Management of children and adolescents with a critical airway due to compression by an anterior mediastinal mass.

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：AIM:The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of parathyroid autotransplantation in children undergoing total thyroidectomy. METHODS:We have prospectively evaluated 32 cases of total thyroidectomy in children. The ages ranged from 1 year to 15.7 years, and the mean was 8.9 years. In 31 cases, the indicatio...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Skinner MA,Norton JA,Moley JF,DeBenedetti MK,Wells SA Jr

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Prenatal risk assessment of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) relies on prenatal ultrasound (U/S) and fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). When the modalities differ in prognosis, it is unclear which is more reliable. METHODS:Retrospective chart review identified cases of prenatally diagnosed CDH from 4...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kim AG,Norwitz G,Karmakar M,Ladino-Torres M,Berman DR,Kreutzman J,Treadwell MC,Mychaliska GB,Perrone EE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing fasciitis occurs when the inflammation (cellulitis) spreads beyond the umbilicus to include the subcutaneous tissue and underlying fascia. Presently, omphalitis is relatively uncommon because of aseptic delivery techniques and antimicrobial therapy. One hundred three neonates aged 7 to 28 days, with varyin...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Samuel M,Freeman NV,Vaishnav A,Sajwany MJ,Nayar MP

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive treatments for nonparasitic splenic cysts are well described. Recent evidence suggests that laparoscopic splenic cystectomy is associated with high recurrence rates in children. Because these cysts are uncommon, no large series is available. We reviewed our clinical data focusing on cyst r...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Fisher JC,Gurung B,Cowles RA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1973 to 1988, 105 children with renal failure (average age, 6.5 years; range, 5 days to 16.2 years) were treated with hemodialysis via surgically implanted Scribner shunts (n = 120). The average duration of dialysis was 16 days (range, 1 to 194 days). Twenty-three patients died during treatment or during the hosp...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Huber R,von Lilien T,Huber PM,Anstöss S,Schmitz-Rixen T,Erasmi H

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 13-year-old girl with primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and concomitant cholestatic hepatitis, which initially presented as acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC), is described. The diagnosis of AAC was documented by clinical and ultrasonographic criteria, whereas acute EBV infection was confirmed...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Prassouli A,Panagiotou J,Vakaki M,Giannatou I,Atilakos A,Garoufi A,Papaevangelou V

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A large cohort of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) survivors exist. With patients transitioning from pediatric to adult care, practitioners should be aware of potential complications. The aim of this study was to describe the long-term complications of patients who had staging laparotomy for the treatment of HL. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Lobeck I,Rymeski B,Burns K,Nagarajan R,Correll J,Kent D,Dasgupta R

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elective preterm delivery of the fetus with gastroschisis may help to limit injury to the extruded fetal gut and thus promote faster recovery of neonatal gut function and earlier hospital discharge. This hypothesis has not previously been tested in a prospective randomized controlled trial. METHODS:Between ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Logghe HL,Mason GC,Thornton JG,Stringer MD

更新日期：2005-11-01 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：:Emergency pneumonostomy was curative in a critically ill child with acute lung abscess. This procedure may be indicated for the rare acute lung abscess which fails to respond to medical therapy. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Lacey SR,Kosloske AM

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Reconstruction of the esophagus in children remains a challenge. Although jejunal grafts retain peristaltic activity, large series with long-term follow up are rare. We like to present our experience in a series of 24 children. METHODS:In the period 1988 through 2005, 24 children received an orthotopic jejun...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bax NM,van der Zee DC

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Haddad syndrome (HS) is a very rare disease considered a form of neurocristopathy. It is characterized by a combination of congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) and Hirschsprung's disease (HD). We report the clinical features and disease progression of HS to provide better care for HS pa...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Woo HY,Oh C,Han JW,Kim HY,Jung SE

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：PURPOSE:With the advent of more aggressive chemotherapy, the incidence of neutropenic enteropathy is increasing. This review was performed to (1) determine which children are affected, (2) identify predisposing factors, and (3) assess efficacy of treatment. METHODS:A 10-year (1988 to 1997) review identified 33 childre...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Baerg J,Murphy JJ,Anderson R,Magee JF

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) still have a high mortality rate, which has been attributed to pulmonary hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are essential components of the gene network that regulates lung development. Recent studies suggest tha...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Teramoto H,Yoneda A,Puri P

