A brief primer for pediatric urologists and surgeons on developmental psychopathology in the exstrophy-epispadias complex.

abstract：:During the past 10 years, the minimally invasive technique has become the standard approach for many thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic procedures in adults and children. We now know there are well-defined benefits to this approach. However, when it was introduced, the laparoscopic technique was quickly adopted without a...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： St Peter SD,Ostlie DJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung (HSCR) disease is a relatively common neonatal developmental disorder of the enteric nervous system and is characterized by the absence of ganglion cells in the myenteric and submucosal plexuses of the distal intestine. This results in absent peristalsis in the affected bowel, and the development of a fun...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Dasgupta R,Langer JC

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survey methodologies enable researchers to obtain information not routinely captured in electronic medical records, including how delivery of surgical care is perceived through the lens of a child, a parent or caregiver, or a surgeon. Here we describe the approach to using surveys to aid pediatric surgery practice. Th...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Kelley-Quon LI

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper aims to provide an overview of islet cell transplantation in children, with specific attention to pediatric total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT). We will summarize the definition and causes of chronic pancreatitis in children, the TPIAT procedure and potential complications, the proce...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Balamurugan AN,Elder DA,Abu-El-Haija M,Nathan JD

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal developmental malformations of the lung are a heterogeneous group of lesions that display a variety of features. They often are thought to be quite distinct entities, but there is considerable overlap among these lesions. Both standard nomenclature and common usage do not identify clearly the components of these...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Langston C

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Exploring pros and cons of bridging long-gap esophageal atresia with an orthotopic jejunal pedicle graft. Retrospective series of 19 patients. METHODS:From 1988 through 2005, 19 patients with long-gap esophageal atresia received a jejunal graft. Median age at reconstruction was 76 days. The technique involve...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Bax KM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice of pediatric surgery is at the crossroads of 2 specialties, pediatrics and surgery. At that vantage point, many ethical dilemmas can be seen. It is important for the pediatric surgeon to understand the special place of ethics in the care of children and how that care is influenced by society. The purpose ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Beals DA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has evolved over the past two decades. Originally aimed to standardize care among adults undergoing colorectal surgery, the tenets that developed have since been broadly accepted by a large number of adult surgical subspecialties, including bariatric surgery. This multidisciplina...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Derderian SC,Rove KO

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional surgical attitude regarding error and complications has focused on individual failings. Human factors research has brought new and significant insights into the occurrence of error in healthcare, helping us identify systemic problems that injure patients while enhancing individual accountability and teamwo...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Stein JE,Heiss K

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome for children with congenital enteropathies or massive surgical resections has improved significantly over the past two decades. Advances in understanding of the pathophysiology of intractable diarrhea and of the mutations causing many of the congenital enteropathies have enabled initiation of preventive me...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Kocoshis SA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of having a reproducible scoring system to objectively assess the severity of fecal incontinence and its response to treatment is stressed, and a number of methods are described. The approach to conservative treatment and investigation is outlined. Recent advances in the surgical management of fecal inc...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Darakhshan AA,Williams NS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After surgery for Hirschsprungs disease, most children thrive, have few if any episodes of abdominal distention and enterocolitis, and are fecally continent. However, there exists a small group of patients who do not do well. Either they suffer from persistent distension and enterocolitis or they experience soiling af...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Levitt MA,Dickie B,Peña A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until the 1970s, bladder exstrophy was a frequently fatal birth defect that, at the very least, conferred a shortened life span with devastating consequences for afflicted patients. Beginning with the modern era of surgical management, survival has become routine, and now the focus is on optimizing a near-normal retur...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Purves JT

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased portal pressure is the product of both increased resistance to splanchnic flow through the liver and increased blood flow in the portal circuit. Although portal hypertension in children is less common than in adults, the important clinical end results are the same, ie, esophageal variceal hemorrhage, ascites...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Karrer FM

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of children who have major abdominal injuries has changed significantly during the past 2 decades. Surgical restraint has been the theme, and increased awareness of anatomic patterns and physiological responses has prompted successful nonoperative care of many solid organ injuries in children. The contri...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Stylianos S

