An unusual case of colonic duplication causing chronic constipation in a child.

abstract：BACKGROUND:If creating an obstructive uropathy early in glomerulogenesis produces MCDK (Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney), then a very early obstruction may produce Potter's Syndrome (PS) with oligohydramnios. METHODS:Fetal lambs at 50 days' gestation underwent urethral and urachal ligation using fine SILASTIC (Dow Corni...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kitagawa H,Pringle KC,Zucollo J,Koike J,Nakada K,Moriya H,Seki Y

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) was carried out in 30 cases of biliary atresia, 19 prior to surgery, and 11 following hepatic portoenterostomy. The intrahepatic biliary system was demonstrated in 47% of the patients prior to surgery and in all cases following surgery. Two distinct patterns of intrahepa...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Hashimoto T,Yura J

更新日期：1981-02-01 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：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to perform a population-based study evaluating the trend in management of pediatric blunt splenic injuries in a rural state and assess differences in the management of those injuries at a level I pediatric trauma center (PTC) and regional hospitals (RH) from 1985 through 1995. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Frumiento C,Vane DW

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New techniques of 2-D sonography and radionucleotide Disofenin scanning allowed noninvasive evaluation of thoracoomphalopagus Siamese twins and successful separation at four days of age. Twin girls joined at the lower sternum and upper abdomen and weighing 15 lbs, were transferred at five hours of age after caesarian-...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Miller D,Colombani P,Buck JR,Dudgeon DL,Haller JA Jr

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report an unusual case of Wilms' tumor. The tumor grew transureterally into the urinary bladder, became dislodged, and presented as recurrent urinary infection with retention of urine after the child underwent nephroureterectomy. Such a presentation has not been reported earlier. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Gupta A,Menon P,Rao KL,Trehan A,Marwaha RK,Kakkar N

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Acidified diets are protective against intestinal bacterial colonization and translocation. Probiotic diets are designed to modulate the intestinal flora to enhance mucosal immunity. This study was designed to determine if formula acidified with live probiotic decreases bacterial gut colonization and...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： McVay MR,Boneti C,Habib CM,Keller JE,Kokoska ER,Jackson RJ,Smith SD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:With the need for physicians to help control the rising cost of health care, consideration should be made, when appropriate, to shift more expensive inpatient care (IPC) to the less costly home care (HC) setting. The management of ruptured appendicitis (RA) includes appendectomy and intravenous (IV) antibiot...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Stovroff MC,Totten M,Glick PL

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The congenital central alveolar hypoventilation syndrome (CCAHS), also known as Ondine curse, is characterized by the absence of adequate autonomic control of respiration. The purpose of our study is to review our 20-year experience with diaphragmatic pacing as a treatment modality for CCAHS. METHODS:After obt...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ali A,Flageole H

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old girl presented with an acute abdomen because of spontaneous rupture of a liver hydatid cyst (HC) and associated pelvic cystic mass. The pelvic cyst was found to be an intact germinative membrane of the ruptured HC of the liver at operation. This is the first pediatric case presenting with expulsion of an...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Acer T,Karnak I,Haliloglu M,Ekinci S,Senocak ME

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of Hickman catheter sepsis is 10% to 40%, with resultant catheter loss in one third of infections. Urokinase causes dissolution of colonized intracatheter fibrin thrombi and may improve salvage. STUDY AIMS:To evaluate the efficacy of 12-hour-interval slow-push urokinase infusion in addition to...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： La Quaglia MP,Caldwell C,Lucas A,Corbally M,Heller G,Steinherz L,Brown AE,Groeger J,Exelby PR

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pre-mortem diagnosis of cryptogenic liver abscess in children is rare, but this diagnosis must be considered in the evaluation for pyrexia of unknown origin. Two previously healthy children were suspected of harboring liver abscesses. Radioisotopic, sonographic, and angiographic evidence supported the clinical diagn...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Harrington E,Bleicher MA

