An unusual case of testicular ectopia.

abstract：:In contrast to adults, calcium carbonate gallstones are relatively common in children. Their pathogenesis is poorly understood. Cystic duct obstruction promotes calcium carbonate formation in bile and increases gallbladder mucin production. We tested the hypothesis that mucin producing epithelial cells would be increa...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sayers C,Wyatt J,Soloway RD,Taylor DR,Stringer MD

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital lumbar hernia (CLH) is a rare anomaly with only 45 cases reported in the English-language literature. This paper describes nine patients with CLH treated in our unit. Unusual features included the relatively high incidence of inferior lumbar hernia, presentation at the age of 6 years in one case, and an ass...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Wakhlu A,Wakhlu AK

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The loss of normal anatomic barriers in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) can predispose children to gastroesophageal reflux (GER). In an attempt to improve post-operative feeding, we have added a modified anterior fundoplication to restore natural gastric and esophageal positioning. METHODS:...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Guner YS,Elliott S,Marr CC,Greenholz SK

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of complex minimally invasive surgery in neonates (and infants <5 kg). A systematic search of databases was performed. Inguinal herniotomy and pyloromyotomy were specifically excluded. Various operations were assessed for operative times, conversion rates, complicati...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sinha CK,Paramalingam S,Patel S,Davenport M,Ade-Ajayi N

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:For 30 years, we have consecutively performed rectal mucosal punch biopsy to diagnose Hirschsprung's disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of our technique. METHODS:Patients with suspected Hirschsprung's disease who underwent punch biopsy, including our original "K-PUNCH" method using an S-...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Yoshimaru K,Kinoshita Y,Yanagi Y,Obata S,Jimbo T,Iwanaka T,Takahashi Y,Esumi G,Miyata JA,Matsuura T,Izaki T,Taguchi T

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：PURPOSE:Although the principles of the Ladd's procedure for intestinal malrotation in children have remained unchanged since its first description, in the era of minimally invasive surgery it is controversial whether laparoscopy is advantageous over open surgery. The aim of our study was to determine whether the surgic...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Catania VD,Lauriti G,Pierro A,Zani A

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to review the clinical characteristics and prognosis of children with adrenocortical tumors (ACT). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 28 patients with ACT at our hospital between March 2010 and March 2017. RESULTS:The main clinical presentations were sexua...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Wang Z,Liu G,Sun H,Li K,Dong K,Ma Y,Zheng S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Voltage-gated potassium ion channels have long been implicated in gastrointestinal motility. Recent studies have highlighted the role of voltage-gated channel subfamily G member 3 (KCNG3) and 4 (KCNG4) genes in the electrical functioning of interstitial cells of Cajal and PDGFRα+ cells of the mouse colon. We de...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： O'Donnell AM,Nakamura H,Tomuschat C,Marayati NF,Puri P

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hepatoportoenterostomy (HPE) with the Kasai procedure is the treatment of choice for biliary atresia (BA) as the initial surgery. However, the appropriate level of dissection level of the fibrous cone (FC) of the porta hepatis (PH) is frequently unclear, and the procedure sometimes results in unsuccessful ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Hirayama Y,Iinuma Y,Yokoyama N,Otani T,Masui D,Komatsuzaki N,Higashidate N,Tsuruhisa S,Iida H,Nakaya K,Naito S,Nitta K,Yagi M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A neonate with gastroschisis had silo placement and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring of intestinal haemoglobin oxygen saturation (RSO2). An ischemic loop of bowel demonstrated decreased RSO2, with reversal of clinical ischemia and RSO2 postoperatively. This demonstrates possible advantage of monitoring int...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： McHoney M,Munro F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive procedure for the correction of pectus excavatum. It involves insertion of a substernal metal bar. A feared complication of any implantation procedure is infection, which often requires removal of the implanted device. This report describes the authors' experience with...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Tanaka K,Kuwashima N,Ashizuka S,Yoshizawa J,Ohki T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative factors have been correlated with pre-incision hypotension (PIH) in children undergoing surgery, suggesting that PIH can be predicted through preoperative screening. We studied blood pressure (BP) changes in the 12 min following the induction of anesthesia to study the incidence of post-inductio...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Wani TM,Hakim M,Ramesh A,Rehman S,Majid Y,Miller R,Tumin D,Tobias JD

