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15 Years of Vacuum Bell Therapy for Pectus Excavatum: Long-term Outcomes and Influencing Factors

Long-term results and factors affecting outcomes of vacuum bell therapy for pectus excavatum are relatively unknown.

Correction to: Comprehensive meta‑analysis of surgical procedure for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: thoracoscopic versus open repair

Treatment of Esophageal Atresia in Germany: Analysis of National Hospital Discharge Data From 2016 to 2022

Esophageal atresia (EA) is a complex malformation. Multidisciplinary management is necessary, with the operative repair being the most challenging...

QUAD #15: Managing A-Frame Deformities with Dr. Matt Smith

In this video, we dive into the complexities of tracheal A-frame deformities, a common issue following airway surgeries like tracheostomies or...

QUAD #14 Future in Bioengineering Solutions with Dr. Michael Helmrath

In this video, we explore groundbreaking research from Dr. Helmrath and his team at Cincinnati Children's CuSTOM lab, where they are developing...

Development and Validation of a Bayesian Network Predicting Intubation Following Hospital Arrival Among Injured Children

Inadequate airway management can contribute to preventable trauma deaths. Current machine learning tools for predicting intubation in trauma are...

Improving outcomes for uncomplicated gastroschisis: clinical practice guidelines from the American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-based Practice Committee

Abstract Background The authors sought better outcomes for uncomplicated gastroschisis through development of clinical practice guidelines....

Commentary on: Environmental Impact of Traveling to the Annual American Pediatric Surgical Association Meeting

In the article “Environmental Impact of Traveling to the Annual American Pediatric Surgical Association Meeting” by Fitzpatrick C, et al. [1], the...

The Role of Liquid Biopsy in Neuroblastoma: A Scoping Review

Neuroblastoma (NBL), is the most common, non-CNS solid tumor of childhood. This disease presents with unique biological and clinical challenges...

Laparoscopic Pediatric Hernia Repair Event 2024

Full 2024 Laparoscopic Pediatric Hernia Repair Event

2024 Update Course - Updates in Chest Wall Pathologies - Margaret Mutch, Patricio Herrera, & George 'Whit' Holcomb

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Closing Statement - Todd Ponsky

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Top AI Tools of 2024 - Em Gootee, Ramy Shaaban, Carlos Colunga, & Todd Ponsky

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Updates in Techniques from Mexico - Carlos Colunga & Todd Ponsky

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Tips & Tricks for Gastostomies & Nissen - Miguel Guelfand

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - New Uses for Cryoanalgesia - Timothy Lautz, John DiFiore, & Thomas Inge

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Rapid Fire Updates in Pediatric Trauma - Regan Williams & Katie Russell

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Updates in the Treatment of Undescended Testis - Sameh Shehata & Shawn St. Peter

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Highlighting Collaboration from Surgery & Interventional Radiology in the OR - John Racadio, Timothy Lautz, Amanda Wallingford &Dan von Allmen

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - New Updates You Should Know in Pediatric Surgery - Gloria Gonzalez, Greg Tiao, & Carroll

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Over and Under the Radar in Literature Updates - Jose Campos & Shawn St. Peter

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - When & How to Operate CDH Patients on ECMO - Rebecca Stark & Steven Lee

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - The New Approaches for Wilms Tumor - Michael Nightingale, Bhargava Mullapudi, & Justin Huntington

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - What's New on Biliary Stone Disease - Luke Neff, David Vitale, & Jeff Ponsky

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Updates in Pilonidal Disease - Nelson Rosen & George 'Whit' Holcomb

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Enlarging the Scope of ICG: Thyroid Use - P. Ben Ham & Justin Huntington

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Recapping of 2023 - Em Gootee

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

2024 Update Course - Welcoming Statement - Todd Ponsky

This year was the 12th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, where top hospital experts from around the world discussed this year’s changes in...

Can Ultrasound Reliably Detect Complicated Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients?

While acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most frequent emergency surgical conditions, diagnosing it continues to be challenging [1–3]. This can...

Development and Internal-External Validation of a Post-Operative Mortality Risk Calculator for Pediatric Surgical Patients in Low- and Middle- Income Countries Using Machine Learning

The KidsOR post-operative mortality risk algorithm had outstanding cross-validated discrimination and strong cross-validated calibration. Across...

A prospective multicentre study evaluating the performance of the modified simple biliary atresia scoring system in predicting biliary atresia

Abstract Purpose Early diagnosis of biliary atresia (BA) is critical for best outcomes, but is challenged by overlapping clinical manifestations...

Correlation of Tracheomalacia Severity With Esophageal Gap Length as Assessed by Ultrashort Echo-time MRI

Tracheomalacia severity is difficult to quantify, however, ultrashort echo-time MRI objectively quantifies tracheomalacia in infants without...

Neonatal surgical mortality at a low resource setting, HEAL Africa tertiary hospital, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract Purpose This study describes the experience with common neonatal surgical conditions and their outcomes at a single center in the Eastern...

Routine Urology Consultation and Follow-up After Pediatric Blunt Renal Trauma is Likely Unnecessary

This study examines the outcomes of high-grade renal trauma in pediatric patients and evaluates the intervention rate. In our hospital, we...

Navigating the transition: a multidisciplinary approach to inflammatory bowel disease in children

Abstract Purpose A multidisciplinary approach to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has recently demonstrated a positive impact in pediatric...