Life-threatening respiratory distress in a neonate with a pericardial cyst.

abstract：:A review of 100 consecutive cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) treated at our institute focusing on the efficacy of protocolized management (PM) was conducted. Of the 100 cases, 14 who became symptomatic more than 24 h after birth, and seven with fatal anomalies (four cardiac and three chromosomal) were ex...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Okawada M,Okazaki T,Yamataka A,Yanai T,Kato Y,Kobayashi H,Lane GJ,Miyano T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyps in gastrointestinal tract are mostly benign and result from hamartomas or lymphoid hyperplasia of submucosa. They usually occur as isolated lesions in children and are referred to as juvenile polyps. Multiple polyps with inherited origin are called polyposis and can be seen as a part of the syndrome. The polyps...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Soyer T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Little is known of how children seek health information. This study evaluates online health information (OHI) seeking behaviours in adolescents undergoing major elective surgical procedures and compares responses within parent-child dyads. METHODS:With institutional approval, we prospectively surveyed parents ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Wong SSM,Wong KPL,Angus MIL,Chen Y,Choo CSC,Nah SA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Morgagni hernia (MH) accounts for 3-4% of congenital diaphragmatic hernias. There is a paucity of data regarding this rare defect. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of children with MH, surgical approaches for repair, and patient outcomes. METHODS:Pediatric patients (ages 0-...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Golden J,Barry WE,Jang G,Nguyen N,Bliss D

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infant developed massive lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage secondary to necrotising enterocolitis after cardiac surgery. The haemorrhage was only controlled following a colectomy. ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Pushparani P,Spitz L,Somerville J,de Leval MR

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature male ischiopagus tetrapus twins weighing 2.2 kg were born unexpectedly. They required initial ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome and an emergency laparotomy for intestinal obstruction at 10 days of age. At 8 months of age, formal separation was carried out. Primary skin closure was possible withou...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Freeman NV,Fahr J,Al-Khusaiby S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 7-year-old female with a type I choledochal cyst underwent an exploratory laparotomy. A Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy was done following cyst excision. The patient was re-explored 8 days later for an anastomotic bile leak and high fever. A round-worm was found obstructing the jejunal lumen at the porta hepatis, re...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Kasat LS,Naregal A,Jain M,Bajaj R,Borwankar SS

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The pathophysiology of Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is not entirely understood. There is no clear explanation for the occurrence of the spastic or tonically contracted aganglionic segment of bowel. Kv11.1 (hERG) channels play a critical role in the regulation of the resting membrane potential as well as affect...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Tomuschat C,O'Donnell AM,Coyle D,Puri P

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To describe a modification of PATIO repair for urethrocutaneous fistula repair and evaluate its outcome. METHODS:We studied 15 boys who underwent modified PATIO repair from Jan 2010 to Sept 2015. Parameters studied included age, type of hypospadias, age at first urethroplasty, hypospadias repair technique, ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Rathod K,Loyal J,More B,Rajimwale A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a female adolescent who had an ectopic ovary in the inguinal canal without an associated hernia, a unicornuate uterus, and ipsilateral renal agenesis. The incidental discovery of the ectopic ovary and other Mullerian anomalies, as well as the surgical correction that followed, highlights importan...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Webb JB,Fallon SC,Lopez ME,Boswell HB,Dietrich JE,Brandt ML

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:For International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS) stages III or IV neuroblastoma (intermediate or high risk), complete excision of the primary tumor is not always feasible. Most current studies on the treatment outcome of these patients have reported on the complete excision status. The aim of this study is...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Moon SB,Park KW,Jung SE,Youn WJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unknown whether noncomplicated acute appendicitis cause bacterial translocation. In this study, we aimed to test development of the bacterial translocation in the patients who were operated for acute appendicitis. In this prospective study, 10 control patients who underwent elective operations because of other r...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Aslan A,Karaveli C,Ogunc D,Elpek O,Karaguzel G,Melikoglu M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal mucosal injury of various degrees occurs in many clinical situations and is initially evidenced by altered mucosal permeability. The latter may be assessed in animal models by determination of plasma-to-intestinal lumen clearance of specific molecules, usually chromated 51Cr EDTA. The purpose of this study ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Udassin R,Haskel Y,Seror D,Welbourne TC

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients who presented with a history of right inguinal hernia and a third with an impalpable left testis were found to have transverse testicular ectopia. Both testes were fixed in their own scrotum, through a modified Ombredanne operation in two patients and a subdartos pouch in one. ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Al-Samarrai AY,Al-Bassam AR,Al-Wattar Q

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Three-dimensional (3D) imaging instead of two-dimensional (2D) computed tomography (CT) for diagnosis and preoperative planning in infants and young children with complex liver tumors is a promising technique for precision hepatectomy. METHODS:This study was a retrospective analysis of 26 infants and youn...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Su L,Dong Q,Zhang H,Zhou X,Chen Y,Hao X,Li X

