Ovarian fibroma with marked ascites and elevated serum levels of CA-125 in a young girl.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients and their surroundings are known reservoirs for nosocomial pathogens. Enteral feeding tubes and formula are not thought of as reservoirs for nosocomial organisms. METHODS:A prospective observation study was conducted comparing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resist...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Mehall JR,Kite CA,Gilliam CH,Jackson RJ,Smith SD

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In children, the diagnosis “acute appendicitis” is difficult. In 2010, a new Dutch appendicitis guideline was published with the goal to reduce the negative appendectomy rate. The guideline recommended mandatory imaging (ultrasound first and CT or MRI when inconclusive) before surgery. This study examines whe...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： de Castro SMM,Geerdink TH,Macco S,van Veen RN,Jensch S,Vrouenraets BC

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this report is to detail the nutritional sequelae seen in survivors of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) followed in a multidisciplinary clinic. METHODS:Data on 121 surviving CDH patients seen between 1990 and 2000 were collected. Regression analysis was used to determine the impact of facto...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Muratore CS,Utter S,Jaksic T,Lund DP,Wilson JM

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duodenum inversum is a rare congenital malformation defined by a duodenum which travels superiorly and then posteriorly prior to crossing the midline above the pancreas. It is often confused with other, more common, anomalies of intestinal rotation. We present a case of duodenum inversum diagnosed incidentally in a on...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kim ME,Fallon SC,Bisset GS,Mazziotti MV,Brandt ML

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Gastroesophageal reflux is common in children with severe neurological impairment. Fundoplication may produce symptomatic improvement but has a high failure rate. Esophagogastric dissociation (EGD) is an alternative procedure for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux. The aim of this study is to evalu...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Goyal A,Khalil B,Choo K,Mohammed K,Jones M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of the study was to evaluate the morbidity rate of stoma in children diagnosed with chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction (CIPO) and try to determine risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Twenty-two children (65%) of 34 referred to our center between 1988 and 2008 had a stoma. They were compared with 22 other ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Irtan S,Bellaïche M,Brasher C,El Ghoneimi A,Cézard JP,Bonnard A

更新日期：2010-11-01 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:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has a significant role as a final rescue modality in severe respiratory failure of the newborn with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The objective of this study was to compare the efficiency of venovenous (VV) versus venoarterial (VA) ECMO in newborns with CDH...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kugelman A,Gangitano E,Pincros J,Tantivit P,Taschuk R,Durand M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung's disease has become a more common cause of newborn intestinal obstruction in the past 30 years. In a group of 137 newborns with intestinal obstruction the most common diagnosis was necrotizing enterocolitis. The second most common cause, however, was Hirschsprung's disease. We have reviewed 26 infants wi...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Klein MD,Coran AG,Wesley JR,Drongowski RA

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adult trauma centers (TCs) in the United States may be verified with an on-call operating room team if the performance improvement program shows no adverse outcome. Using queuing and simulation methodology, this study attempts to add a volume guideline for injured children. METHODS:Data from 63 verified TCs...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tuggle D,Lucas CE,Coscia RL,Hurst JM,Meredith JW,Middleton JD,Rinker CR,Vlahos AL,Wilberger J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

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：:The clinical and radiographic presentation of infants with type III posterior urethral valves help to distinguish them from patients with the more common type I valves. The diaphragmatic valvular obstruction may make catheterization impossible. Percutaneous cystography can confirm the diagnosis and allow for short-ter...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Rosenfeld B,Greenfield SP,Springate JE,Feld LG

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine superior mesenteric artery blood flow changes during and after an asphyxial insult in utero in chronically instrumented unanaesthetised premature fetal sheep. METHODS:Fetal sheep at 0.7 gestation (103 to 104 days) underwent 25 minutes of complete umbilical cord...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bennet L,Quaedackers JS,Gunn AJ,Rossenrode S,Heineman E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent use of the posterior sagittal anorectoplasty for repair of high imperforate anus has demonstrated several advantages: elimination of laparotomy, more direct approach, easier division of rectourethral fistula, more exact identification of the muscles of fecal continence, proper relocation of anorectum within...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Pearl RH,Ein SH,Churchill B

