Operative management of appendicitis.

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：: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：: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：: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 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：:Nutritional management of infants and children differs from that of adults because of the extra requirements for growth and the limitations of physiological immaturity. Although parenteral nutrition (PN) is an accepted practice and a potentially life-saving therapy for pediatric patients who cannot be fed through thei...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Wesley JR,Coran AG

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a short description of mediastinal anatomy and embryology, the authors illustrate the division of the mediastinum, based on criteria of either surgical anatomy or radiological anatomy. Lastly, they discuss the topographical distribution of the mediastinal masses in anterior, visceral, and posterior compartments ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Esposito C,Romeo C

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most patients with esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF) may benefit from "standard" management, which is deferred emergency surgery, some may present unexpected elements that change this paradigm. Birth weight, associated anomalies, and long gap can influence the therapeutic schedule o...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Conforti A,Morini F,Bagolan P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adhesive small bowel obstruction is a significant cause of short- and long-term morbidity in infants and children. Unfortunately, the majority of scientific literature relative to adhesive obstructions continues to be dominated by adult studies. In this article, the existing literature for infant and pediatric adhesiv...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Lautz TB,Barsness KA

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:The maintenance of long-term venous access is critical to the livelihood of children in a variety of clinical situations, especially those who are dependent on parenteral nutrition. Whereas the traditional routes of either peripheral or central venous access are initially adequate, most of these sites eventually succu...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Juno RJ,Knott AW,Racadio J,Warner BW

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of overgrowth syndromes with complex vascular anomalies is challenging. Careful analysis of the various clinical features by an interdisciplinary team of physicians experienced in this field is paramount to proper diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. In this article, we focus on the spectrum of the clinic...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Uller W,Fishman SJ,Alomari AI

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a diagnosis of omphalocele during pregnancy, questions regarding long-term prognosis are of primary importance for parents. It is imperative that their questions are answered with substantiated data to promote confident decisions for their children. They frequently express concerns regarding long-term survival, ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Baerg JE,Munoz AN

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric germ cell tumors represent a diverse group of tumors that present from in utero through adolescence at many nongonadal locations, from the neck to the sacrococcygeal region. Surgical resection remains the central element of management, and accurate surgical staging is essential to properly ascertain the corr...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Rescorla FJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many clinical situations of concern that may be unique to pediatric anesthesiologists. The author discusses four of the more common presentations: asthma, cystic fibrosis, anterior mediastinal masses, and latex allergy. Many such issues can be resolved before surgery by consultation with members of the opera...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Shapiro JH

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When a female is born and has only a single perineal orifice on the newborn clinical examination, a diagnosis of cloaca type of anorectal malformation is made. Along with associated malformations which may initiate the ordering of radiologic imaging, there are a finite number of radiologic tests that are performed to ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Kraus SJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental psychopathology is common in children with exstrophy. It may be mild or severe, and it may persist or transform as the child grows. The pediatric urologist is ideally situated to identify signs or symptoms of early developmental psychopathology in these children. Presented in this article are techniques ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Reiner WG

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in molecular biological techniques have increased our capability to distinguish the small differences in gene expression between subpopulations of cells found within specific tissues or tumor isolates. We use subtractive hybridization or subtractive cloning to generate information regarding genes that ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Swendeman SL,La Quaglia MP

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of CDH infant populations at high risk for mortality postnatally may help to develop targeted care strategies, guide discussions surrounding palliation and contribute to standardizing reporting and benchmarking, so that care strategies at different centers can be compared. Clinical prediction rules are ...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Daodu O,Brindle ME

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burn injuries affect approximately a million children in the United States on an annual basis. Moderate to severe burns require hospitalization, usually under the direction of a Pediatric Surgical service. Despite advancements in burn treatment, pediatric burn injuries account for approximately 2500 deaths annually. T...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Gonzalez R,Shanti CM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A malignant tumor of striated muscle origin, rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a childhood tumor that has benefited from nearly 30 years of multimodality therapy, culminating in a >70% overall 5-year survival. Prognosis for RMS is dependent on primary tumor site, age, completeness of resection, presence and number of metastat...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Dasgupta R,Fuchs J,Rodeberg D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omphalomesenteric duct malformations comprise a wide spectrum of anatomic structures and associated symptoms (or no symptoms). They may range from a completely patent omphalomesenteric duct at the umbilicus to a variety of lesser remnants including cysts, fibrous cords connecting the umbilicus to the distal ileum, gra...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Moore TC

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic islet transplantation is a minimally invasive treatment that has the potential to prevent diabetes after total pancreatectomy for benign disease (islet autotransplantation) and to reverse diabetes in those with type 1 diabetes (islet allotransplantation). In both scenarios, the treatment involves extracting...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Johnson PR,Jones KE

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma treatment remains challenging but has been advanced by the establishment of clinical and biological variables that determine prognostic risk. Risk-based therapy currently is the hallmark of neuroblastoma treatment. Initially, stage and age were the prime determinants of survival used in clinical practice...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： La Quaglia MP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) is the treatment of choice for children with bilateral Wilms' tumor (WT), or with WT on a single kidney, or with WT and a disease of the contralateral kidney, or with benign kidney tumor. NSS is a reasonable alternative to nephrectomy in children at risk of metachronous WT, including chil...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Cozzi DA,Zani A

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：:Gene transfer to the tracheobronchial tree has been an active area of investigation since the discovery of the genetic defect in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator over two decades ago. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal monogeneic disorder for which there is no cure short of lung tran...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Keswani SG,Crombleholme TM

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:Sternal clefts, ectopia cordis, and Cantrell's pentalogy continue to be very rare congenital anomalies in pediatric surgery. Unfortunately, these conditions present as neonatal emergencies and demand early surgical intervention. This article reviews the embryological development of the chest wall, specific sternal def...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Engum SA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, pediatric surgical education consisted of exposure to patients, textbooks, lectures, team-based education, congresses, and workshops. Over the last decades, however, new information technology (IT) and the internet revolutionized the sharing of information and communication. IT has become relevant in pa...

journal_title：Seminars in pediatric surgery

authors： Ure B,Zoeller C,Lacher M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00