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Volume-outcome relationship in corrective surgery for Hirschsprung’s disease: a systematic literature review of direct evidence and an overview of indirect evidence

Corrigendum to “Virtual Reality for Pediatric Trauma Education - A Preliminary Face and Content Validation Study” [Journal of Pediatric Surgery 60 (2025) 161951]

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Evaluating neonatal surgical outcomes using the Clavien-Dindo classification: A multicentre study of complications and risk ractors in a middle-income country

Neonatal surgery in low- and middle-income countries can be complicated by limited resources, delayed presentations, and variability in neonatal...

Expanding the ACS children's surgery ecosystem: A blueprint for the children's surgery collaborative

Over the past 15 years, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has fostered children's surgical quality improvement (QI) specifically through the...

VACTERL Screening in Newborns With Anorectal Malformations - An Opportunity to Optimize Screening Practices, add Gynecologic and Spinal Conditions, and Utilize a New Acronym: VACTE(G)RLS

Thomas O. Xu, Rachel E. Hanke, Kirsten Das, Melanie Bowser, Butool Hisam, Inbal Samuk, Hussein Wissanji, Erin Teeple, Allison Mayhew, John S....

Exosomes derived from colostrum and mature human breast milk protect against experimental necrotizing enterocolitis

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A comparative study of endoscopic balloon dilatation and laparoscopic ureteral replantation in the treatment of primary obstructive megaureter

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Commentary on: The definition of an oesophageal stricture

Of the surgical complications of oesophageal atresia (OA) repair, anastomotic leak and stricture are the most frequently discussed; a systematic...

Early versus delayed repair in patients with anorectal malformation with rectoperineal fistula: impact on short-term complications and midterm and long-term bowel function

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Postoperative Flank Bulge in Infants After Open CDH Repair: An Underreported Complication

Flank bulge (FB) is a rare postoperative complication, most commonly following surgery with retroperitoneal access through flank incision. It is...

Outcomes of CDH patients receiving PDA ligation: a propensity score matched analysis

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Predictors of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated pediatric trauma patients

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Quality of Life and Its Clinical Determinants After Slide Tracheoplasty for Congenital Tracheal Stenosis

Long-term outcomes following slide tracheoplasty in patients with congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) have rarely been reported. Data on...

Critical insights on: Mental health, psychosocial functioning and quality of life in adolescents with anorectal malformation

The study of Hameed et al. [1] titled, Mental health, psychosocial functioning and quality of life in adolescents with anorectal malformation,...

Discharge Opioid Prescriptions Following Pediatric Appendectomy: a NSQIP-P Study.

This study aimed to evaluate national trends in opioid prescriptions following discharge for appendectomy in children with appendicitis using the...

The application of stay sutures in thoracoscopic esophageal repair for Type C esophageal atresia

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Pancreatic Resection Operations in Pediatric Patients: A NSQIP-Pediatric Analysis of Outcomes and Factors Associated with Adverse Events

We aim to utilize a large national database to assess postoperative outcomes of pancreatic resection operations in children and the factors...

Unconventional Alternative Shunts in Pediatric Extrahepatic Portal Vein Obstruction – Experience with satisfactory outcome.

Major variceal hemorrhages in children of the Indian subcontinent, are caused by extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO). Portosystemic shunt...

Diagnostic value of the jumping-up test in children with suspected acute appendicitis

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The Gender Gap in Pediatric Surgery: Barriers, Disparities, and the Way Forward

Social media movements such as #ILookLikeASurgeon and the #NYerORCoverChallenge have highlighted the lack of visibility of women in the formerly...

Parental health literacy in anorectal malformation: needs and challenges

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Initiating a paediatric living donor liver transplant program in a resource-challenged environment: outcomes and lessons learned

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2025 Western Pediatric Trauma Conference - Day 3

Dan Jaffurs - Plastic Surgery for Non-Plastics People Katie Flynn-Obrien - Longterm Follow-up Clinic Zach Kastenberg - Local Case: Liver Trauma...

2025 Western Pediatric Trauma Conference - Day 2

Diedre Wyrick, Robert Swendiman, Matt Martin, Hilary Hewes, Katy Flynn-O’Brien, Regan Williams, Meera Kotagal, Laura Goodman - Interactive...

2025 Western Pediatric Trauma Conference - Day 1

Robert Swendiman, Wyatt Argyle - Welcome Najjia Mahmoud - Leadership Lisa Pabst - Venous Sinus Thrombosis Matt Martin - Pediatrics in a Combat...

Invited Commentary on Williams, et al: Storage of Placental Blood – A Feasibility Study for Development of a Fetal Blood Bank

Although the use of cord blood for hematologic disorders is well established, the idea of utilizing such samples for allogenic blood transfusions...

“What’s a Swenson?- Pediatric Surgical M&MC at Regional Children’s Hospitals: Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Opportunity Together”

“What’s a Swenson?” This was the only question our team received at our Surgery Department morbidity and mortality conference (M&MC) after...

Predictors of testicular salvage failure in pediatric testicular torsion: a retrospective analysis of clinical and imaging risk factors

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Perioperative outcomes of neonatal versus delayed surgery for Hirschsprung disease: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Japan

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Laparoscopic management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction in duplex kidneys: comparison of laparoscopic pyeloplasty and laparoscopic pyeloureterostomy

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Complication without context? Rethinking outcome attribution in pediatric oncologic surgery”

Meso-Rex shunt revisited: are cryopreserved arterial allografts an alternative to autologous venous conduits?

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Early Versus Late Inguinal Hernia Repair in Preterm Neonates: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis

The optimal timing of inguinal hernia repair in preterm neonates remains debated. Early repair may reduce incarceration risk but increases...

Commentary to “Clinical evaluation and comprehensive management strategies for adolescent varicocele”

Letter to the Editor in Response to Case-matched Comparison of Outcomes Following Neonatal Mucous Fistula Refeeding: 13-year Institutional Review

We read with interest the article by Dantes and colleagues entitled “Case-matched Comparison of Outcomes Following Neonatal Mucous Fistula...

Influence of Stone Size on Spontaneous Migration of Choledocholithiasis in Pediatric Patients

The incidence of choledocholithiasis in pediatric patients with gallstones is higher than in adults (30%). However, spontaneous migration is very...