The area and attachment abnormalities of the gubernaculum in patients with undescended testes in comparison with those with retractile testes.

abstract：:Colostomy shift en masse is a novel technique in which the colostomy is shifted along with a rim of skin and abdominal wall tissue. This provides additional length of distal bowel if needed during pull-through anastomosis. We have treated three cases (two Hirschsprung's disease and one anorectal malformation) with col...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Shah AJ,Bhattacharjee N,Joshi M,Sitapara A

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：PURPOSE:The aims of this study were to assess the short- and long-term complication rates after video-assisted gastrostomy (VAG), the effects of age and gender on long-term complications and the effect of duration of gastrostomy tube retention on the need for gastroraphy when the gastrostomy device was removed. METHOD...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Salö M,Santimano A,Helmroth S,Stenström P,Arnbjornsson EÓ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian involvement of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) without relapse in the bone marrow or other extramedullary site is rare. We report a case of ovarian relapse in a 13-year-old girl who was diagnosed with ALL at the age of 11. A complete remission was induced with the Children Cancer Group 1882 protocol for hig...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Kim JW,Cho MK,Kim CH,Kang WD,Kook H,Kim YH,Choi HS,Kim SM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary lymphedema of the penis (PLP) is a rare disease. We report a case in a 2-year-old, uncircumcised boy where the uninvolved inner preputial skin was unfurled to cover the penile shaft. The uninvolved inner preputial skin is often elongated, and provides a suture-free cover of sufficient length for the small peni...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Shenoy VG,Jawale SA,Oak SN,Kulkarni BK

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed 233 patients with posterior urethral valves treated in a single center in Calcutta, India, over the last 20 years: 37 were neonates, 75 were between 1 and 12 months, 88 were between 1 and 5 years, and 33 were more than 5 years old when first seen. The clinical presentation and methods employed in diag...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Chatterjee SK,Banerjee S,Basak D,Basu AK,Chakravarti AK,Chatterjee US,Haque J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 2B is a hereditary syndrome including medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), pheochromocytoma, gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, marfanoid facies, and multiple ganglioneuromas. MTC is the major cause of mortality, and often appears during the 1st decade of life. RET proto-oncogene mutatio...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Torre M,Martucciello G,Ceccherini I,Lerone M,Aicardi M,Gambini C,Jasonni V

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:To determine the incidence of cystic fibrosis (CF) in neonates with intestinal obstruction (NIO) secondary to meconium ileus (MI), jejunoileal atresia (JA), meconium plug syndrome (MPS), volvulus (V), and meconium peritonitis (MP) and analyze the correlation of ultrasonographic (US) signs with CF in NIO with a prenata...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Casaccia G,Trucchi A,Nahom A,Aite L,Lucidi V,Giorlandino C,Bagolan P

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：PURPOSE:Congenital lung abnormalities are rare malformations increasingly detected early by prenatal ultrasound. Whether management of these frequently asymptomatic lesions should be surgical or conservative is an unresolved issue. The necessary prospective studies are limited by the absence of a widely accepted practi...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Seear M,Townsend J,Hoepker A,Jamieson D,McFadden D,Daigneault P,Glomb W

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of retrocecal appendicitis is described in a 6-year-old male child who presented with thigh abscess. The presence of a positive psoas stretch test, feculent discharge, an enteric growth on bacteriological examination, and intraabdominal fluid collection on abdominal ultrasound provided clues to the presence of ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sharma SB,Gupta V,Sharma SC

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Congenital hyperinsulinism is a rare disease, and the newly developed 18 fluoro-L-dihydroxyphenylalanine-positron emission tomography (18F-DOPA PET) examination can detect hyperplastic lesions. Our purpose was to report the results of a nationwide survey on surgical treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism in Ja...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Kanamori Y,Watanabe T,Yorifuji T,Masue M,Sasaki H,Nio M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rapid assessment of volume status in children is often difficult. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of surgeon-performed ultrasound to assess volume status in patients with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. METHODS:Ultrasounds were performed on admission and before operation. The diameters...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Wyrick DL,Smith SD,Burford JM,Swearingen CJ,Dassinger MS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphogenesis of the external genitalia of human fetuses (16-250 mm crown-rump [CR] length, 6-26 weeks of gestation) obtained after medical termination of pregnancy were studied. Differential development (male/female) started after 50 mm CR length (9 weeks). At that time the external genitalia consisted of a cylin...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ammini AC,Sabherwal U,Mukhopadhyay C,Vijayaraghavan M,Pandey J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the applicability of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for imaging studies in children under the age of three with first urinary tract infection (UTI). METHODS:In our cohort of 112 patients, we gathered data regarding the occur...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ristola MT,Hurme T

