Response-based therapy for ruptured appendicitis reduces resource utilization.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flap closure represents an alternative to fascial closure for gastroschisis. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes comparing these techniques. METHODS:A registered systematic review ( PROSPERO:CRD42015016745) of comparative studies was performed, querying multiple databases without...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Youssef F,Gorgy A,Arbash G,Puligandla PS,Baird RJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to elucidate the urodynamic features of patients with Y-type urethral duplication. METHODS:Patients with Y-type urethral duplication were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical presentation, urodynamic findings, surgical methods, and treatment outcomes were reviewed. RESULTS:From 2014 to...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Zhang Y,Qu Y,Jiao L,Zhang W,Sun N,Tian J,Li M,Song H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is a rare benign hepatic lesion in children. No management guidelines for pediatric population exist because of limited evidence. OBJECTIVE:To review the experience of a large tertiary liver center, providing additional clinical data to help formulate management guidelines fo...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Zarfati A,Chambers G,Pio L,Guerin F,Fouquet V,Franchi-Abella S,Branchereau S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In October 2000, our institution implemented a clinical practice guideline (CPG) utilizing selective computed tomography (CT) and ultrasound scan (US) for the evaluation of children with suspected appendicitis. The authors sought to determine surgical outcomes and diagnostic accuracy in the CPG period. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Smink DS,Finkelstein JA,Garcia Peña BM,Shannon MW,Taylor GA,Fishman SJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:The formation of congenital chordee penis in patients with or without hypospadias is multifactorial and not completely clear. In most cases, after release of all known causes of chordee, "residual" penile curvature can persist. The authors discuss the etiopathogenetic mechanisms of congenital chordee...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Dessanti A,Iannuccelli M,Falchetti D,Sotgiu S,Scanu AM,Feo C

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Delayed gastric emptying (DGE) as indicated by preoperative gastric emptying scan (GES) is one rationale for performing a gastric emptying procedure (GEP) at time of fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, the role of GES and GEP in the surgical management of GERD remains unclear. We...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Struijs MC,Lasko D,Somme S,Chiu P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to Gitlin, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), albumin, prealbumin, alpha-1-antitrypsin and transferrin are normal products of the human yolk sac. They are expected to reappear in human endodermal sinus tumor (yolk sac tumor). The synthesis of alpha-fetoprotein and other serum proteins by human endodermal sinus tumor w...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tsuchida Y,Kaneko M,Yokomori K,Saito S,Urano Y,Endo Y,Asaka T,Takeuchi T

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inguinal hernia repair in the small infant is often technically difficult. An alternative operative approach has been developed that can simplify troublesome repairs, while decreasing the potential risks of damage to cord structures and of recurrence. METHODS:Thirteen small infants (weight 1400-3000 grams) ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Applebaum H,Bautista N,Cymerman J

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the study was to compare the outcomes in children undergoing thoracoscopic versus open resection of congenital lung lesions. METHODS:Retrospective review of 12 consecutive children (<3 years of age) undergoing thoracoscopic resection of a congenital lung lesion between 2004 and 2005 was performe...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Diamond IR,Herrera P,Langer JC,Kim PC

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who died of hepatic failure nearly 29 years after hepatic portojejunostomy is reported. His death may be attributed to several faults in treatment. From our experiences it can be said that biliary atresia is a curable disease, although liver-transplantation is required in some patients in whom hepato portoen...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kasai M,Ohi R,Chiba T,Hayashi Y

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three additional cases of primary extrarenal Wilms' tumor and review those cases previously documented. Analysis of the location, histopathology, treatment, and survival of these cases supports the following conclusions: Wilms' tumor may occur in an extrarenal location without primary renal involvement and m...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Broecker BH,Caldamone AA,McWilliams NB,Maurer H,Salzberg A

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Appendicitis is the most common pediatric emergent surgical condition, with 77,000 American pediatric admissions costing $680 million US annually. Diagnosing appendicitis can be challenging. The prospective Quality Assurance and performance improvement project for suspected aPPEndicitis (QAPPE) study imple...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Eamer G,Turnbull V,Robinson T,Alfraih Y,Flageole H

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to determine the most optimal timing of liver transplant (LT) for post-Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) patients based on disease severity scores. METHODS:This was a retrospective study and the clinical data of all LT recipients aged <18 years (n = 89) with a history of KPE were ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Chung PHY,Chok KSH,Wong KKY,Tam PKH,Lo CM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred ninety cases of alleged child sexual abuse (CSA) were reported in Edinburgh and the Lothian region over the 7-year period from 1982 through 1988. We have found an increase in the incidence of alleged CSA, which has resulted in greater involvement of the paediatric surgeon. CSA was found to be occurring wit...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Lafferty PM,Lawson GM,Orr JD,Scobie WG

