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Paediatric tracheobronchomalacia: Incidence, patient characteristics, and predictors of surgical intervention

AbstractObjectives: Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM), a condition where an abnormality of the tracheal walls causes collapse during the respiratory...

Is postoperative transanastomotic feeding beneficial in neonates with congenital duodenal obstruction?

Purpose: We aimed to evaluate possible positive and negative effects of postoperative use of transanastomotic feeding tube (TAFT) in neonates...

Pediatric Surgery Milestones 2.0: A Primer

More than twenty years ago, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Board of Medical Specialties began the...

The Financial Implications of Telemedicine Practice Patterns Across Pediatric Surgical Specialties

ABSTRACTBackgroundTelemedicine has played an increasingly important role in surgical care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,...

Characteristics of Pediatric Non-cardiac eCPR Programs in United States and Canadian Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Survey

AbstractObjectiveTo characterize practices surrounding pediatric eCPR in the U.S. and CanadaMethodsCross-sectional survey of U.S. and Canadian...

Incidence and Patterns of Persistent Opioid Use in Children Following Appendectomy

AbstractBackground: The past 5 years have witnessed a concerted national effort to assuage the rising tide of the opioid misuse in our country....

Long-term outcomes following failure of Nissen fundoplication

Abstract Purpose To determine the management and outcomes of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) that requires further intervention...

Maintaining a minimally invasive surgical service during a pandemic

Abstract Purpose The safety of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) was questioned in the COVID-19 pandemic due to concern regarding disease spread....

Retraction notice to Promising results for hypospadias repair using alloderm® (Regen): A randomized controlled trial [Journal of Pediatric Surgery 56/9 (2021) 1623-1627]

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal).

The 34th international symposium on pediatric surgical research

Yes-associated protein is dysregulated during nitrofen-induced hypoplastic lung development due to congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Abstract Background Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect associated with abnormal lung development. Yes-associated protein...

Wnt5a plays a critical role in anal opening in mice at an early stage of embryonic development

Abstract Purpose Anorectal malformations are associated with other organ malformations. Proximodistal elongation of the cloacal plate and anal...

Update Course Rewind: Pediatric Colorectal Consortium 2021

Did you miss the Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium session from our 2021 Pediatric Surgery Update Course? Don’t worry, in this...

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: March 2022

We're back with the March issue of JPS article highlights. This time we're talking to editor Dr.Mikko Pakarinen and authors Drs. Selcuk Kilic,...

Anti-reflux surgery in children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A prospective cohort study on a controversial practice

ABSTRACTIntroductionGastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most frequent long-term morbidity of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)...

Response to: Association of operative approach with outcomes in neonates with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula

We read with great interest the article by Etchill, et al, who discussed the operative approach for esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal...

The presence of a neurodiverse disorder is associated with increased use of antegrade enema therapy in children with severe constipation: A study from the Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium (PCPLC)

AbstractINTRODUCTIONChildren with severe constipation and a neurodiverse disorder (Autism and/or developmental delay) represent a challenging...

StayCurrent Forums - Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Jeffrey Ponsky, Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Nathaniel Soper, Chairman of Surgery, go back to the basics on Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on...

Response to: Laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy for complicated appendicitis in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

We read the article by Neogi et al [1] with great interest about “Laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy for complicated appendicitis in...

Women Surgeons in Brazil: A Time Trend Analysis by Specialties in the Last Decade

DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06488-y

Background of PCPLC

The Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium (PCPLC) was established in 2016 as an international consortium of surgeons, scientists,...

Response to: CT scans for pediatric injury in a middle-income country trauma center: Are we repeating past mistakes

We have read the article published by Michael D. Traynor Jr, et al, entitled “CT scans for pediatric injury in a middle-income country trauma...

Health-related quality of life in children with Hirschsprung disease and children with functional constipation: Parent-child variability

AbstractBackground: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important outcome among children with Hirschsprung Disease (HD), but there are...

Antegrade Continence Enemas in Children with Functional Constipation and Dyssynergic Defecation: Go or No Go?

AbstractObjectiveTo assess outcomes of children with functional constipation after antegrade continence enemas (ACEs) and determine if...

Pilot Study of an Adult Bowel Management Program for Fecal Incontinence

AbstractObjectiveBowel management programs are efficacious in pediatric patients with fecal incontinence or intractable constipation unresponsive...

Excellence and Duty: Dr. James F. Densler, the First Black Pediatric Surgeon in the United States

During Dr. James F. Densler's storied surgical career, he overcame racial barriers, pioneered pediatric surgical operations, and forged paths into...

Primary and secondary vaginal reconstruction with autologous buccal mucosa and intravaginal wound vacuum therapy

AbstractBackground: Vaginal reconstruction with autologous buccal mucosa graft offers a promising alternative to the use of skin grafts and...

The EPIC procedure (Endoscopic-assisted Pilonidal Irrigation and Cleaning): a simple and effective treatment for pilonidal disease

DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08422-0

Determinants of success associated with vacuum bell treatment of pectus excavatum

AbstractBackground/PurposeWe explored determinants of success in a large cohort of patients with pectus excavatum submitted to vacuum bell...

Difficult Gall Bladder in Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis and Symptomatic Cholelithiasis: What is the Best Treatment Choice?

Gallbladder disease (GBD) has become increasingly common in children. Established risk factors for GBD in childhood include hemolytic disease;...

Reply to Letter to Editor Regarding: Do We Really Need Gastrostomy in Every Anatomical Anomaly? A Comment on Patient Selection for Pediatric Gastrostomy Tubes: Are We Placing Tubes That Are Not Being Used?

We would like to thank Drs. Boybeyi and Soyer for their interest in our study on pediatric gastrostomy tubes [1]. Herein we provide a response to...

Controlled long term outcome of pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis: No long-term adverse effect

AbstractPurposePyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis is one of the more common surgical procedures performed on infants. The long-term effects of the...

Environmental exposure in the etiology of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Purpose To investigate the occupational and environmental factors in the etiology of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS)....

Umbilical Pathologies Bonus Episode

This is a "snack size" bonus episode of 'Peds Umbilical Pathologies in Brief: Presentation, Workup, Diagnosis, Perioperative Considerations'...

Treatment optimization for recurrent hepatoblastoma: retrospective study from a hepatoblastoma cohort in Southern China

Abstract Purpose The present study aimed to explore the clinical characteristics and optimal treatments of RHB patients. Methods We...

2021 Update on Pediatric Overuse

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053384