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pullthrough procedures for Hirschsprung diseases typically have favorable results. However, some children experience long-term postoperative complications comprising stooling disorders, such as intermittent enterocolitis, severe stool retention, intestinal obstruction, as well as incontinence. Reoperative Hirschsprung...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ralls MW,Coran AG,Teitelbaum DH

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a rare childhood malignancy. Although overall survival is favorable, recurrent tumors are associated with poor outcomes. As most recurrences occur within 3 years of presentation, the utility of long-term surveillance is uncertain. METHODS:Patients with SCTs evaluated and man...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Padilla BE,Vu L,Lee H,MacKenzie T,Bratton B,O'Day M,Derderian S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (IIR) is a complex phenomenon causing local and remote tissue destruction, and even multiple-organ failure. To examine the hypothesis that IIR affects renal function, 21-day-old male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent 45 min superior mesenteric artery occlusion and control rats were subjecte...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Mutlu G,Abbasoğlu L,Doğru-Abbasoğlu S,Solakoğlu S,Bulut M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an epigastric giant-cell fibroblastoma is reported in a 6-year-old girl who had undergone a bone-marrow transplant for severe combined immunodeficiency secondary to adenosine deaminase deficiency. A small subcutaneous nodule had been excised from the epigastrium at age 12 months. ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Carroll D,Ramani P,Lander AD

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：:We present the results of a 6-year review of appendicitis. In the event of diagnostic doubt, a policy of active observation was instituted. This review endorses the validity of such a policy, indicating that it does not expose patients to increased morbidity. Data were collected prospectively over a 6-year period on 1...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Bachoo P,Mahomed AA,Ninan GK,Youngson GG

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes five cases of congenital epulis, a rare and benign swelling in the mouth of a newborn, which is not widely known. We present five cases: four cases presented as single pedunculated nodules of the gingiva and in one case two nodules were present. Of all, 50% were located at the maxilla. Excision ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Küpers AM,Andriessen P,van Kempen MJ,van der Tol IG,Baart JA,Dumans AG,van der Waal I

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thoracic mass was identified on a routine ultrasound (US) examination in the 30th week of gestation. A postnatal chest radiograph, US, and computed tomography demonstrated a well-delineated, solid, cystic tumor in the left lower lobe. The mass was excised and a diagnosis of pulmonary blastoma (PB) was made on pathol...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Antón-Pacheco J,De Perez G,Montero A,Cano I,Jimenez A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bicycling is a well-liked sporting activity in which many children participate, and bicycle accidents are one of the most common causes of abdominal injuries in children. We evaluated the characteristics and outcomes of abdominal injuries due to bicycle accidents in children. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study wa...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Cevik M,Boleken ME,Sogut O,Gökdemir MT,Karakas E

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior sagittal anorectoplasty (ASARP) was used for the definitive correction in 107 cases of anovestibular fistula (AVF) between 1996 and 2005. These cases were subjected to three different types of treatment regimes during the same period. Majority of the cases (78) were operated in one stage where postoperatively...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Kulshrestha S,Kulshrestha M,Singh B,Sarkar B,Chandra M,Gangopadhyay AN

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of congenital duodenal atresia (DA) associated with a choledochal cyst (CC) is reported. At 38 weeks of gestation, a 1,610-g girl was born by cesarean section with a prenatal diagnosis of DA. After the disorder was confirmed by X-ray, she underwent a duodenoduodenostomy for a complete separation of the duo...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sugimoto T,Yamagiwa I,Obata K,Ouchi T,Takahashi R,Suzuki R,Shimazaki Y

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders are rare in children and present with a broad spectrum of non-specific symptoms. To date, no guidelines for diagnosis, therapy and follow-up are validated. Aim of our study is to focus on eosinophilic colitis (EC), to determine a possible correlation between associated di...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Raffaele A,Vatta F,Votto M,Licari A,Ruffoli M,Brunero M,Marseglia G,Riccipetitoni G

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the safety and efficacy between laparoscopic and open cyst excision with hepaticojejunostomy for children with choledochal cysts using meta-analysis. METHODS:Studies comparing the laparoscopic and the open choledochal cyst excision that met the inclusion criteria for data extraction were identifie...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Shen HJ,Xu M,Zhu HY,Yang C,Li F,Li KW,Shi WJ,Ji F

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00