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Aggressive neuroblastomas avoid apoptosis and have increased expression of the antiapoptotic protein, Bcl-2. Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is mitogenic and may promote tumor survival by inhibiting apoptosis. The authors hypothesize that IGF-I may protect neuroblastoma cells from apoptosis by u...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Beierle EA,Strande LF,Chen MK

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoparasitic twin is the most common form of asymmetric fetal duplication (heteropagus). A 2-month-old girl who had a parasitic right lower limb with axial skeleton, vertebral column, uterus, fallopian tube, ovary, and bladder implanted in the sternum region is described as another example of exoparasitic twin, t...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Corona-Rivera JR,Acosta-León J,Velez-Gómez E,Navarro-Ramírez P,Corona-Rivera A,Corona-Rivera E

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:An interdisciplinary obesity management program was established in 2007 at our quaternary hospital, including bariatric surgery for selected adolescent patients. We report the evolution of surgical management within the program and outcomes following bariatric surgery. METHODS:This was a retrospective review o...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Akinkuotu AC,Hamilton JK,Birken C,Toulany A,Strom M,Noseworthy R,Hagen J,Dettmer E,Langer JC

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the use of discrete real-time monitoring of blood volume (BV) and cardiac index (CI) by a dye densitography analyzer before, during, and after removal of a pheochromocytoma. The BV expanded by about 1.1 L and CI increased by about 2.2-fold after the tumor was removed. In lieu of a rapid catechola...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Iijima T,Iwao Y,Ito Y

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:We report a case of a 7-year-old child who required emergency surgery for acute abdomen and suspected acute appendicitis. During surgery a tumor located in the small bowel that caused intestinal occlusion was found. Histopathologic analysis showed a solitary gastrointestinal myofibroma. This is a very rare tumor, espe...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Menéndez-Arzac R,Valdez-Méndez D,Landa R,Guzmán S,Cárdenas E,Cano AM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal agenesis is a rare and usually lethal congenital malformation of the forgut. Although some infants can be resuscitated with an intra-esophageal intubation temporarily, long-term airway management is difficult because of the collapsing airway. We report a long-term survivor with tracheal agenesis in whom a Gor...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Watanabe T,Okuyama H,Kubota A,Kawahara H,Hasegawa T,Ueno T,Saka R,Morishita Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a review of 110 cases of esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), 15 patients (13.6%) developed anastomotic leakage. All patients had extrapleural surgical exposure and prophylactic extrapleural chest drainage (PEPCD). Despite this precaution, all patients with anastomotic leaks developed a pneu...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： McCallion WA,Hannon RJ,Boston VE

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is necessary to consider catheter-related events when a previously stable patient has an acute change in cardiopulmonary status, regardless of the duration of catheter use; and to recognize that hydrothorax from vein perforation may be bilateral, necessitating bilateral drainage procedures. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ross P Jr,Seashore JH

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors retrospectively review their experience in children with the latest addition to the postoperative analgesic armamentarium: interpleural analgesia (IPA). IPA was used in 14 children following thoracotomy. There were 9 boys and 5 girls. Patients varied in age from 2 months to 17 years 4 months (mean +/- SEM ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tobias JD,Martin LD,Oakes L,Rao B,Wetzel RC

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on an infant who had a multiloculated cystic lesion located in segment IV of the liver, consistent with Caroli's disease diagnosed, by routine prenatal ultrasound at 25 weeks' gestation, and confirmed by hepatobiliary HIDA scan and computed tomography soon after birth. Because there was no sign of b...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bratu I,Laberge JM,Khalifé S,Sinsky A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of the study were to evaluate duration of symptoms, clinical manifestation, radiological findings, fibrobronchoscopic findings, and the complications of airway foreign body (FB). METHODS:A retrospective review of 304 children who had airway FB removed via fibrobronchoscopy from January 1997 to June ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tang FL,Chen MZ,Du ZL,Zou CC,Zhao YZ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of total colonic aganglionosis in which the ileocecal valve and right colon were preserved. The aganglionic ileal segment is removed leaving behind only a very short prececal remnant, which is anastomosed end-to-back to the remaining ileum. An ileal loop (of approximately 20 cm in length) is isolat...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Sauer H,Klos I

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is one of the principal stimuli of linear growth. Growth failure in children with chronic cholestatic jaundice may be related to decreased hepatic synthesis of IGF-I. It was hypothesized that (1) biliary obstruction would lead to growth retardation and decreased circulating IGF-I l...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Katz S,Pescovitz OH,Grosfeld JL

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00