An unusual presentation of a congenital intrahepatic arterioportal fistula in an infant with Down syndrome.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tension gastrothorax develops when the stomach herniated through a congenital diaphragmatic defect into the thorax is massively distended by trapped air. The authors present 5 cases and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic management. CASE REPORTS:Four children, aged 3, 4, 6, and 13 months, presented with...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Horst M,Sacher P,Molz G,Willi UV,Meuli M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Despite dramatic improvement in survival rate for neonates with gastroschisis, significant postoperative morbidity and a low mortality rate still occur. Furthermore, even in recent publications, some fetal death has been reported. Does this mean that antenatal diagnosis of gastroschisis is a missed o...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Sapin E,Mahieu D,Borgnon J,Douvier S,Carricaburu E,Sagot P

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Prenatal tracheal occlusion (TO) has been shown to accelerate lung growth in animal models and models of pulmonary hypoplasia. However, these models may not mimic early events in human congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The authors previously have developed a model of TO in the rat. The purpose o...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kitano Y,Kanai M,Davies P,von Allmen D,Yang EY,Radu A,Kitano Y,Adzick NS,Flake AW

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infra-umbilical entry into the peritoneal cavity through a small incision, without anesthesia, for the identification and cannulation of an umbilical artery was employed for monitoring and therapy in five prematurely born neonates. The extra-peritoneal approach to umbilical artery identification and cannulation had...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Moore TC,Leake RD

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical repair of "very high" undescended testes may bring about testicular atrophy, as a result of impaired vascular supply, whether caused unintentionally by extensive dissection, or deliberately when the Fowler-Stephens operation is employed. In this experimental study, improvement of the vascular supply by me...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Shoshany G,Shofty R,Livne E,Hayari L,Mordechovitz D

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyorchidism is an uncommon congenital anomaly, defined as the presence of more than 2-histologically proven-testes. Approximately 90 cases are reported in the literature. It is found predominantly on the left side. We report a right-sided polyorchidism found during orchidopexy in a 6-year-old boy. The supernumerary ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bergholz R,Koch B,Spieker T,Lohse K

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：:Two infants are described who presented in the neonatal period with a direct hyperbilirubinemia. This was initially presumed to be because of the diagnosis of gastroschisis and the prolonged use of parenteral nutrition. However, both infants were eventually found to have an associated choledochal cyst. The cases are a...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Serber J,Stranzinger E,Geiger JD,Teitelbaum DH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental aganglionosis was produced successfully in a colonic segment proximal to the peritoneal reflection by intraluminal filling under tension of the colorectum of rats with 0.01% corrosive sublimate in normal saline solution. Where the length of aganglionic segment was more than 3 cm, ileus appeared and megaco...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Imamura K,Yamamoto M,Sato A,Kashiki Y,Kunieda T

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A fecalith is a fecal concretion that can obstruct the appendix leading to acute appendicitis. We hypothesized that the presence of a fecalith would lead to an earlier appendiceal perforation. METHODS:Between January 2001 and December 2005, the charts of all patients younger than 18 years old who underwent app...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Alaedeen DI,Cook M,Chwals WJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After surgical correction of their esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF), many patients exhibit evidence of esophageal dysmotility. Controversy exists as to whether the esophageal motility disorders result from denervation caused by surgery or from an inherent abnormal innervation of the ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Qi BQ,Merei J,Farmer P,Hasthorpe S,Myers NA,Beasley SW,Hutson JM

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biopsy of fetal tissues is a relatively new procedure for the diagnosis of congenital malformations. The authors report the first case in which this technique has been applied to an orbital mass, in which heterotopic brain tissue was diagnosed by prenatal biopsy and excised in infancy. The wider implications of such i...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Hingorani M,Mannor G,Vardy SJ,Luthert P,Nicolaides KH,McCartney AC,Rose GE,Aclimandos W

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Intestinal resection is the most frequent surgical procedure for bowel stenoses in Crohn's disease (CD). Recurrence of strictures, particularly with ileocolonic disease, often requires resection of lengthy segments of bowel, potentially resulting in short bowel syndrome. Different techniques of stric...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Di Abriola GF,De Angelis P,Dall'oglio L,Di Lorenzo M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine postsurgical outcomes of a consecutive series of children treated with elective operations for congenital lung malformations (CLM). METHODS:A retrospective review was performed on a prospectively collected dataset of all fetuses evaluated for a CLM between July 2001 and June 2016. Prenatal findings,...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Style CC,Cass DL,Verla MA,Cruz SM,Lau PE,Lee TC,Fernandes CJ,Keswani SG,Olutoye OO

