group from Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gomez was able to reduce their mortality from 22%...

15 listens 📅 Dec 06, 2018 videos
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Prospective evaluation of a clinical response directed pathway for complicated appendicitis

AbstractAimDespite evidence to suggest shorter durations of antibiotics are safe in complicated appendicitis, the practice has not been widely...

📅 Dec 06, 2018 articles
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Obituary of Edward Guiney, MB, M Ch (NUI), FRCSI, FRCS (Eng.)

Professor Edward Guiney (1931–2018) wearing the chain of office of President of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons.

📅 Dec 06, 2018 articles
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Development of pediatric minimally invasive surgery in mainland China

AbstractPediatric laparoscopic surgery has developed rapidly in the past 20 years in mainland China with the help of international collaborative...

📅 Dec 05, 2018 articles
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A Canadian national survey: understanding the differences in management of cryptorchidism among pediatric surgeons and pediatric urologists

AbstractBackgroundThis investigation aims to assess the variability in practice patterns regarding management of children with cryptorchidism...

📅 Dec 05, 2018 articles
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The postnatal management of boys in a national cohort of bladder outlet obstruction

AbstractAimThe most common cause of congenital bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) is posterior urethral valves (PUV). Initial treatment requires...

📅 Dec 05, 2018 articles
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Bilateral orchidopexies: synchronous or metachronous? Survey of BAPS and BAPU members and single-centre comparison

AbstractBackground/AimApproximately 20% of undescended testes (UDT) are bilateral. It is unclear whether bilateral orchidopexy (BO) should be...

1 listens 📅 Dec 05, 2018 articles
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Liver histopathology in patients with hepatic masses and the Abernethy malformation

AbstractBackground/PurposeThe Abernethy malformation (AM) is a congenital venous malformation in which the splanchnic venous return bypasses the...

📅 Dec 05, 2018 articles
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Current epidemiology and antenatal presentation of posterior urethral valves: Outcome of BAPS CASS National Audit

AbstractAimPosterior urethral valves (PUVs) are the most common cause of congenital bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in boys and end-stage renal...

2 listens 📅 Dec 05, 2018 articles
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The conus medullaris ratio: A new way to identify tethered cord on MRI

AbstractPurposeApproximately 25% of patients with anorectal malformation have tethered cord. The traditional way of determining conus medullaris...

📅 Dec 04, 2018 articles
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Not all neonates with oesophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula are a surgical emergency

AbstractAimInfants with oesophageal atresia and distal tracheoesophageal fistula (OA-TOF) occasionally require endotracheal intubation prior to...

📅 Dec 04, 2018 articles
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Characterizing Bariatric Surgery Utilization and Complication Rates in the Adolescent Population

AbstractIntroductionBariatric surgery is an increasingly common treatment of morbid obesity in the United States and has demonstrated effective...

📅 Dec 04, 2018 articles
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Transamniotic stem cell therapy (TRASCET) in a rabbit model of spina bifida

AbstractPurposeTransamniotic stem cell therapy (TRASCET) with select mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been shown to induce partial or complete...

📅 Dec 04, 2018 articles
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Aortopexy for tracheomalacia via a suprasternal incision

AbstractAimTracheomalacia is flaccidity of the tracheal wall leading to tracheal collapse, particularly on expiration. When severe it can warrant...

📅 Dec 04, 2018 articles
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Five-year native liver survival analysis in biliary atresia from a single large Chinese center: The death/liver transplantation hazard change and the importance of rapid early clearance of jaundice

AbstractPurposeThis study aimed to analyze the change of death/liver transplantation hazard and biochemical indexes over time after Kasai...

1 listens 📅 Dec 03, 2018 articles
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Preface: Evidence based care in pediatric surgery

Publication date: Available online 26 October 2018Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Peter C. Minneci, Katherine J. Deans

📅 Nov 10, 2018 articles
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Nonoperative management of giant omphalocele leading to early fascial closure

AbstractPurposeWe describe our series of giant omphalocele patients treated with a serial taping method for gradual reduction of the abdominal...

3 listens 📅 Dec 01, 2018 articles
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The role of the ureteric bud in the development of the ovine fetal kidney

AbstractBackgroundThe kidney develops from an intimate interaction between the ureteric bud and the metanephric mass. We attempted to...

📅 Dec 01, 2018 articles
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Surveys: Merging qualitative and quantitative research methods

Publication date: Available online 30 October 2018Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Lorraine I. Kelley-QuonAbstractSurvey...

📅 Nov 10, 2018 articles
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Administrative databases

Publication date: Available online 25 October 2018Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Calista M. Harbaugh, Jennifer N....

📅 Nov 10, 2018 articles
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Clinical trials

Publication date: Available online 24 October 2018Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Peter C. Minneci, Katherine J....

📅 Nov 10, 2018 articles
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Systematic reviews and meta-analytic techniques

Publication date: Available online 25 October 2018Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Robert BairdAbstractSystematic reviews (SRs) are...

📅 Nov 10, 2018 articles
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Process improvement strategies: Designing and implementing quality improvement research

Publication date: Available online 25 October 2018Source: Seminars in Pediatric SurgeryAuthor(s): Loren Berman, Mehul V. Raval, Adam...

📅 Nov 10, 2018 articles
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