Meatal and corpus spongiosum advancement: a better technique for distal hypospadias repair.

abstract：:Bronchogenic cysts are congenital malformations of the tracheobronchial tree. We describe a 20-month-old male who presented with persistent non-bilious emesis; manometry and imaging were consistent with esophageal achalasia. During a planned laparoscopic Heller myotomy, an intramural bronchogenic cyst was discovered i...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Lin JS,Yu YR,Chiou EH,Chumpitazi BP,Schady DA,Brandt ML

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1993-2002 we used both diagnostic and operative laparoscopy in the management of five cases of persistent müllerian duct syndrome (BMDS). Two siblings from two different families accounted for four of the cases. They presented with cryptorchidism and inguinal hernias. The diagnosis was established during diagn...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： El-Gohary MA

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:Thyroglossal duct cysts are one of the most commonly encountered benign neck lumps found in the paediatric population. Despite their relative frequency, reports of familial inheritance are rare. A total of 21 patients with hereditary thyroglossal duct cysts from seven families worldwide have been reported. The most co...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Schader I,Robertson S,Maoate K,Beasley S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the gender assignment and hormonal treatment advocated for disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD). METHODS:A study was done on patients who were reviewed in the Pediatric Intersex Clinic to evaluate the pattern of gender assignment and hormonal treatment advocated. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The patie...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sharma S,Gupta DK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, open repair of esophageal atresia (EA) with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) required thoracotomy. Innovations in minimal access surgery have created a thoracoscopic technique resulting in violation of the pleural space. Most pediatric surgeons favor an extrapleural approach for open repair. We present a...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Tsao K,Lee H

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a neonate with gastroschisis and evidence of bile aspiration in utero, who developed severe respiratory distress that did not respond to postnatal intensive respiratory care. Although rare, a newborn with gastroschisis may develop severe respiratory distress due to bile aspiration in utero. Given the poor o...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Morikawa N,Honna T,Kuroda T,Noya M,Ito N,Nakamura T,Ito Y,Hayashi S,Sago H,Matsuoka K

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a bellwether for a country's ability to care for sick newborns. We aim to review the existing literature from low- and middle-income countries in regard to management of those newborns and the possible approaches to improve their outcomes. METHODS:A review of the existing Eng...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Alslaim HS,Banooni AB,Shaltaf A,Novotny NM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CHARGE association and DiGeorge syndrome (DGS) rarely occur together and only eight cases have been reported in the English literature. Two were associated with esophageal atresia (EA) and severe congenital heart anomalies. We report a third case of EA with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF) associated with coarctatio...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Lee KD,Okazaki T,Kato Y,Lane GJ,Yamataka A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of gastroschisis appears to be rising in developed nations, with epidemiological studies indicating association with young maternal age and smoking. Is there an association between maternal smoking and the development of complicated gastroschisis? A retrospective population-based review of all cases of g...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Zamakhshary M,Yanchar NL

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that neutrophil recruitment may initiate germ cell apoptosis in the ischemic testis. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between germ cell apoptosis and neutrophil recruitment in the contralateral testis following testicular ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury in a ra...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sukhotnik I,Voskoboinik K,Lurie M,Coran AG,Greenblatt R,Shiloni E,Eldar S,Mogilner JG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study, intraoperative photos and video documentations of 884 children demonstrate that inguinal hernias and their recurrences are aspects of a full spectrum, which ranges from fully closed internal inguinal rings (IIR) and small openings to all-the way-down-into-the-scrotum open processus; 92% of th...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Schier F

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been assumed that only 10% of medical interventions are supported by solid scientific evidence. The aim of this study was to determine the type of research evidence supporting operations in a tertiary referral paediatric surgical unit. All patients admitted over a 4-week period to two surgical firms were enroll...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Baraldini V,Spitz L,Pierro A

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Management of oesophageal atresia (OA) and trachea-oesophageal fistula (TOF) in babies of low birth weight is challenging especially when associated with other anomalies. Birth weight of <1500 g has previously formed part of a classification system designed to predict outcome, alongside the cardiac status ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Hannon EJ,Billington J,Kiely EM,Pierro A,Spitz L,Cross K,Curry JI,De Coppi P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We assessed the impact of intestinal transplantation on Japanese pediatric patients with intestinal failure with data from the Japanese intestinal transplant registry. METHODS:Standardized forms were sent to all known intestinal transplantation programs, requesting information on transplants performed bet...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ueno T,Wada M,Hoshino K,Uemoto S,Taguchi T,Furukawa H,Fukuzawa M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroschisis closure is performed either primarily or after staged reduction of the prolapsed bowel. A technique for surgical closure of the abdominal wall defect is described which allows for an almost scarless appearance of the abdominal surface with preservation of a midline umbilicus. ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Houben CH,Patel S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Thomsen-Friedenreich cryptantigen (TCA) is located on the surface of all red cells, but is concealed by a layer of neuraminic acid. When bacteria that produce neuraminidase disrupt this coating, the TCA can be exposed and activated. If blood products containing antibody to the TCA are subsequently administered, ha...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Grant HW,Hadley GP,Adhikari M,Fernandes-Costa F