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and prevalence of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including subtypes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, have risen dramatically in recent years, and have emerged globally as important pediatric chronic diseases. Therefore, health care providers are more frequently encountering ver...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Nasiri S,Kuenzig ME,Benchimol EI

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult and pediatric urologists, gynecologists, and surgeons are often faced with primary reconstruction of complex congenital defects of the vagina as seen in cloacal anomalies, disorders of sexual development (DSD), and vaginal agenesis as well as with the secondary repair of post-surgical or radiation-induced vagina...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： van Leeuwen K,Baker L,Grimsby G

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The salivary glands comprise three main pairs of glands (ie, the parotid, the submandibular, and the sublingual) and a number of minor glands found in the mucosa of the upper aerodigestive tract. Lesions may be inflammatory or obstructive in nature or may stem from granulomatous or neoplastic disease. As such, establi...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Mehta D,Willging JP

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appendectomy has been the standard of care for appendicitis since the late 1800s, and remains one of the most common operations performed in children. The advent of data-driven medicine has led to questions about every aspect of the operation-whether appendectomy is even necessary, when it should be performed (timing)...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： St Peter SD,Snyder CL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States nearly 2 million people are burned every year; about 100,000 burns are moderate to severe and require hospitalization and about 5,000 deaths occur because of burns. The overall improvement in mortality and outcome of patients with severe burn trauma over the last decades can be attributed to the f...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Herndon DN,Spies M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal bleeding in infants and children can be quite alarming and anxiety-provoking for parents and caregivers alike. In most cases the cause is benign, and the course self-limited. However, in the patient with significant bleeding, an aggressive diagnostic approach is warranted. The differential diagnosis c...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Brown RL,Azizkhan RG

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangiomas, cystic hygromas, and teratomas are the most common bulky lesions presenting in the head and neck of infants, but cystic hygromas and teratomas are rare, and most hemangiomas are initially small. Historically, hemangiomas have been watched with the belief that they all involute with good results. Recogniti...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Filston HC

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal surgery is recognized as an independent discipline in general surgery, requiring the expertise of pediatric surgeons to optimize outcomes in infants with surgical conditions. Survival following neonatal surgery has improved dramatically in the past 60 years. Improvements in pediatric surgical outcomes are in ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Escobar MA Jr,Caty MG

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease in childhood refers to ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and colitis of an indeterminate type. Their gross and microscopic features are discussed along with the differential diagnosis from other childhood conditions associated with bloody diarrhea. ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Gramlich T,Petras RE

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review of parathyroid surgery in children will briefly discuss parathyroid gland embryology and anatomy before focusing on the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of hyperparathyroidism in children. Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is the overproduction of PTH and it is rare in children, with an incide...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Burke JF,Chen H,Gosain A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) continues to afflict approximately 7% of preterm infants born weighing less than 1500g, though recent investigations have provided novel insights into the pathogenesis of this complex disease. The disease has been a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Hackam D,Caplan M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of laparoscopic and thoracoscopic procedures in children continues to increase. Thus, anesthesiologists are faced with an increasing number of children for whom anesthetic care is required during these procedures. Significant physiological alterations may occur that are related to patient positioning and the i...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Tobias JD

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management strategies for infants with very low birth weight (VLBW) who have abdominal wall defects essentially are the same as for those in larger infants. The authors favor primary closure in infants with gastroschisis, and have achieved this goal in 91% of infants since 1985. Treatment of infants with omphalocele i...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Reynolds M

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disorders of sexual development (DSDs) are relatively rare congenital conditions in which the development of the chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomic sex is atypical. Some conditions may not manifest until puberty or adulthood. The examination and workup of either an infant or an older patient with suspected DSD should b...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： McCracken KA,Fallat ME

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the complex multisystem dysfunction in the infant with a congenital hernia of the posterolateral diaphragm is still evolving and has changed radically during the last decade. The reduction in lung mass, in conjunction with surfactant deficiency and diminished compliance, leads to initial deficiencies in ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Greenholz SK

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00