Surgical treatment of infantile achalasia: a case report and literature review.

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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the role of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMC) in rat bile duct ligation (BDL) model. METHODS:Wistar rats were categorized into four Groups A-D. Normal liver biopsy was taken from Group A. BDL model was created in Groups B and C (15 each). Normal saline and BMC were injected through portal...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sharma S,Mohanty S,Das P,DattaGupta S,Kumar L,Gupta D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical repair of acquired tracheo-esophageal fistula may result in tracheal stenosis or esophageal stricture. We used fistula with esophageal cuff as flap to repair the tracheal defect. Esophageal repair was performed by rotating ends through 90° in opposite direction. This technique offers excellent repair in a sin...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Pandey V,Gangopadhyay AN,Gupta DK,Sharma SP,Kumar V

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas comprise a group of indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL), which are rare in pediatric age. The clinical presentation of MALT lymphomas varies according to the location of the lymphoma. We report on a case of MALT lymphoma involving the appendix in a 6-year-old ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Marte A,Sabatino MD,Cautiero P,Accardo M,Romano M,Parmeggiani P

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：:Children with pyometrocolpos due to distal vaginal atresia may present as acutely ill, with severe obstructive uropathy and septicemia. In such patients the clinical course is markedly improved by urgent drainage of the infected cystic mass, and a temporary drainage procedure is required to allow local findings of inf...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Imamoğlu M,Cay A,Sarihan H,Koşucu P,Ozdemir O

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Adnexal torsion is a gynecologic emergency, requiring intervention for tissue preservation. At our institution, torsion is managed by pediatric surgeons or gynecologists. We evaluated differences between specialties to streamline evaluation for children with gynecological emergencies, develop a clinical pathway...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Alberto EC,Tashiro J,Zheng Y,Sandler A,Kane T,Gomez-Lobo V,Petrosyan M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The Ncx/Hox11L.1 gene is required for adequate development of enteric neurons in mice and Ncx/Hox11L.1 deficient (Ncx-/-) mice are used as a model for human intestinal neuronal dysplasia (IND) because of similar histopathology (hyperganglionosis), however, some 50% of Ncx-/- mice develop megacolon with a caliber ch...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Kato Y,Miyahara K,Hatano M,Hasegawa Y,Seki T,Frykman PK,Kusafuka J,Lane GJ,Yamataka A

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：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：AIMS:The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of PAS, β-catenin and Ki-67 in categorising hepatoblastomas (HBs) and their significance in predicting prognosis. In addition, we have also documented the various chemotherapy induced histologic changes in HBs. METHOD:In this retrospective observational study of ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Bera G,Das RN,Roy P,Ghosh R,Islam N,Mishra PK,Chatterjee U

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Human pigmented tissue-engineered skin substitutes represent an advanced therapeutic option to treat skin defects. The inflammatory response is one of the major factors determining integration and long-term survival of such a graft in vivo. The aim of the present study was to investigate the spatiotemporal dist...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Klar AS,Böttcher-Haberzeth S,Biedermann T,Michalak K,Kisiel M,Reichmann E,Meuli M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyloric atresia (PA) is an uncommon anomaly that may be associated with many other congenital anomalies, the commonest of which is junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB). Most of the cases of PA associated with JEB (Herlitz syndrome) reported have been fatal. A case of PA associated with JEB, malrotation, and a high a...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Agarwala S,Goswami JK,Mitra DK

更新日期：1999-01-01 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:To compare open repair (OR) with thoracoscopic repair (TR) for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in neonates. METHODS:Twenty-four neonatal CDH cases diagnosed prenatally or within 6 h of birth at our institute from 2002 to 2012 with mild pulmonary hypertension managed without inhaled nitric oxide, were stu...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Tanaka T,Okazaki T,Fukatsu Y,Okawada M,Koga H,Miyano G,Ogasawara Y,Lane GJ,Yamataka A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several procedures have been described for repair of distal hypospadias. However, these are not without any complications. Corpus spongiosum advancement is a new technique employed in our patients for distal hypospadias repair with excellent clinical outcome and no post-operative complications. PATIENTS AND ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Dutta HK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:to report the early experience with the Kelly procedure for the treatment of bladder exstrophy (BE) in males. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Nine boys with BE were treated at our institute. One had an untouched BE, four had epispadias after neonatal bladder closure, and four were secondary phalloplasties. Data on surgi...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Berrettini A,Castagnetti M,Rigamonti W

