Wandering spleen as a cause of mesenteric and portal varices: a new etiology?

abstract：:From April 1985 to November 1987, over 100 infants were evaluated for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the treatment of respiratory failure. Of these infants, 40 underwent ECMO after failure of conventional treatment. Four developed gastroduodenal perforations. One developed a perforation prior to going o...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Howell CG,Hatley RM,Davis JB,Kanto WP

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary failure is the most frequent cause of mortality in newborns, accounting for 15,000 deaths yearly. It may be the result of the respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), or persistent fetal circulation (PFC), including infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Early ide...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Krummel TM,Greenfield LJ,Kirkpatrick BV,Mueller DG,Ormazabal M,Salzberg AM

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first successful repair of a complete laryngotracheoesophageal cleft (LTEC) to the carina in 1982, three newborn infants were observed with a particularly difficult variant in which the cleft extends beyond the carina into the mainstem bronchi. This type IV LTEC creates a long common tracheoesophagus, whose ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ryan DP,Muehrcke DD,Doody DP,Kim SH,Donahoe PK

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Down's syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal abnormality associated with Hirschsprung's disease (HD). The purpose of this study was to review the long-term clinical outcome in patients with HD and associated DS. METHODS:Between 1975 and 2003, 39 (15%) of the 259 patients with HD had been asso...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Menezes M,Puri P

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two infants with unusual bronchopulmonary malformations associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are presented. One infant had extralobular sequestration and cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lower lobe, in addition to a left-sided CDH. The second infant had a laryngotracheoesophageal cleft extending...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ryan CA,Finer NN,Etches PC,Tierney AJ,Peliowski A

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is a pathological increase of the intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) with dysfunction of one or more organs. There is lack of clarity in neonates regarding what intravesical pressure (IVP) value, a surrogate marker for IAP, indicates the need for intervention for ACS. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Hort A,Popat H,Halliday R,Galea C,Soundappan S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one pediatric cases of abdominal cystic lymphangioma (CL) treated in the past 20 years are reviewed. To date, this is the largest reported series. CL is a rare congenital malformation that presents either with chronic abdominal distension (and is detected by palpation of a cystic mass) or acutely with bowel obs...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Steyaert H,Guitard J,Moscovici J,Juricic M,Vaysse P,Juskiewenski S

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with gastroesophageal reflux following repair of esophageal atresia are presented. Reflux produced recurrent stricture, failure to thrive, repeated pneumonitis, and in one patient, respiratory arrest and nearly death. Treatment consists of positional therapy or fundoplication operation both of which se...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ashcraft KW,Goodwin C,Amoury RA,Holder TM

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The umbilical fold incision for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis provides a convenient exposure and cosmetically appealing scar. This study investigates the possible difference in infection rates between traditional and supraumbilical approaches for pyloromyotomy. METHODS:All patients who underwent p...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ladd AP,Nemeth SA,Kirincich AN,Scherer LR 3rd,Engum SA,Rescorla FJ,West KW,Rouse TM,Billmire DF,Grosfeld JL

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Urologic complications are an underappreciated sequelae of the mass effect of sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) and its resection. The goal of this study was to evaluate the incidence and severity of urologic complications in patients with SCT. METHODS:A retrospective review of patients with a prenatal diagnosis o...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Le LD,Alam S,Lim FY,Keswani SG,Crombleholme TM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign tumors of the thymic gland are relatively rare. Although most of these lesions are asymptomatic in nature, they may result in respiratory distress. This report describes 2 cases of benign thymic tumors presenting with respiratory symptoms that resolved after operative excision. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Rubb ME,Keilani R,Howatson AG,Haddad N,Remani H

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the natural history and outcomes of prenatally diagnosed lung masses that appear to undergo complete regression before birth. METHODS:An IRB-approved retrospective review was performed on 100 consecutive fetuses with a congenital lung malformation at a single...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kunisaki SM,Ehrenberg-Buchner S,Dillman JR,Smith EA,Mychaliska GB,Treadwell MC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Burns involving the genitalia and perineum are commonly seen in the context of extensive total body surface area (TBSA) burns and rarely as isolated injuries because of protection provided by the thighs and the abdomen. Genital burns usually result in extended hospital stays and are accompanied by se...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Klaassen Z,Go PH,Mansour EH,Marano MA,Petrone SJ,Houng AP,Chamberlain RS

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：PURPOSE:Thyroid receptor alpha-1 (TR-alpha1) and thyroid receptor beta-1 (TR-beta1) are thought to be essential for the fetal and postnatal development of the lung. The authors investigated gene level expression of TR-alpha1 and TR-beta1 in the lung of nitrofen-induced congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) using revers...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Teramoto H,Guarino N,Puri P

