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Outcome of Recurrent Tracheoesophageal Fistula Treatment After Esophageal Atresia Repair

Recurrent Tracheoesophageal Fistula (rTEF) is a complication of Esophageal Atresia (EA) that can lead to severe respiratory symptoms. RTEF can be...

📅 Jan 07, 2025 articles
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Pediatric Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty: Defining Mastery Over a 15 Year Experience

Robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (RALP) has been widely utilized within pediatric urology as RALP provides additional advantages to...

📅 Jan 06, 2025 articles
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Advantage of bedside versus conventional operating room surgery in the management of term and preterm newborn infants: a single center retrospective observational study

Abstract Purpose To compare postoperative outcomes of bedside surgery (BS) with those of surgery performed in the operating room (ORS) in preterm...

📅 Jan 03, 2025 articles
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Small bowel duplication cyst in the pediatric population—when to operate?

Abstract Introduction Aim The aim of the study is to determine the optimal timing for surgery in patients with small bowel duplications. Methods A...

📅 Jan 03, 2025 articles
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Effect of hand massage after abdominal surgery on pain, emotional symptoms and physiological parameters among children

Abstract Aim This randomized controlled study aimed to evaluate the effect of hand massage on pain, emotional symptoms, and physiological...

📅 Jan 03, 2025 articles
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Tracheobronchopexy to Avoid Tracheostomy in Esophageal Atresia Patients With Severe Life-Threatening Tracheobronchomalacia

Esophageal atresia (EA) is associated with tracheobronchomalacia (TBM), which in its most severe form, causes blue spells, brief resolved...

📅 Jan 03, 2025 articles
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The Canadian Experience With Magnetic Esophageal Anastomosis: A Report From the Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS)

Magnetic anastomosis is an innovative technique for establishing esophageal continuity in infants born with esophageal atresia. Few case series...

📅 Jan 02, 2025 articles
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Short-term Postoperative Complications of Lymphatic Malformation Surgical Excision: A 20-Year Institutional Review

To evaluate outcomes and postoperative complications following surgical resection of lymphatic malformations (LMs) at a single multidisciplinary...

📅 Jan 02, 2025 articles
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How many cases do young pediatric surgeons need to experience to achieve autonomy in performing pediatric endoscopic surgery? A nationwide survey to establish an ideal curriculum for pediatric endoscopic surgery in Japan

Abstract Purpose To ensure the safe prevalence of pediatric endoscopic surgery in Japan, a training curriculum should be established. In addition,...

📅 Dec 31, 2024 articles
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use in Pediatric Trauma: A Report From the National Trauma Data Bank

Indications for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in pediatric trauma continue to evolve. This study evaluates trends and practices in...

📅 Dec 31, 2024 articles
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Preoperative Nutrition Status Predicts Hospital Length of Stay and Unplanned Reoperation Risk in Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Many pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients require surgical intervention during their lifetime. Poor nutrition status correlates...

📅 Dec 31, 2024 articles
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Enhancing Data Transparency in Pediatric Surgery: The Potential of Sankey Diagrams for Complex Data Visualization

The widespread advancement of science is particularly promising in pediatric surgery, a field that has demonstrated accelerated progress compared...

📅 Dec 31, 2024 articles
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Outcomes After Thoracoscopic and Open Repair of Esophageal Atresia With Tracheoesophageal Fistula at US Children's Hospitals

Thoracoscopic repair of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) has been reported to have superior outcomes to the open...

📅 Dec 31, 2024 articles
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Impact of socioeconomic and geographical factors on clinical care of biliary atresia patients: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Purpose Biliary atresia (BA) is a critical pediatric condition requiring timely intervention through Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE), and up...

1 listens 📅 Dec 30, 2024 articles
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Indocyanine Green (ICG) Assisted Laparoscopic Palomo Varicocelectomy

The laparoscopic Palomo varicocelectomy (LPV) technique has been reported to be associated with a high rate of postoperative hydrocele, reaching...

1 listens 📅 Dec 28, 2024 articles
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Diagnostic value of hemoglobin concentration in identifying Meckel’s diverticulum in pediatric lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Abstract Purpose To assess the diagnostic performance of hemoglobin concentration for Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) and evaluate if hemoglobin levels...

📅 Dec 28, 2024 articles
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Antenatal detection of pediatric surgical congenital abnormalities and its effect on maternal anxiety: a multicentre prospective study in a middle-income country

Abstract Background In middle-income countries, healthcare systems face unique challenges in ensuring timely antenatal detection of congenital...

📅 Dec 28, 2024 articles
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Impact of Perioperative Blood Transfusion on Postoperative Outcomes in Neonates

Neonatal postoperative outcomes may be negatively affected by perioperative red blood cell transfusion (RBCT). This study compared 30-day...