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：:Controversy exists on the optimal age for elective resection of asymptomatic congenital pulmonary airway malformation. Current recommendations vary widely, highlighting the overall lack of consensus. A systematic search of Embase, MEDLINE, CINAL, and CENTRAL was conducted in January 2016. Identified citations were scr...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sullivan KJ,Li M,Haworth S,Chernetsova E,Wayne C,Kapralik J,Chan E,Nasr A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inguinal hernia repair is the most frequently performed surgical procedure in infants and children. Especially in premature infants, prevalence reaches up to 30% in coincidence with high rates of incarceration during the first year of life. These infants carry an increased risk of complications due to genera...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Lambertz A,Schälte G,Winter J,Röth A,Busch D,Ulmer TF,Steinau G,Neumann UP,Klink CD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) and the problem of securing the IORT field in advanced pediatric neuroblastoma. Between 1996 and 2005, 12 children received IORT for advanced pediatric neuroblastoma patients. Electron beam energies ranged from 10 to 12 Me...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sugito K,Kusafuka T,Hoshino M,Inoue M,Goto H,Ikeda T,Hagiwara N,Koshinaga T,Fukuzawa M,Nakamura M,Shichino H,Chin M,Mugishima H,Saito T,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung disease is the result of aganglionosis of a variable length of the terminal bowel, which arises from the incomplete colonisation of the embryonic gut by vagal neural crest-derived cells (NCC) that migrate caudally from the pharyngeal gut to the rectum. We have previously shown that a very small group of N...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sidebotham EL,Kenny SE,Lloyd DA,Vaillant CR,Edgar DH

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the associations between hsMAD2 mRNA expression in tumor cells and sensitivity to paclitaxel or patient prognosis in neuroblastoma. METHODS:Fifty-one formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor samples were manually microdissected to collect tumor cells, and RNA was purified. Nineteen clinical sampl...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Otake K,Uchida K,Tanaka K,Koike Y,Inoue M,Matsushita K,Ueeda M,Hashimoto K,Kitajima T,Komada Y,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:No protocol exists for prophylaxis or therapeutic management of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) related deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in children. Currently, very few patients are provided prophylaxis for DVT. In this study, we analyzed our current practice of PICC placement to identify the fr...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Gasior AC,Marty Knott E,St Peter SD

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a potentially life-threatening infection of soft tissues. It is characterized by rapid spread of inflammation and infection with widespread necrosis of fascia, subcutaneous tissues, and overlying skin. NF is usually reported in adults with preexisting medical conditions or compromised imm...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Nazir Z

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perineal-mound (PMD) and genital-fold defects cause anorectal malformations (ARM) in both sexes. They are common in females and usually present as a low anomaly (except rectovestibular fistula). They are rare in males and present as an intermediate anomaly. A common embryological explanation for these defects with var...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sharma AK,Goel D,Kothari SK

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The surgical treatment of children with H-fistula is one of the understudied problems of the present day, especially regarding its high rates of complications. The surgical technique of bringing down the anterior wall of rectum in clinical practice allows us in reducing the rate of H-fistula recurrences. The re...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Akhparov NN,Aipov RR,Ormantayev KS

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:Vascularized bio-engineered human dermo-epidermal skin substitutes (vascDESS) hold promise for treating burn patients, including those with severe full-thickness wounds. We have previously shown that vascDESS promote wound healing by enhanced influx of macrophages and granulocytes. Immediately follo...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Klar AS,Michalak-Mićka K,Biedermann T,Simmen-Meuli C,Reichmann E,Meuli M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports indicate that extracellular matrix and cytoskeleton plasmalemmal elements are altered in infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS). Desmin is a cytoskeletal protein that is important for the organization and function of muscular fibers. It has been found to be increased in the smooth muscle in chro...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Guarino N,Shima H,Puri P

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although it is virtually impossible to formulate a scheme that can satisfactorily collect all different types of vaginal malformations, a simple classification would be of a considerable value and would permit logical operative decisions. Many classifications of anomalies of uterus and vagina have been propo...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ruggeri G,Gargano T,Antonellini C,Carlini V,Randi B,Destro F,Lima M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00