Functional scoliosis as a long-term complication of surgical ligation for patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants.

abstract：:Idiopathic adnexal torsion threatens ovarian function. The best ways to maximize ovarian salvage have not been stressed widely. The authors describe 2 girls who illustrate the benefit of untwisting the torsion, limiting resection and performing bilateral gonadopexy to prevent both ipsilateral recurrence and contralate...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Dolgin SE,Lublin M,Shlasko E

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with a congenital anovestibular/perineal fistula were treated at the Montreal Children's Hospital. Two females (one of East Indian and the other of Japanese origin) had anovestibular fistulae that became symptomatic in the first few months of life. The third patient, a boy of Korean descent, presented a...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Brem H,Guttman FM,Laberge JM,Doody D

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We present a new fistulectomy method for the second pharyngeal arch remnants. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between 1991 and 2003, 4 patients have been treated with a new fistulectomy method. SURGICAL PROCEDURE:Under general anesthesia with nasotracheal intubation, the neck and mouth are prepared as one operative fie...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Oshio T,Nakamizo H,Yoshikawa K,Takano S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1982 we have developed a diagnostic method for differentiation between atretic prolonged obstructive jaundice (biliary atresia) and nonatretic prolonged obstructive jaundice in a neonate. The first report was presented at the Fukuoka Meeting in 1983. Analysis of duodenal juice (excretion test of intravenous inje...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Hung WT,Su CT

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Achalasia is a primary esophageal motility disorder characterized by aperistalsis of the esophagus and failed relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter that presents rarely in childhood. The peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) procedure is an emerging treatment for achalasia in adults that has recently been...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kethman WC,Thorson CM,Sinclair TJ,Berquist WE,Chao SD,Wall JK

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors retrospectively review their experience in children with the latest addition to the postoperative analgesic armamentarium: interpleural analgesia (IPA). IPA was used in 14 children following thoracotomy. There were 9 boys and 5 girls. Patients varied in age from 2 months to 17 years 4 months (mean +/- SEM ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tobias JD,Martin LD,Oakes L,Rao B,Wetzel RC

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under normal conditions the intestinal mucosa is impermeable to potentially harmful materials from the intestinal lumen. Mucosal disruption promotes bacterial translocation, which is postulated to be a fuel source for sepsis and multiorgan failure. We have previously demonstrated that mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion (...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Vaughan WG,Horton JW,Walker PB

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal surgery is a treatment option for fetuses with congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) of the lung who develop hydrops before 32 weeks of gestation. We report on a fetus with CCAM and hydrops who underwent subtotal resection of a huge right, lower lobe CCAM at 20 weeks of gestation. Postnatally, the in...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Phaloprakarn C,Pott Bärtsch EM,Harrison MR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of incidentally encountered asymptomatic Meckel diverticulum (MD) is controversial. We evaluated whether the macroscopic appearance correlates with clinical features, histopathological findings, future complications, and management decisions. METHODS:Patients who underwent MD resection at a si...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Gezer HÖ,Temiz A,İnce E,Ezer SS,Hasbay B,Hiçsönmez A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Eighteen cases of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) admitted at JIPMER hospital, South India, over a 6-year period were analyzed to document the clinical profile and to evaluate the management of PLA among children. METHODS:Records of all these patients were reviewed for presenting signs and symptoms, any associate...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kumar A,Srinivasan S,Sharma AK

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of choledochal cyst with congenital hepatic fibrosis is described. This association is known but insufficiently recognized, as is the association between Caroli disease and choledochal cyst. We urge that a specific search be made for these related disorders when patients present with manifestations of one of th...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Evans-Jones G,Cudmore R

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a child who fell a relatively short distance and had clinical and x-ray findings consistent with a ruptured aorta is presented. At surgery, a mediastinal hematoma was found. Diagnostic and therapeutic implications are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Fleisher AG,David I,Hilfer C,Mekhjian HA,Stanley-Brown EG

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholelithiasis in infants is rare, and has usually been associated with hemolysis, ileal disease, congenital anomalies of the biliary tree, hyperalimentation, and prolonged fasting. With the increased use of abdominal ultrasonography (US), more cases of cholelithiasis are being discovered. We report our experience wit...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： St-Vil D,Yazbeck S,Luks FI,Hancock BJ,Filiatrault D,Youssef S

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of duodenal duplication cyst containing stones in a 17-year-old patient is presented. The cyst, acting as a leading point for duodeno-jejunal intussusception caused proximal small bowel obstruction and hyperbilirubinemia. Preoperative diagnosis was based on abdominal computerized tomography. At operation, ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Zamir G,Gross E,Shmushkevich A,Bar-Ziv J,Durst AL,Jurim O

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) demonstrate a wide variability in postnatal catch-up lung growth. The goals of this study were to assess the pulmonary development of children born with CDH using sequential ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scintigraphy and to identify the perinatal factors tha...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Hayward MJ,Kharasch V,Sheils C,Friedman S,Dunleavy MJ,Utter S,Zurakowski D,Jennings R,Wilson JM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 4-year span, 12 patients with hepatic trauma were treated at our institution. After initial resuscitation, three underwent emergency celiotomy because of the severity of their injuries. This communication analyses the other nine. All of these had significant liver injuries and were managed nonoperatively. Hepatic...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Grisoni ER,Gauderer MW,Ferron J,Izant RJ Jr

