Surgical jejunostomy and radiological gastro-jejunostomy tube feeding in children: risks, benefits and nutritional outcomes.

abstract：:We present the first two cases of acute neonatal appendicitis operated on through the laparoscopic approach. Acute neonatal appendicitis is uncommon and rarely considered by clinicians when assessing the neonatal acute abdomen. Our two cases demonstrate the potential value of diagnostic laparoscopy in the acute neonat...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Malakounides G,John M,Rex D,Mulhall J,Nandi B,Mukhtar Z

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric patients with medically refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) often undergo an initial subtotal colectomy end ileostomy (STC-I). The role of fecal diversion in the subsequent completion proctectomy/ileal-pouch anal anastomosis (CP-IPAA) remains controversial. METHODS:A multi-institutional retrospecti...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Chen YJ,Grant R,Lindholm E,Lipskar A,Dolgin S,Khaitov S,Greenstein A

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：AIM:Prepubertal testicular tumors are rare in children. We aim to present clinical and histological features of prepubertal testicular tumors through the analysis of the long-term experiences of a single medical center of China. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 67 children (≤ 14 years) treated for testicular tumor at ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Wu D,Shen N,Lin X,Chen X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective study, intraoperative photos and video documentations of 884 children demonstrate that inguinal hernias and their recurrences are aspects of a full spectrum, which ranges from fully closed internal inguinal rings (IIR) and small openings to all-the way-down-into-the-scrotum open processus; 92% of th...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Schier F

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital pouch colon, a variant of anorectal malformation, is a rare anomaly with a high incidence in North India and although the anatomy and diagnostic features have been well described, the surgical treatment continues to be challenging. This report describes the complications following a less preferred but often...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Singal AK,Bhatnagar V

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is the most common congenital neoplasm in neonates. We wished to assess the long-term functional outcome of children undergoing SCT resection. METHODS:Records of neonates diagnosed with SCT from two surgeons' practices, and operated on between 1970 and 2006, were retrospectively r...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Draper H,Chitayat D,Ein SH,Langer JC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung disease is the result of aganglionosis of a variable length of the terminal bowel, which arises from the incomplete colonisation of the embryonic gut by vagal neural crest-derived cells (NCC) that migrate caudally from the pharyngeal gut to the rectum. We have previously shown that a very small group of N...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sidebotham EL,Kenny SE,Lloyd DA,Vaillant CR,Edgar DH

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：: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：:The Thomsen-Friedenreich cryptantigen (TCA) is located on the surface of all red cells, but is concealed by a layer of neuraminic acid. When bacteria that produce neuraminidase disrupt this coating, the TCA can be exposed and activated. If blood products containing antibody to the TCA are subsequently administered, ha...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Grant HW,Hadley GP,Adhikari M,Fernandes-Costa F

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：PURPOSE:Diagnosis of imperforate anus is usually made shortly after birth with physical examination. Nonetheless, a significant number of patients have presented beyond the neonatal period without recognition of anorectal malformation. We reviewed our experience of anorectal malformations, with particular emphasis on t...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Turowski C,Dingemann J,Gillick J

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The issues of sexual function and fertility are becoming relevant in patients with posterior urethral valves (PUV), as more of them reach adulthood. To evaluate the semen of post-pubertal patients with PUV as a determinant of future fertility, all such patients (age >16 years) attending the follow-up urology clinic of...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Puri A,Gaur KK,Kumar A,Bhatnagar V

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In order to evaluate the gubernaculum (GN) abnormalities quantitatively in patients with undescended testes (UDT), the area and attachment site of the gubernaculum were evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixty-seven testes from 61 patients with an undescended testis treated in the past 11 years at our institution...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Kubota M,Nakaya K,Arai Y,Ohyama T,Yokota N,Nagai Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM OF THE STUDY:Liver retraction during laparoscopic fundoplication is important for obtaining an optimal space. Several methods have been developed, but the risks and benefits are unclear. We compared three different approaches and evaluated their safety and utility. METHODS:Forty-three neurologically impaired patie...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Harumatsu T,Nagai T,Yano K,Onishi S,Yamada K,Yamada W,Matsukubo M,Muto M,Kaji T,Ieiri S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the assessment of germ-cell maturation of the seminiferous tubules, DNA flowcytometry is a rapid and sensitive method. Phosporus 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a non-invasive alternative that demonstrates the metabolic status of the testis, reflecting the type and relative proportion of germ cells in...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Srinivas M,Degaonkar M,Gupta DK,Raghunathan P,Das SN,Mitra DK