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy (TULA) is a single incision technique that exteriorizes the appendix through the umbilicus. The aim of this study was to compare the surgical outcomes of TULA with SILA in pediatric appendicitis. METHODS:A retrospective review of medical records between Apri...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Boo YJ,Lee Y,Lee JS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In adults, small bowel diaphragm disease is a rare complication of small bowel enteropathy secondary to the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. The main clinical manifestations are gastrointestinal bleeding and subacute obstruction, and management can be challenging. We present a case of a 5-year-old girl with...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Soccorso G,Sarkhy A,Lindley RM,Marven SS,Thomson M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The management of patients with short bowel syndrome is complicated by the paucity of methods to assess in vivo the absorptive capacity of the remaining bowel. The purpose of this experiment was to assess the feasibility of using urinary recovery of 3-0 methylglucose (3-0 MG) as a quantitative measure of carboh...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Debru E,Martin GR,Sigalet DL

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Most IUGR is the result of inadequate transfer of nutrients from mother to fetus. Transamniotic fetal feeding (TAFF) has been proposed as a method of treating IUGR in which nutrients, infused into the amniotic fluid, would ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Flake AW,Villa RL,Adzick NS,Harrison MR

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors encountered an uncommon case of a retroperitoneal T-shaped duplication that presented with a communication with the descending colon, descending downward along the descending colon posterolaterally, passing through the sigmoid mesocolon and across the midline at the level of L5 to S1 vertebrae, ascending b...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Chang YT,Lee JY,Liao YM,Chiou SS

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:With the need for physicians to help control the rising cost of health care, consideration should be made, when appropriate, to shift more expensive inpatient care (IPC) to the less costly home care (HC) setting. The management of ruptured appendicitis (RA) includes appendectomy and intravenous (IV) antibiot...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Stovroff MC,Totten M,Glick PL

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new surgical technique for the treatment of total colonic aganglionosis is described. Preservation of the right colon and the ileocecal valve is possible by performing an end-to-back anastomosis between a prececal short ileum segment and the uneffected ileum, and by creating a side-to-side anastomosis between an iso...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Sauer H,Fasching G

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A small percentage of patients who undergo surgical correction of a chest wall deformity will have results so unsatisfactory that a second procedure, the so-called "re-do," will be required. CONCLUSIONS:The literature contains very little information regarding the technique and results of these procedures. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ellis DG,Snyder CL,Mann CM

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural tube closure is a complex spatio-temporal process. Multiple neural tube defects (NTDs) in a single patient are extremely rare. Only a few cases of multiple NTDs have been reported in the world literature, including less than 20 cases of double NTDs and 3 cases of triple NTDs. We report a fourth case of triple N...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Mahalik SK,Vaze D,Lyngdoh TS,Tewari MK,Narasimhan KL

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is believed to be an important long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA), which may be essential for neurofunction in infants. Patients with extrahepatic biliary atresia (EBA) may have DHA deficiency secondary to fat malabsorption. The authors investigated DHA and other LCPUFA levels in...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Yamashiro Y,Shimizu T,Ohtsuka Y,Nittono H,Miyano T,Kawakami S,Hayasawa H

更新日期：1994-11-01 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:Care of infants with gastroschisis is centralized in Canada and noncentralized in the United States. We conducted an outcomes comparison between the two countries and analyzed the determinants of such outcomes. METHODS:Inpatient mortality and hospital stay of gastroschisis patients from the Canadian Pediatr...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Youssef F,Cheong LH,Emil S,Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network (CAPSNet).

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breath hydrogen levels were investigated prospectively from birth, in a population of neonates at risk of developing NEC. This was standardized to the quantity of carbohydrate in the feed. Children who developed NEC, confirmed radiologically, were compared with matched controls. There was a significant increase in bre...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Garstin WI,Boston VE

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-mo-old female with congenital fibrosarcoma causing duodenal obstruction had a pancreaticoduodenectomy. She is doing well with the aid of oral pancreatic enzyme supplements 14 mo after her pancreaticoduodenectomy with no evidence of tumor recurrence or pancreatic endocrine dysfunction. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Shearburn EW,Teja K,Botero LM,Shaw A

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polysplenia syndrome includes malrotation and various forms of heterotaxy. Associated with this and malrotation are extrahepatic biliary anomalies. Actual obstruction, other than in associated biliary atresia, is extremely rare, and rarer still in older children. An 11-year-old girl presented with obstructive jaundice...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Stewart DE,Steigman CK,Mahoney KJ,Signs MM,Cobb LM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of paratubal cysts (PTCs) in a pediatric and adolescent population. METHODS:An institutional review board-approved retrospective chart review was performed between the years of 1998 and 2008 at a single children's hospital. Inclusion criteria were met if path...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Muolokwu E,Sanchez J,Bercaw JL,Sangi-Haghpeykar H,Banszek T,Brandt ML,Dietrich JE

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00