📅 Dec 28, 2024 articles
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Nephron-sparing Surgery for Pediatric Renal Tumors After Centralization of Pediatric Oncology Care in the Netherlands: Improved Outcomes With 3D Modeling

In this retrospective single center cohort study, we report the surgical outcomes of nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) for Wilms’ tumor (WT) patients...

📅 Dec 28, 2024 articles
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Factors affecting intensive care length of stay in critically ill pediatric patients with burn injuries

Abstract Background Burns in children are often complex injuries, leading to prolonged length of stay (LOS) and significant morbidity. LOS in...

📅 Dec 28, 2024 articles
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Early Removal of the Abdominal Patch is Superior to Late Removal in Children With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Open repair of Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in neonates often involves reconstruction of the abdominal wall using a patch. Data on...

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Single-incision Laparoscopic Surgery for Neonatal Congenital Duodenal Obstruction: A Retrospective Study of 130 Patients

This study sought to assess the advantages of utilizing the single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) procedure for repairing neonatal...

1 listens 📅 Dec 28, 2024 articles
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Medium-term Ovarian Volume and Anti-Müllerian Hormone After Ovarian-sparing Surgery for Benign Neoplasms in Pediatric Patients

Benign ovarian neoplasms are common in the pediatric population. In young adult women, oophorectomy has been shown to negatively impact long-term...

📅 Dec 27, 2024 articles
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Letter to the Editor in Response to: Association of Operative Approach With Postoperative Outcomes in Neonates Undergoing Surgical Repair of Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula

We read with interest the recent article published in the November 2024 issue, comparing open and minimally invasive (MIS) approaches for...

📅 Dec 28, 2024 articles
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Invited Commentary on Hellmann, et al: Local Infrastructure and Economy Predicts Traffic Related Fatalities in Children

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are composed of a variety of non-medical factors which can affect health outcomes. As described in Healthy...

📅 Dec 27, 2024 articles
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The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: Risk of Malignancy in Pediatric Thyroid Nodules

Thyroid nodules are infrequent findings in children, though malignancy rates are higher in this population. The Bethesda System for Reporting...

📅 Dec 27, 2024 articles
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Enhanced recovery protocol for congenital duodenal obstruction – initial experiences with development and implementation

Abstract Background The experience with Enhanced Recovery After Surgery® (ERAS®) protocols in neonatal intestinal surgery is very limited. We...

📅 Dec 27, 2024 articles
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A National Assessment of Pediatric Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Structure: Defining the Training Experience

Pediatric Surgical Critical Care (PSCC) is a unique specialty incorporating fundamental principles of surgical, neonatal, and pediatric critical...

📅 Dec 26, 2024 articles
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Risk factors and surgical outcomes in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease and ischemic colitis

Abstract Introduction This study investigates risk factors and surgical outcomes in pediatric patients with congenital heart defects (CHD) who...

📅 Dec 26, 2024 articles
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Impact of the relationship between renal pedicles and tumors on surgical outcomes for non-high-risk abdominal neuroblastoma

Abstract Purpose To assess the impact of the relationship between renal pedicles and tumors on surgical outcomes in patients with non-high-risk...

📅 Dec 26, 2024 articles
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What Pediatric Palliative Care Offers to Pediatric Surgeons

Imagine caring for Harmony, a mono–mono twin girl born emergently via C-section at 30 weeks gestation. Prenatal work-up suggested an anorectal...

📅 Dec 27, 2024 articles
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Characterizing Sensitivity to Vincristine, Irinotecan, and Telomerase-targeted Therapy in Diffuse Anaplastic Wilms Tumor Patient-derived Xenografts☆

Patients with diffuse anaplastic Wilms tumor (DAWT) experience relatively poor oncologic outcomes. Previous work has described mechanisms of...

1 listens 📅 Dec 26, 2024 articles
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Risk factors associated with neonatal pneumothorax in the neonatal intensive care unit: 10 years of experience in a single-center

Abstract Background We aimed to evaluate the epidemiological characteristics, risk factors and prognostic factors affecting the clinical follow-up...

📅 Dec 24, 2024 articles
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Inguinal hernioplasty in children—open or laparoscopic?: A retrospective cohort study of 1,072 cases

Abstract Purpose The most common surgical intervention in childhood is inguinal hernioplasty. The advantage of laparoscopic approach is still...

📅 Dec 24, 2024 articles
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Local Infrastructure and Economy Predicts Traffic Related Fatalities in Children

Previous research on pediatric motor vehicle collisions (MVC) and fatalities has primarily focused on patient demographics and crash specific...

📅 Dec 24, 2024 articles
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Use of Pediatric Compact Cystoscope for Bronchoscopy in Neonates and Small Infants With H Type Tracheoesophageal Fistula

We report the use of pediatric compact cystoscope as rigid ventilating bronchoscope for the diagnosis and cannulation of H type congenital...

1 listens 📅 Dec 25, 2024 articles
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