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine babies with pure oesophageal atresia were treated in our institution in the years 1979-1996. All received a feeding gastrostomy as their initial operation. After initiation of gastrostomy feeds seven (78%) developed gastric complications, including two posterior gastric perforations (one fatal). We propose that t...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Kimble RM,Harding JE,Kolbe A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Determining the integrity of the pancreatic duct is important in high-grade pancreatic trauma to guide decision making for operative vs non-operative management. Computed tomography (CT) is generally an inadequate study for this purpose, and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is sometimes obtain...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Rosenfeld EH,Vogel A,Russell RT,Maizlin I,Klinkner DB,Polites S,Gaines B,Leeper C,Anthony S,Waddell M,St Peter S,Juang D,Thakkar R,Drews J,Behrens B,Jafri M,Burd RS,Beaudin M,Carmant L,Falcone RA Jr,Moody S,Naik

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS) is a rare and the most severe form of functional intestinal obstruction in the newborn. This congenital condition is associated with non-obstructed urinary bladder, microcolon and decreased or absent intestinal peristalsis. This study was designe...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Gosemann JH,Puri P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transverse colon is an exceptional location of intestinal duplication. Perforated duplications are rarely described in neonates. Meconium peritonitis (MP) can originate from prenatal perforated intestinal duplication. The authors report a case of a baby girl with prenatal diagnosis of MP. Rapid worsening of clinic...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Piolat C,N'die J,Andrini P,Althuser M,Jouk PS,Jacquier C,Dyon JF

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the gender assignment and hormonal treatment advocated for disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD). METHODS:A study was done on patients who were reviewed in the Pediatric Intersex Clinic to evaluate the pattern of gender assignment and hormonal treatment advocated. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The patie...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sharma S,Gupta DK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the effect of home intravenous (IV) versus oral antibiotic therapy on complication rates and resource utilization following appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. METHODS:This was a randomized controlled trial of patients aged 4-17 with surgically treated perforated appendicitis from January 2011...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Arnold MR,Wormer BA,Kao AM,Klima DA,Colavita PD,Cosper GH,Heniford BT,Schulman AM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45,X/46,Xidic(Y)(q11.2) mosaicism was found in a 4-year-old boy. The clinical appearance was characterized by bilateral cryptorchidism, penoscrotal hypospadias, short penis, and coarctation of the aorta. The latter is the only abnormality also seen in Turner syndrome. A biopsy of the gonads revealed normal prepubert...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Konrad D,Sossai R,Winklehner HL,Binkert F,Artan S,Schärli AF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The RAS association domain family protein 1 (RASSF1A) is known to be frequently inactivated by promoter hypermethylation in cancers. This study investigated the association of RASSF1A methylation with clinical outcomes in hepatoblastoma patients and whether it is correlated with the histological phenotype of he...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Honda S,Miyagi H,Suzuki H,Minato M,Haruta M,Kaneko Y,Hatanaka KC,Hiyama E,Kamijo T,Okada T,Taketomi A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute abdomen is caused by a wide variety of etiologies, many of which require surgical intervention. Two boys were hospitalized for acute abdominal pain and low-grade fever. Physical examination revealed epigastric and right upper abdominal fullness, and laboratory studies showed elevated erythrocyte sedimentation ra...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Nagar H,Kessler A,Ben-Sira L,Klepikov I,Wiess J,Graif M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-accidental trauma (NAT) represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. The management of these patients often involves many care providers including the surgeon. Victims of NAT often present with multiple injuries and as such should be treated as trauma patients with complet...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Naik-Mathuria B,Akinkuotu A,Wesson D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Nuss procedure is the most popular technique for correction of pectus excavatum recently. Life-threatening complications associated with the procedure are very rare. We report a 13-year-old boy who developed late-onset bilateral hemothorax with hypovolemic shock 5 months after the Nuss procedure. In literature rev...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Lin CW,Chen KC,Diau GY,Chu CC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPT) are uncommon mass lesions arising most typically in the lungs of young adults. These tumors are so named because of the difficulty in distinguishing them preoperatively from malignant lesions. IPT are characterized histologically by localized fibrous proliferations with infiltration by ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Lee SL,DuBois JJ

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the management of cavoatrial extension of nephroblastoma in a developing country. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Of 406 consecutive children with Wilms tumour, 40 (10%) presented with tumour extension into the inferior vena cava (IVC) (30), right atrium or right ventricle and form the inception cohort. Of th...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Hadley GP,Sheik-Gafoor MH,Buckels NJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00