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the assessment of germ-cell maturation of the seminiferous tubules, DNA flowcytometry is a rapid and sensitive method. Phosporus 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a non-invasive alternative that demonstrates the metabolic status of the testis, reflecting the type and relative proportion of germ cells in...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Srinivas M,Degaonkar M,Gupta DK,Raghunathan P,Das SN,Mitra DK

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chronological age has not always been an accurate predictor of gut motility in newborns. We hypothesized that the enteric plexus is immature at birth. We studied whole-mount preparations of the myenteric plexus in pigs from mid-point of gestation to adulthood. METHODS:Distal large bowel whole-mount preparation...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sri Paran T,Rolle U,Puri P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is the most common congenital neoplasm in neonates. We wished to assess the long-term functional outcome of children undergoing SCT resection. METHODS:Records of neonates diagnosed with SCT from two surgeons' practices, and operated on between 1970 and 2006, were retrospectively r...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Draper H,Chitayat D,Ein SH,Langer JC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transverse colon is an exceptional location of intestinal duplication. Perforated duplications are rarely described in neonates. Meconium peritonitis (MP) can originate from prenatal perforated intestinal duplication. The authors report a case of a baby girl with prenatal diagnosis of MP. Rapid worsening of clinic...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Piolat C,N'die J,Andrini P,Althuser M,Jouk PS,Jacquier C,Dyon JF

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (RCP), a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by a disorder of peroxisome metabolism, has been shown to affect multiple organ systems. A neonate presenting with a colonic perforation in the first few hours of life was subsequently diagnosed with RCP. A literature search r...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Fairbanks T,Emil S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN) is a rare paediatric renal neoplasm. It is a diagnostic challenge to the pathologists due to its close differentials having ominous prognosis. We present three cases of CMN with unusual morphology including evidence of renal dysplasia in one of them. ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Bandyopadhyay R,Chatterjee U,Mondal SK,Banerjee S,Chatterjee US

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infant with a large-bowel obstruction due to Salmonella B enterocolitis is presented. The clinical and radiologic findings were suggestive of Hirschsprung's disease with total colonic aganglionosis. Due to further deterioration, an ileostomy was performed. Pathologic examination disclosed ganglia in the colon. At l...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Gross E,Engelhard D,Katz S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Umbilical hernias occur frequently in children but complications are very rare and thus surgery is not routinely indicated. In this literature review, we report 19 cases of spontaneous evisceration of abdominal contents through umbilical hernias. Precipitating causes included umbilical ulceration or sepsis, crying, re...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Thomson WL,Wood RJ,Millar AJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A boy with a history of esophageal atresia repair received an esophagoesophagostomy at 14 months for a severe refractory anastomotic stricture, which had already required repeated balloon dilation with intralesional dexamethasone injection. Anastomotic leakage and stricture was again evident after the second surgery, ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Hishiki T,Kouchi K,Saito T,Terui K,Sato Y,Mitsunaga T,Nakata M,Yoshida H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 31-year-old man who died of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon had undergone bilateral ureterosigmoidostomy for exstrophy of the bladder 20 years earlier. The patient never underwent a colonoscopy. Neoplastic transformation at the ureterosigmoid anastomosis must be considered as a possible severe complic...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Giannini O,Friedli A,Schärli AF

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Congenital primary bladder diverticulum is a rare condition and may present with urinary infection; other forms of presentation are rare. We present a series of infants who presented with urinary retention secondary to large primary bladder diverticulum. METHODS:Seven infants were evaluated for symptoms of low...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Singal AK,Chandrasekharam VV

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic-assisted anorectoplasty (LAARP) is a minimally invasive procedure in which the levator ani muscle is left to potentially improve postoperative fecal continence. This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate postoperative complications and long-term outcomes of fecal continence after LAARP and compar...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Tainaka T,Uchida H,Tanaka Y,Hinoki A,Shirota C,Sumida W,Yokota K,Makita S,Oshima K,Chiba K,Ishimaru T,Kawashima H

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retinoids are essential for fetal and lung development. Beta-carotene(BC) is the main dietary retinoid source and beta-carotene-15,15'-oxygenase-1 and 2 (Bcmo1,2) is the primary enzyme generating retinoid from BC in adult mammalian tissues. Placenta has a major role in the retinol homeostasis in fetal life: ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Takahashi H,Kutasy B,Pes L,Paradisi F,Puri P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the management of cavoatrial extension of nephroblastoma in a developing country. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Of 406 consecutive children with Wilms tumour, 40 (10%) presented with tumour extension into the inferior vena cava (IVC) (30), right atrium or right ventricle and form the inception cohort. Of th...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Hadley GP,Sheik-Gafoor MH,Buckels NJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An experimental study was conducted to investigate the effects of erythropoietin on the acute phase of esophageal burn damage induced by sodium hydroxide. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A standard esophageal alkaline burn was produced by the application of 10% sodium hydroxide to the distal esophagus in an in vivo...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Bakan V,Garipardic M,Okumuş M,Ciralik H,Atli Y,Ozbağ D,Tolun FI

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00