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this case presentation of a 4-year-old boy with histopathologically proven Henoch-Schönlein purpura the authors report a surgical complication that occurred under corticosteroids; this had not been described previously. Relief of abdominal pain was dramatic and the hematemesis disappeared, but an entero-enteral fis...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： van den Broek RW,van Rossum MA,van Duinen CM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No consensus exists among surgeons regarding the optimal treatment of complicated acute appendicitis in children (CAA). Existing studies present heterogeneity of data and only few studies analyzed free perforated appendicitis (FPA) separately from appendicular abscess (AAb) and appendicular phlegmon (AP). M...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Fugazzola P,Coccolini F,Tomasoni M,Stella M,Ansaloni L

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elective preterm delivery of the fetus with gastroschisis may help to limit injury to the extruded fetal gut and thus promote faster recovery of neonatal gut function and earlier hospital discharge. This hypothesis has not previously been tested in a prospective randomized controlled trial. METHODS:Between ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Logghe HL,Mason GC,Thornton JG,Stringer MD

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines for evaluating the cervical spine in pediatric trauma patients recommend cervical spine CT (CSCT) when plain radiographs suggest an injury. Our objective was to compare usage of CSCT between a pediatric trauma center (PTC) and referral general emergency departments (GEDs). METHODS:Patient data fr...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Adelgais KM,Browne L,Holsti M,Metzger RR,Murphy SC,Dudley N

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:The purpose of the study was to determine variables associated with attending postoperative clinic follow-up (POFU) in pediatric surgical patients, predictors of clinical value, and visit cost estimates. METHODS:POFU patterns of children undergoing eight common pediatric surgical procedures over one...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Gimon T,Almosallam O,Lopushinsky S,Eccles R,Brindle M,Yanchar NL

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the study is to study the natural course of undescended testes after inguinoscrotal surgery. METHODS:From 2003-2010, 24 boys were observed with 26 undescended testes after inguinoscrotal surgery; 12 had previously undergone inguinal hernia repair and 12 orchidopexy. Spontaneous descent was await...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Meij-deVries A,van der Voort LM,Sijstermans K,Meijer RW,van der Plas EM,Hack WW

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonoperative treatment of splenic injury is well accepted. Two questions have not been answered. (1) What is the intensity of monitoring required in the hemodynamically stable patient? (2) How long do patients need to be hospitalized? Ninety-one patients having computed tomography (CT) or surgically proven splenic inj...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Lynch JM,Ford H,Gardner MJ,Weiner ES

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pulmonary hypoplasia remains the principal cause of high morbidity and mortality in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The precise mechanisms causing lung hypoplasia remains unclear. Aquaporins (AQPs) are reported to constitute a family of water channels that facilitate membrane water permeabi...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Takayasu H,Nakazawa N,Montedonico S,Puri P

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was to describe the characteristics and the postoperative results of children diagnosed as having Hirschsprung disease (HD) after the age of 3 years. METHODS:All patients with HD diagnosed after the age of 3 years in our hospital from 1998 to 2011 were included. Patient characteris...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Stensrud KJ,Emblem R,Bjørnland K

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The authors report the use of absorbable mesh closure with subsequent skin graft or skin flap coverage for giant ruptured omphalocele. METHODS:Retrospective review of a single surgeon's experience was conducted from 1996 through 2001. RESULTS:Four infants were identified presenting an average of 4 weeks prema...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bawazir OA,Wong A,Sigalet DL

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Mesenchymal hamartoma (MH) of the liver is thought to develop from the ductal plates of the prenatal liver. This immunohistochemical study was performed to gain insight into the pathophysiology of its development. METHODS:Specimens from four MHs with adjacent liver, in one case from a biopsy and fro...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： von Schweinitz D,Dammeier BG,Glüer S

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Multiple visits for the evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of straightforward surgical problems are inconvenient, can result in lost work for the parents, and missed school for the child. We hypothesized that with proper previsit screening, patients with select diagnoses can be evaluated in an outpatient clin...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Barnett SJ,Frischer JS,Gaskey JA,Ryckman FC,von Allmen D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas (RTEFs) remain a therapeutic challenge because open surgical approaches have been associated with substantial rates of morbidity, mortality, and repeat recurrences. Recently, endoscopic techniques for the repair of RTEF have provided an alternative approach with the potent...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Richter GT,Ryckman F,Brown RL,Rutter MJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) is a serious complication of Hirschsprung's disease (HD), with generalized sepsis and high mortality rate. Although the surgical correction of HD is mostly successful, challenges remain in the management of children with repeated episodes of enterocolitis. The author...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Zhang JS,Li L,Hou WY,Liu SL,Diao M,Zhang J,Ming AX,Cheng W

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00