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This review aims to (1) assess the breadth of pediatric orthopaedic research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and (2) determine the impact of academic collaboration (an LMIC and a non-LMIC investigator) in published LMIC research. METHODS:Pediatric orthopaedic clinical studies conducted in LMIC...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ibrahim JM,Liu M,Wu HH,Patel KR,Caldwell AM,Coughlin RR,Morshed S,Shearer DW

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migration of particulate matter from plastic tubing and solid plastic implants has been documented in a number of studies, including some with the use of cardiac bypass, haemodialysis, and pump-assisted intravenous infusions. In order to ascertain whether silicone embolisation occurs when children have an Ivac 560 pum...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Dewan PA,Owen AJ,Ashwood PJ,Terlet J,Byard RW

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue tumour in children. This is the first time a facial RMS metastatic to the pancreas is reported. The patient was a 3-year-old boy with a symptomatic solitary pancreatic metastasis of a primary facial RMS, with already one relapse in a submental lymph node. Since thi...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Chatzizacharias NA,Lakhoo K

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:This study describes a subset of patients with posterior urethral valves (PUV) who presented late in childhood. The objective was to identify factors that lead to back-pressure effects on the upper tracts, which persist in spite of adequate valve ablation in some patients, and seek factors that may preserve the upper ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Krishna A,Lal P,Gupta A,Madan U

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We have retrospectively evaluated all patients who underwent endoscopic puncture (EP) of ureterocele over the last 26 years with special reference to the need in the second intervention and disease-free status. METHODS:78 (69%) of the 112 patients following EP and completed follow-up were included. 51 (65%) we...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Jawdat J,Rotem S,Kocherov S,Farkas A,Chertin B

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, quick, painless, and versatile dressing that fulfills most of the criteria of an ideal hypospadias dressing is described. ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Singh RB,Pavithran NM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric patients with medically refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) often undergo an initial subtotal colectomy end ileostomy (STC-I). The role of fecal diversion in the subsequent completion proctectomy/ileal-pouch anal anastomosis (CP-IPAA) remains controversial. METHODS:A multi-institutional retrospecti...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Chen YJ,Grant R,Lindholm E,Lipskar A,Dolgin S,Khaitov S,Greenstein A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Since 1999, complete primary repair of exstrophy has represented a valid alternative in the treatment of exstrophy patients, offering one- stage reconstruction for all components of this malformation in newborns. The vast majority of cases are currently approached within 48/72 h of life, and risk of vascular in...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Zaccara A,De Gennaro M,Di Lazzaro A,Capolupo I,Bozza P,Ragni A,Bagolan P

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In order to evaluate the gubernaculum (GN) abnormalities quantitatively in patients with undescended testes (UDT), the area and attachment site of the gubernaculum were evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixty-seven testes from 61 patients with an undescended testis treated in the past 11 years at our institution...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Kubota M,Nakaya K,Arai Y,Ohyama T,Yokota N,Nagai Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minor degrees of exomphalos have been known to be associated with vitellointestinal duct anomalies. The most frequent association is Meckel's diverticulum. It is unusual for a fistula to be communicating directly with the exomphalos sac. We report five neonates that presented with a fistula on the exomphalos sac over ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ng J,Antao B,Mackinnon E

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perineal sagittal approaches (posterior sagittal anorectoplasty and anterior and posterior sagittal transanorectal approaches) allow complete anatomic exposure of the perineum and lower pelvis. Moreover, they reduce the risk of damaging important structures because the incision is led in the midline. Therefore, many s...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Pini Prato A,Martucciello G,Torre M,Jasonni V

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 235 children, aged between 7 months and 15 years had bronchoscopy on suspicion of foreign body aspiration. The histories of these patients were studied to examine the diagnostic value of symptoms, signs, and chest x-rays, and rate of negative bronchoscopy. The sensitivity of choking and coughing was high (8...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ayed AK,Jafar AM,Owayed A

更新日期：2003-08-01 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:Ultraviolet (UV) radiation adversely affects skin health at cellular and molecular levels. Hence, UV radiation can directly induce inflammatory responses in the dermis by inducing erythema, edema, inflammation, dermal fibroblasts alterations, and extracellular matrix modifications. METHODS:Human keratinocytes,...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Micka-Michalak K,Biedermann T,Reichmann E,Meuli M,Klar AS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first two cases of acute neonatal appendicitis operated on through the laparoscopic approach. Acute neonatal appendicitis is uncommon and rarely considered by clinicians when assessing the neonatal acute abdomen. Our two cases demonstrate the potential value of diagnostic laparoscopy in the acute neonat...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Malakounides G,John M,Rex D,Mulhall J,Nandi B,Mukhtar Z

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00