Autologous repair of isolated complete sternal cleft in an adolescent.

abstract：:This is a case report in which the diagnosis of conjoined twins was made in a woman by ultrasonography in her eigth month of pregnancy. With this diagnosis, the mother-to-be was transported to a hospital with sophisticated obstetrical, neonatal, and pediatric surgical facilities. The twins were delivered by elective c...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Austin E,Schifrin BS,Pomerance JJ,Gans SL,Komaiko MS

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothyroidism is a serious endocrine disorder emerging from deficient production of thyroid hormone (thyroid gland agenesis or dysgenesis, or inborn metabolic defects of thyroid hormone production) or a defect in thyroid hormonal receptor activity. Prevention of iodine organification by means of using iodine-containi...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Aliefendioğlu D,Sanli C,Cakmak M,Ağar A,Albayrak M,Evliyaoğlu O

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:The etiology of idiopathic gastric perforation (IGP) in neonates is unclear. Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) express tyrosine kinase receptor C-kit, and act as gastrointestinal pacemaker cells. Stem cell factor (SCF) is a C-kit ligand and plays an important role in immune system homeostasis in the ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ohshiro K,Yamataka A,Kobayashi H,Hirai S,Miyahara K,Sueyoshi N,Suda K,Miyano T

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intraperitoneal bowel perforation may occur in utero as a result of a variety of abnormalities and typically results in sterile meconium ascites, pseudocysts, and/or calcification in the fetus. On the other hand, extraperitoneal bowel perforation in intrauterine life is extremely rare. The object of this report...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Pitcher GJ,Davies MR,Bowley DM,Numanoglu A,Rode H

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of familial transmission in Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) currently lacks correlation between the clinical phenotype and the underlying genetic factors. The aim of this study was to clinically evaluate familial HSCR transmission and to correlate with the genetic background. METHODS:Clinical and gen...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Moore SW,Zaahl M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Femoral hernias in children are rare and often misdiagnosed. The classic treatment is through an open anterior approach. Since the advent of laparoscopic treatment of inguinal hernia in children, laparoscopy has been proposed to offer an accurate diagnosis and treatment, especially in case of recurrent herni...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Matthyssens LE,Philippe P

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common site of teratomas in neonates is in the sacrococcygeal region. Herein the authors describe a congenital teratoma, and to their knowledge it is the first reported case of vulvar site in a newborn. Tumor was removed on the fourth day of life, and she was completely normal 18 months after the operation. B...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Cakmak M,Savaş C,Ozbaşar D,Candir O,Kaya H,Cağlayan F

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic splanchnic artery pseudo-aneurysms are uncommon; only two cases have been reported among the pediatric population. The authors describe their experience with four patients in whom splanchnic artery pseudoaneurysms developed after blunt abdominal trauma. Splenic artery pseudo-aneurysms were found in a 6-year-...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Gow KW,Murphy JJ 3rd,Blair GK,Stringer DA,Culham JA,Fraser GC

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental disorders in the period of the differentiation of the primitive foregut leads to atresia of the esophagus with tracheoesophageal fistula. Most authors think that this differentiation is caused by lateral foregut folds, which fuse in midline, thus forming the tracheoesophageal septum. In order to gain inf...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kluth D,Steding G,Seidl W

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Previous clinical practice has included evaluation for the presence of tethered cord in those children who have imperforate anus with a high lesion. To define the incidence in children with low lesions, the authors reviewed their experience with a protocol employing routine magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Golonka NR,Haga LJ,Keating RP,Eichelberger MR,Gilbert JC,Hartman GE,Powell DM,Vezina G,Newman KD

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Constipation is a major complication in patients who have undergone posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) operation for a high anorectal malformation. Overflow incontinence is the main cause of fecal soiling in these patients. The aim of this study was to outline the natural history of constipati...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Rintala RJ,Lindahl HG

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chronic illness in infancy may influence parent-infant interaction. We assessed quality of mother-infant interaction in children with esophageal atresia (EA) and searched for predictors for impaired interaction. METHODS:The study group comprised 37 one-year-old infants with EA born in 1999 to 2002 and their mo...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Faugli A,Emblem R,Veenstra M,Bjørnland K,Diseth TH

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Operations for Coccidioides immitis infection in children have received little study. The authors perceived an increase in the number of patients requiring operations for coccidioidomycosis at Phoenix Children's Hospital. The authors therefore reviewed the surgical management of children with C immit...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Connelly MB,Zerella JT

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past 6 years, 50 patients with interstitial emphysema in our newborn nursery were treated with open operative procedures to remove interstitial air. Thirty-one were critically ill newborns with severe progressive pulmonary interstitial emphysema treated with pleurotomies. Five underwent pleurotomies on both sid...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Zerella JT,Trump DS