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic Kasai portoenterostomy was reported to be a safe and feasible procedure in infant with biliary atresia. We aimed to investigate the long-term results after laparoscopic portoenterostomy as such data in the literature are lacking. METHODS:Sixteen infants underwent laparoscopic Kasai portoenterostom...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Chan KW,Lee KH,Tsui SY,Wong YS,Pang KY,Mou JW,Tam YH

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) play an important role in the control of gut motility. The recognition that the ICC cell membrane harbors the c-kit receptor (CD117) sparked rapid advancement in ICC research on the gut and certain pathologies using immunochemical and molecular methods. The question arises whether...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Metzger R,Schuster T,Till H,Franke FE,Dietz HG

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of all cases (n = 21) of congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) treated at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, from September 1988 to August 1999 was performed. The presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome are reviewed. All 21 patients were nonwhite. Thirteen had left-upper-lobe, 7 right-middle-lobe, an...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Thakral CL,Maji DC,Sajwani MJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The natural history of patients with antenatally diagnosed congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung (CCAM) is still fully unknown. In symptomatic patients with respiratory distress, an operation is performed during the neonatal period. However, in asymptomatic patients, the optimal timing of th...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Nagata K,Masumoto K,Tesiba R,Esumi G,Tsukimori K,Norio W,Taguchi T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulopathies associated with malignancies are not extremely rare, but are uncommonly associated with Wilms' tumour (WT). A 6-month-old female with a WT and an abnormal coagulation profile is reported. Due to the Coagulopathy and elevated D-dimers in the blood, surgery was deferred and chemotherapy was given, after w...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Singh S,Singh D,Baheti G,Karmarkar SJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common cystic lesion recognized antenatally is multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK). Recently, conservative management without nephrectomy has been advocated. The purpose of this study was to report our experience in the conservative management of unilateral MCDK. Between 1989 and 1997, 20 children with MCDK ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Oliveira EA,Diniz JS,Vilasboas AS,Rabêlo EA,Silva JM,Filgueiras MT

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few publications about urolithiasis of the new born baby and infant (UNI). The UNI represents 20% of the pediatric urolithiasis. The etiologies in this age group are chiefly dominated by the urinary-tract infections and metabolic abnormalities. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the epidemiological...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Mohamed J,Riadh M,Abdellatif N

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incarcerated inguinal hernias in infants are commonly encountered. Reduction with intravenous sedation using morphine and related drugs carries risks of apnoea and/or respiratory arrest, especially in small, ex-premature babies who have an increased incidence of incarceration and thus opiate use is best avoided. Cauda...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Brindley N,Taylor R,Brown S

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：:Pharyngeal perforations are uncommon in children and are usually secondary to instrumentation or external penetrating injuries. A delay in management can lead to life-threatening complications such as retropharyngeal abscess, mediastinitis, and airway compromise. We report three children who had pharyngeal perforation...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Luqman Z,Khan MA,Nazir Z

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a synthetic serine protease inhibitor, gabexate mesilate (GM), in rats with ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) damage due to unilateral testicular torsion. Thirty male Sprague-Dawley rats were separated into three groups, each containing ten rats. A sham operation was perf...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Gezici A,Ozturk H,Buyukbayram H,Ozturk H,Okur H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of a coexisting congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and esophageal atresia (EA) with distal tracheoesophageal fistula is extremely rare and is considered highly lethal. Only 19 cases of CDH with EA have been reported in the world literature to date. This is a very challenging clinical problem, and the...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Thakral CL,Sajwani MJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 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