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Functional bowel outcome in patients with anorectal malformation often is poor. For fecal incontinence resulting from sphincter dysfunction, biofeedback (BFB) training appears to be effective. The aim of study was to investigate the bowel function in incontinent children treated for ARM, using a clinical score,...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Caruso AM,Catalano P,Li Voti G,Salerno S,Casuccio A,Di Pace MR,Cimador M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There were 191 central venous catheters placed through the subclavian vein in 135 neonates and children over a 20-mo period, providing central venous access for a total of 4525 patient days. There were 132 (69.2%) catheters inserted in patients who were in their first year of life and 60 (31.4%) weighed less than 2.5 ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Eichelberger MR,Rous PG,Hoelzer DJ,Garcia VF,Koop CE

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Glicentin stimulates growth of normal and atrophic small bowel mucosa; the mechanisms for this trophic effect of glicentin are not completely known. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the trophic effect of glicentin is mediated by mechanism involving luminal or nonluminal factors and ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Hashimoto N,Ohyanagi H,Kazuyuki S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A prenatal diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) enables therapeutic decision making during the intrapartum period. This study seeks to identify the gestational age and delivery mode associated with optimal outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A national data set was used to study CDH babies born betwee...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Safavi A,Lin Y,Skarsgard ED,Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network.

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubular colonic duplications are exceedingly rare; the "Y"-shaped forms are exceptional. In the absence of associated low vertebral or urogenital malformations (often fistulas), the tubular colonic malformations frequently stay hidden for several years until a complication develops. The authors report a case of a spon...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Correia-Pinto J,Romero R,Carvalho JL,Silva G,Guimarães H,Estevão-Costa J

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 200 cases of colonic hemangioma have been reported, with more than 50% occurring in the rectosigmoid. These benign vascular neoplasms usually present in childhood, often with life-threatening hemorrhage. Lack of awareness of the condition continues to lead to errors in diagnosis and management, and may contribute...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Corbally MT,McMullin JP

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Antenatal screening has led to early detection of posterior urethral valves (PUV). However, despite early intervention, a proportion of children will develop chronic renal insufficiency. We studied the trend of serum creatinine following urinary tract decompression during the neonatal period in infants as a possibl...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Coleman R,King T,Nicoara CD,Bader M,Chandran H,Robb A,Parashar K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Though growth in children's surgical expenditures has been documented, procedure-specific differences in volume and costs at children's hospitals (CH) and non-hildren's hospitals (NCH) have not been explored. Our purpose was to compare trends in volume and costs of common pediatric surgical procedures between C...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Short HL,Sarda S,Travers C,Hockenberry JM,McCarthy I,Raval MV

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is a retrospective review of all children treated for Hirschsprung's disease over the past 22 years at a single pediatric institution. During this time 177 patients had definitive surgical reconstruction. Five children died of causes unrelated to Hirschsprung's disease, and five children died from enterocol...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Marty TL,Seo T,Matlak ME,Sullivan JJ,Black RE,Johnson DG

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A significant number of children with short bowel syndrome experience intestinal failure-associated liver disease. We recently demonstrated accelerated hepatic steatosis after 50% small bowel resection (SBR) in mice. Since SBR is associated with alterations in the gut microbiome, the purpose of this study wa...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Barron LK,Bao JW,Aladegbami BG,Colasanti JJ,Guo J,Erwin CR,Warner BW

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of double atresia of the rectum, including an imperforate anus is reported. The author was unable to find a similar case published before. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Martinez-Frontanilla LA

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited time within the clinical workflow of most pediatric surgeons to obtain a comprehensive, well informed consent. This study evaluates whether ad-lib access to an online video on the consent dialogue enhances the consent process for inguinal hernia repair (IHR) in children. METHODS:The study w...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Book F,Goedeke J,Poplawski A,Muensterer OJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:The nervi erigentes in high- and intermediate-type male anorectal malformation (ARM) runs a relatively medial course and is vulnerable in sacro-perineal dissection. These types of ARM are also associated with a high frequency of sacral anomaly, and sexual problems may be expected. However, sexual fun...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Konuma K,Ikawa H,Kohno M,Okamoto S,Masuyama H,Fukumoto H

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to identify the risk of respiratory disease for developing inguinal hernia (IH). STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective case-control study reviewed medical records of 100 outborn infant males, gestational age (GA) less than 35 weeks, admitted between July 1999 and November 2002 to our lev...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Brooker RW,Keenan WJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：:A peritoneo-venous shunt was inserted in a 15-mo-old infant with Budd-Chiari syndrome following hepatic trauma. Ascites resolved and late renewed patency of the right hepatic vein was demonstrated. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Klein MD,Philippart AI

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00