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this article is to present the course of the condition in a case of congenital temporomandibular joint ankylosis that caused facial disfigurement, significant reduction of mouth opening, difficulty in feeding and breathing, and general interference with physical development. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Prabhakar AR,Rai KK,Bedi S

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the study was to compare outcomes of pediatric patients with high-risk metastatic neuroblastoma who received radiotherapy (RT) with those of patients who did not. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We reviewed the records of 63 patients with newly diagnosed metastatic neuroblastoma treated at our institution ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Robbins JR,Krasin MJ,Pai Panandiker AS,Watkins A,Wu J,Santana VM,Furman WL,Davidoff AM,McGregor LM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two newborns with intestinal obstruction of the terminal ileum without mucoviscidosis were cured by Gastrografin enema. A further case of a premature infant showed, at autopsy, a large intestine containing normal meconium, but an ileum which was plugged with tenacious meconium containing PAS-positive and alcian blue-n...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Shigemoto H,Endo S,Isomoto T,Sano K,Taguchi K

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cryoanalgesia prevents pain by freezing the affected peripheral nerve. We report the use of intraoperative cryoanalgesia during the Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum and describe our initial experience, modifications of technique, and lessons learned. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Graves C,Idowu O,Lee S,Padilla B,Kim S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the possible role of Fas and Fas ligand system in biliary atresia. METHODS:Immunohistochemical stains of Fas and Fas ligand (FasL) and in situ hybridization of Fas ligand messenger RNA (mRNA) were performed on paraffin-embedded liver specimens of 36 biliary atresia, 6 c...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Liu C,Chiu JH,Chin T,Wang LS,Li AF,Chow KC,Wei C

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a previously unreported association of different types of intestinal atresia in identical low-birth-weight twins. Both babies were affected by duodenal atresia, associated in the first case with a complete mucosal duodenal membrane and in the second one with an "apple-peel" jejunal atresia. These o...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： De Grazia E,Di Pace MR,Caruso AM,Catalano P,Cimador M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous fish oil (FO) has changed the management of intestinal failure associated liver disease (IFALD). This report describes two IFALD patients who received FO for 5 and 10 months, respectively and reports on their 3-year follow-up. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Calkins K,Lowe A,Shew SB,Dunn JC,Reyen L,Farmer DG,Devaskar SU,Venick R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatoblastoma (HB) is a highly malignant primary liver tumor in children. Although liver transplantation (LT) is an effective treatment for unresectable HB with good long-term outcomes, post-transplant survival is mainly affected by recurrence, despite adjuvant chemotherapy. Novel strategies are needed to i...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Uchida H,Fukuda A,Sasaki K,Hirata Y,Shigeta T,Kanazawa H,Nakazawa A,Miyazaki O,Nosaka S,Mali VP,Sakamoto S,Kasahara M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Although the precise pathogenesis for the destruction of the intrahepatic biliary tract in a patient with biliary atresia (BA) is still unclear, it is known that progressive destruction of the intrahepatic biliary tract is responsible for poor long-term outcome after surgical treatment. In this study...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Feng J,Li M,Gu W,Tang H,Yu S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of children developing recurrent sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is 2-35%. Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is often used as a tumor marker for (malignant) recurrences of SCT and could potentially be used during routine follow-up after SCT resection. However, the diagnostic accuracy of serum AFP lev...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： van Heurn LJ,Knipscheer MM,Derikx JPM,van Heurn LWE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Occurrence of Hirschsprung's disease in anorectal malformation (ARM) patients is rare, but many surgeons still ask to pathologists to search for ganglia in the terminal rectum/fistula; the histological procedure is time and money consuming and the results confounding. A consecutive series of ARM patients, in wh...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Midrio P,Trovalusci E,Zanatta C,Cataldo I

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

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 is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of animated vs. non-animated biofeedback therapy in the treatment of dysfunctional voiding (DV) in the pediatric age group. METHODS:In this study, children with DV were randomly assigned for animated and non-animated biofeedback therapy. Age, v...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Oktar T,Dönmez Mİ,Özkuvancı Ü,Ander H,Ziylan O

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 33 infants with pelviureteric obstruction, most presented in the first month of life with an abdominal mass and most were males. Half of these patients had bilateral renal pathology. The association between cystic dysplasia in the hydronephrotic kidney and contralateral cystic renal abnormality in patients with uni...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Robson WJ,Rudy SM,Johnston JH

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-month-old boy presented with bilateral hydroceles since birth and right leg edema. An ultrasound of the pelvis showed a 4-cm cystic mass that was diagnosed as a teratoma or cystic hygroma. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed, which showed a dumbbell shaped contiguous, fluid filled mass extending intraabdomina...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Krasna IH,Solomon M,Mezrich R

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00