Gastric duplication cyst presenting as an acute abdomen in a child.

abstract：:The outlook for children with Wilms' tumor has markedly improved with the use of multimodal therapy, and survival currently exceed 85%. Current trends have been to use less intense therapy for children whose tumors have favorable histology (FH). By decreasing the amount of therapy given to patients whose conditions ha...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Partin AW,Yoo JK,Crooks D,Epstein JI,Beckwith JB,Gearhart JP

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study is to determine if grade of liver injury predicts outcome after blunt hepatic trauma in children and to initiate analysis of current management practices to optimize resource utilization without compromising patient care. METHODS:A retrospective review of 36 children who had blunt h...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Miller K,Kou D,Sivit C,Stallion A,Dudgeon DL,Grisoni ER

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Non-Accidental Trauma (NAT) is a significant cause of childhood morbidity and mortality, causing 50% of trauma-related deaths at our institution. Our purpose was to evaluate the necessity of primary surgical evaluation and admission to the trauma service for children presenting with NAT. METHODS:We review...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Larimer EL,Fallon SC,Westfall J,Frost M,Wesson DE,Naik-Mathuria BJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Femoral hernias in children are rare and often misdiagnosed. The classic treatment is through an open anterior approach. Since the advent of laparoscopic treatment of inguinal hernia in children, laparoscopy has been proposed to offer an accurate diagnosis and treatment, especially in case of recurrent herni...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Matthyssens LE,Philippe P

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists over the best method and technique of repair of oesophageal atresia and diaphragmatic hernia. Open surgical repairs have a long established history of over 60 years of experience. Set against this has been a series of successful thoracoscopic repairs of both congenital anomalies reported over the pa...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Davenport M,Rothenberg SS,Crabbe DC,Wulkan ML

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Fryns syndrome is characterized by multiple congenital anomalies including Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), and has a reported poor prognosis with a survival rate during the neonatal period of approximately 15%. This report details the management and outcome of patients with Fryns syndrome and CDH. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Neville HL,Jaksic T,Wilson JM,Lally PA,Hardin WD Jr,Hirschl RB,Langham MR Jr,Lally KP,Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group.

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 31 cases of Hirschsprung's disease, the mean value of erythrocyte AChE activity was discovered to be 91.24 +/- 10.24 u/mL, being significantly higher than that from 127 normal children of 73.51 +/- 9.36 u/mL (P less than 0.001); whereas serum ChE mean value of 14.49 +/- 4.04 u/mL showed no difference from normal co...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： She YX,Shi CR,Chen JZ,Wu YL

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Nitric oxide (NO) is a known selective dilator of the pulmonary vascular tree. There also is evidence that it plays a role in diminishing neutrophil adherence to vascular endothelial cells. An understanding of these effects of NO on the pulmonary microcirculation is essential to our understanding of ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Roman A,Legallo R,McGahren ED

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:The leading cause of death in the neonatal period is respiratory failure, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an effective means of improving survival in select patients. Only neonates with severe hypoxia and acidosis are treated with ECMO. To determine the developmental outcome of the neonates we suppor...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Adolph V,Ekelund C,Smith C,Starrett A,Falterman K,Arensman R

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:Epigastric heteropagus refers to unequal and asymmetric conjoined twins in which the dependent component (parasite) is smaller and usually attached to the epigastrium of the dominant component (autosite). Epigastric heteropagus is a very rare type of conjoined twins. It is generally assumed that conjoined twins repres...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Hwang EH,Han SJ,Lee JS,Lee MK

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing prevalence of obesity has necessitated the increasing use of bariatric surgery in the adolescent population. Outcomes following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) among adolescents, however, have not been well-studied. We report outcomes following LSG as a first-line surgical therapy in pat...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ejaz A,Patel P,Gonzalez-Heredia R,Holterman M,Elli EF,Kanard R

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrostomy tubes are commonly used in children with feeding impairment. Postoperative complications such as the formation of granulation tissue are common and represent a type of chronic nonhealing wound. We present a case of a 24-year-old man with no history of malignancy who developed a primary cutaneous squamous c...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Oh PS,Gill KZ,Lynch LJ,Cowles RA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS), a gonadal hormone important in sexual differentiation, is high (10 to 70 ng/mL) in human male serum postnatally for several years before declining during the peripubertal period, but is undetectable in female serum until the onset of puberty. The sexually dimorphic secretion of MI...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Gustafson ML,Lee MM,Asmundson L,MacLaughlin DT,Donahoe PK