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Delivery of local anesthesia for surgical office procedures for pediatric patients can be difficult. Injections are painful and often lead to patient anxiety, and topical anesthetics frequently provide incomplete anesthesia. The authors prospectively studied the efficacy of iontophoresis, a needle-fr...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： DeCou JM,Abrams RS,Hammond JH,Lowder LR,Gauderer MW

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nissen fundoplication results in closure of the tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) without the necessity for a thoracic operation by preventing both the reflux of gastric contents into the lungs through the distal TEF, and leakage of air into the stomach of less than 30 cm H2O intrapulmonary pressure. This procedure can ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ogita S,Tokiwa K,Takahashi T

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous studies comparing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) modality for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have not accounted for confounding by indication. We therefore hypothesized that using a propensity score (PS) approach to account for selection bias may identify outcome differences based on...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Guner YS,Harting MT,Fairbairn K,Delaplain PT,Zhang L,Chen Y,Kabeer MH,Yu P,Cleary JP,Stein JE,Stolar C,Nguyen DV

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poland syndrome is characterized by hypoplastic unilateral chest wall structures. These chest wall deformities may be associated with upper extremity anomalies. The association of Poland syndrome with either intercostal liver herniation or a spinocerebral deformity has been described, but there is no report of both fi...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Seifarth FG,Cruz Pico CX,Stromberg J,Recinos VM,Burdjalov VF,Karakas SP

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phrenic nerve palsy in infants and young children usually results from birth injury or iatrogenic damage. The newborn almost invariably presents with severe respiratory distress, diaphragmatic elevation, and paradoxical movement at the affected side. METHODS/RESULTS:In this retrospective analysis a group of...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： de Vries TS,Koens BL,Vos A

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small bowel atresia is associated with a large size discrepancy between the proximal and distal segments of bowel that has traditionally been managed by resection of the dilated segment, tapering enteroplasty, or plication. Longitudinal intestinal lengthening is rarely performed at the time of the initial operation. M...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Wales PW,Dutta S

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Papillary cystic neoplasms are rare pancreatic tumors that typically present in women in their third decade of life. Few cases have been reported in children. METHODS/RESULTS:The authors report on three pediatric patients: a 10-year-old boy, an 11-year-old girl, and a 14-year-old girl. The authors h...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Wang KS,Albanese C,Dada F,Skarsgard ED

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Biliary tree cystic malformations (BCM) occur rarely. Current progress in ultrasonography makes it possible to identify them prenatally. The aim of this study was to analyze retrospectively prenatal ultrasound patterns of 5 consecutive subhepatic cysts in an effort to differentiate the BCM before bir...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Casaccia G,Bilancioni E,Nahom A,Trucchi A,Aite L,Marcellini M,Bagolan P

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nonoperative management (NOM) of blunt splenic injuries has become the standard of care in hemodynamically stable children. This study compares the management of these injuries between pediatric and nonpediatric hospitals in Canada. METHODS:Data were obtained from the Canadian Institute of Health Information t...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： McDonald LA,Yanchar NL

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) improves survival in appropriately selected full-term neonates with severe respiratory failure. The clinical course and outcome of infants placed on ECMO after sustaining a cardiac arrest is not known. This study reviews the characteristics and outcome of 10 neonates, identif...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： von Allmen D,Ryckman FC

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of an aneurysm of the inferior vena cava in a 5-year-old boy. The boy suffered from acute pulmonary and paradoxical cerebral embolism after a minor abdominal trauma. Magnetic resonance angiography was the key for correct diagnosis of the retroperitoneal process and helped develop a strategy ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Lochbuehler H,Weber H,Mehlig U,Winkler P,Uhlemann F

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preduodenal portal vein (PDPV) is a rare anomaly described in only 82 patients in the literature. In a few patients, the PDPV was the direct cause of duodenal obstruction. The authors have treated a newborn with PDPV associated with total situs inversus, intestinal malrotation and polysplenia who presented clinically ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Mordehai J,Cohen Z,Kurzbart E,Mares AJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:In 1996, the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) was identified as one of the ligands of the RET transmembrane receptor. In the same year, GDNF mutations were found in association with RET protooncogene mutations in Hirschsprung patients. Mutations in GDNF per se are thought neither ne...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Martucciello G,Thompson H,Mazzola C,Morando A,Bertagnon M,Negri F,Brizzolara A,Rocchetti L,Gambini C,Jasonni V

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:Blunt and penetrating neck injuries are an infrequent cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Although less common than penetrating injuries, blunt pediatric neck injuries are more often life-threatening because of associated laryngotracheal disruption. The authors reviewed their experience with ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ford HR,Gardner MJ,Lynch JM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report of a 3-year-old girl with Kabuki make-up syndrome (KMS) associated with anovestibular fistula is presented. To our knowledge, 62 patients with KMS have been reported in the literature, three of whom were described as having an anorectal anomaly. Including the present patient, all four KMS patients were f...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Matsumura M,Yamada R,Kitani Y,Nishi T,Yamamoto H,Oahama Y,Kuroki Y

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00