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Previous reports of laparoscopic repair of Morgagni hernias in children have involved relatively complex laparoscopic techniques. This report describes a simpler method of repair that we have applied to 4 children. METHODS:Four children with retrosternal (Morgagni) hernias underwent primary laparosc...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Azzie G,Maoate K,Beasley S,Retief W,Bensoussan A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In patients with neuroblastoma (NB), minimal disease (MD) in bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB) is thought to play an important role in metastasis. The current study was designed to evaluate the clinical implications of the detection of MD in NB at the initial diagnosis. METHODS:Expression of the neuro...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Shono K,Tajiri T,Fujii Y,Suita S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection in those children who had previous bladder augmentation with gastric patch has not been described before. In this report, a girl with bladder exstrophy, who previously underwent gastric augmentation is presented. She had multiple admissions to our unit with persistin...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Celayir S,Göksel S,Unal T,Büyükünal SN

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe intestinal disease that primarily affects premature babies, leading to high mortality and morbidity. Probiotics represent an important alternative prophylaxis for NEC but its mechanism of action is poorly understood. Moreover, intestinal and liver-type fatt...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Gonçalves FL,Soares LM,Figueira RL,Simões AL,Gallindo RM,Sbragia L

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:The treatment of children with Hirschsprung's disease beginning in the proximal jejunum remains a challenge for the pediatric surgeon. These patients need a definitive parenteral nutrition, which could lead to a liver impairment. The goal of this work is to assess the quality of life after combined l...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Yann R,Yves A,Dominique J,Thierry Y,Olivier G,Florence L

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common childhood sarcoma, whereas, primary pararectal rhabdomyosarcoma is very rare. To date, four pediatric and eight adult cases have been reported. In children, the tumor presents as a perianal polypoid mass, often initially misdiagnosed. Formerly a very lethal sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Moir CR,Dimmick JE,Fraser GC

更新日期：1986-02-01 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：:Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare complication that occurs after liver transplantation: however, it cannot be ignored as a cause of graft loss and death. We herein report a pediatric case of PVT that caused a fatty change in the graft after living donor liver transplantation. The portal vein was successfully reco...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ogita K,Taguchi T,Soejima Y,Ieiri S,Katsura S,Takada N,Matsuura T,Yoshizumi T,Shimada M,Maehara Y,Suita S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal medicine is developing rapidly and aims to improve the outcome for fetuses with congenital anomalies. Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO) has been developed for fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia to counterbalance the compression of the lung by the abdominal viscera, preserving the pulmonary mat...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Speggiorin S,Fierens A,McHugh K,Roebuck DJ,McLaren CA,Mok Q,Broadhead M,Elliott MJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) and trisomy 21 has been well recognised. Seventeen (13%) of 135 patients presenting with HD between 1975 and 1992 had trisomy 21. Nine (53%) presented in the neonatal period, with intestinal obstruction (5), enterocolitis (2), or perforation of the colon (2). Eight patien...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Quinn FM,Surana R,Puri P

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate our institution's experience with pediatric firearm events. We sought to determine the relationship between a community's level of socioeconomic distress and the incidence of youth gun violence. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of children <18 years in...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tracy BM,Smith RN,Miller K,Clayton E,Bailey K,Gerrin C,Eversley-Kelso T,Carney D,MacNew H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1973 and 1985, 165 infants (aged 1 week to 6 months) underwent unilateral inguinal herniotomy at our hospital. An attempt was made to trace these 165 children. It proved possible to contact and examine 116 children (104 boys and 12 girls). Age at follow-up ranged from 5 to 17 years. Parents were asked whether ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Surana R,Puri P

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical teratomas are uncommon lesions usually diagnosed at birth but occasionally reported in older children and adults. During a 58-year span, nine cervical teratomas were identified at our institution (four previously reported): three stillborns with giant tumors; five live newborns; and one adult with a malignant...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Jordan RB,Gauderer MW

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In adults, the gold standard for surgical repair of an inguinal hernia is a mesh repair, whereas, in children, the standard is high ligation of the hernia sac. However, adolescents represent a "gray zone" between children and adults, and there is no consensus on the most appropriate operation for inguinal he...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Taylor MA,Cutshall ZA,Eldredge RS,Kastenberg ZJ,Russell KW

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurothekeoma is a rare, benign, and asymptomatic tumor of the skin. Most tumors are located on the head, shoulders, and arms. It is classified as a nerve sheath tumor and epidemiologically occurs in young adults. It is rare to find this tumor in children. This report describes a case of neurothekeoma in a 10-years-ol...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ahmed I,Rawat JD,Singh S,Sharma A,Pandey A,Goel M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00