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the study was to compare outcomes after partial vs complete fundoplication in patients with prior esophageal atresia repair. METHODS:All patients undergoing fundoplication following esophageal atresia repair at a tertiary care pediatric hospital from 1987 to 2006 were retrospectively reviewed. A...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Levin DN,Diamond IR,Langer JC

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) occasionally is necessary in the operating-room setting. In such instances, it may be difficult to perform CPR if the patient is in the prone position. Although the supine position is optimal for CPR, it may not be feasible because of the risks of damage to craniospinal structures. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tobias JD,Mencio GA,Atwood R,Gurwitz GS

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 13-year-old girl with primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and concomitant cholestatic hepatitis, which initially presented as acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC), is described. The diagnosis of AAC was documented by clinical and ultrasonographic criteria, whereas acute EBV infection was confirmed...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Prassouli A,Panagiotou J,Vakaki M,Giannatou I,Atilakos A,Garoufi A,Papaevangelou V

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term effect of dividing the genitofemoral nerve supply to the undescended testis in naturally cryptorchid rats is reported. 20 male Buffalo rats with an undescended right testis, noted at the age of 30 days, were used for the investigation. 20 healthy animals served as controls. The abdominal division of the ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Patkowski D,Czernik J,Jelen M

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of our experience and a review of the literature, early investigation by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) and surgical intervention is recommended in chronic relapsing pancreatitis in childhood. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Festen C,Severijnen R,vd Staak F,Rieu P

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal attachment of the prepuce is at the coronal sulcus of the penis. In this report, the authors describe an abnormal attachment of the prepucial skin, leading to a giant, deep prepucial sac. This acted as a stagnant sump for urine, and was cured by modified circumcision. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Philip I,Nicholas JL

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resting membrane potential (RMP) of skeletal muscle cells was investigated in a hyperdynamic animal model of sepsis. Reduced membrane potential is known to parallel the clinical course of sepsis and hemorrhagic shock in animal models. Pentoxifylline (PTF), a dimethyl xanthine derivative of the theophylline family,...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Refsum SE,Norwood W,Rowlands BJ,Boston VE

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical reports of ethanol-lock use for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections have been marked by the occurrence of serious catheter occlusions, particularly among children with mediports. We hypothesized that precipitate forms when ethanol mixes with heparin at the concentrations releva...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Restrepo D,Laconi NS,Alcantar NA,West LA,Buttice AL,Patel S,Kayton ML

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left-sided colonic obstruction in the neonate traditionally is managed with a multistaged defunctioning colostomy and resection. In adults, one-stage primary anastomosis has become increasingly popular with the use of on-table antegrade colonic lavage. In infants, and especially in premature neonates, enterostomies po...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ognibene SJ,Koniaris LG,Pegoli W Jr,Drugas GT

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two children are presented with bilateral choanal atresia: a girl with the typical features of the Treacher Collins syndrome, and a boy, a third cousin of the girl, without mandibulo-facial dysostosis. Simultaneous occurrence of choanal atresia and the Treacher Collins syndrome may be based on a defective ossification...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Moorman-Voestermans K,Vos A

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is described as it is used in the treatment of an infant burn victim. This case highlights the ability and techniques used to maintain an airtight dressing seal in the perirectal region. Use of this dressing type post-skin grafting allowed for 100% graft adhesion and no bacterial...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Psoinos CM,Ignotz RA,Lalikos JF,Fudem G,Savoie P,Dunn RM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infants with parenteral nutrition dependence may develop liver dysfunction and progress to liver failure requiring transplantation. The aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) has good correlation with liver fibrosis progression in adults. This study applies APRI scoring to parenteral nutri...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Mangus RS,O'Connor MG,Tector AJ,Lim JD,Vianna RM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:"Upside-down" kidney placement has been reported as an acceptable alternative in cases of technical difficulty in kidney transplantation but there are few reports in the pediatric population. The aim of our study is to analyze whether the placement of the upside-down kidney could affect graft outcome or produce...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bueno A,Larreina L,Serradilla J,Nava B,Lobato R,Rivas S,Lopez-Pereira P,García L,Espinosa L,Martinez-Urrutia MJ

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who present hypertensive suffer worse outcomes and increased mortality compared to normotensive patients. The purpose of this study is to determine if age-adjusted hypertension on presentation is associated with worsened outcomes in pediatric TBI. METHODS:A retrospec...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Freeman AD,Fitzgerald CA,Baxter KJ,Neff LP,McCracken CE,Bryan LN,Morsberger JL,Zahid AM,Santore MT

更新日期：2020-04-01 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