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrostomy tubes are commonly used in children with feeding impairment. Postoperative complications such as the formation of granulation tissue are common and represent a type of chronic nonhealing wound. We present a case of a 24-year-old man with no history of malignancy who developed a primary cutaneous squamous c...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Oh PS,Gill KZ,Lynch LJ,Cowles RA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nine patients with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) developing within 24 hours of birth, the authors measured the dimensions of the bilateral main pulmonary arteries by echocardiography, and investigated whether the left:right main pulmonary artery dimension ratio (PAD ratio) was a useful index for ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Hasegawa S,Kohno S,Sugiyama T,Sato Y,Seki S,Yagyu M,Saito A

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) may be caused by various congenital and acquired conditions in children. The authors report 11 cases of GOO caused by muscular hypertrophy of the pylorus, which was proven histologically in 7. They describe this entity as "late-onset hypertrophic pyloric stenosis ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Boybeyi O,Karnak I,Ekinci S,Ciftci AO,Akçören Z,Tanyel FC,Senocak ME

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Advances in the management for biliary atresia (BA) have improved the prognosis and has greatly increased the number of long-term survivors. Even the long-term survivors, however, still face some problems. This retrospective review was performed to assess pregnancy-associated issues in long-term surv...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Sasaki H,Nio M,Hayashi Y,Ishii T,Sano N,Ohi R

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital hernias arising in the subcostal region are rare. We describe a case of a former preterm infant, born with congenitally fused right 11th and 12th ribs and a protuberant mass in the right subcostal region. This mass was associated with a small fascial defect and herniation of abdominal contents. At operation...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Monteagudo J,Ruscher KA,Margolis E,Balarezo F,Finck CM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Avalon dual-lumen venovenous catheter has several advantages, but placement techniques and management have not been adequately addressed in the pediatric population. We assessed our institutional outcomes and complications using the Avalon catheter in children. METHODS:We reviewed all pediatric patients wh...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Jarboe MD,Gadepalli SK,Church JT,Arnold MA,Hirschl RB,Mychaliska GB

更新日期：2017-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:In contrast with adult patients in whom surgical closure of the defect is preferred, nonoperative treatment has been the usual approach for esophageal perforation (EP) in children. This report aims to assess whether this strategy stands the passage of time. METHODS:We reviewed retrospectively the ch...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Martinez L,Rivas S,Hernández F,Avila LF,Lassaletta L,Murcia J,Olivares P,Queizán A,Fernandez A,López-Santamaría M,Tovar JA

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Bethesda classification for cytology is used to classify thyroid nodules into one of six categories, and for each category there is an implied cancer risk and also recommendation for management. Despite lack of data in children, the American thyroid association promotes the use of the same management guidel...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Norlén O,Charlton A,Sarkis LM,Henwood T,Shun A,Gill AJ,Delbridge L

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anal fissure in children usually is treated by sitz baths, stool softeners, and analgesic ointments. However, some cases are intractable to the treatment. In recent years, it has been reported that nitric oxide donors such as local glyceryl-trinitrate (GTN) ointment causes a reversible chemical sphincterotom...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tander B,Güven A,Demirbağ S,Ozkan Y,Oztürk H,Cetinkurşun S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of truncal vagotomy and pyloroplasty and proximal gastric vagotomy on gastric acid hypersecretion, hypergastrinemia, and growth after massive bowel resection were studied in beagle puppies. In puppies with 80% enterectomy, neither type of vagotomy alters significantly the postprandial hypersecretion of aci...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Wolf SA,Telander RL,Go VL,Dozois RR

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Achalasia is a primary esophageal motility disorder characterized by aperistalsis of the esophagus and failed relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter that presents rarely in childhood. The peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) procedure is an emerging treatment for achalasia in adults that has recently been...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kethman WC,Thorson CM,Sinclair TJ,Berquist WE,Chao SD,Wall JK

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ovarian and testicular torsions are emergencies requiring prompt surgical treatment to preserve gonadal function. However, diagnosis in females is often delayed owing to nonspecific symptoms. We sought to assess disparities in management and outcomes between males and females with torsion. METHODS:The National...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Buicko JL,Satahoo SS,Rao KA,Sola JE,Neville HL

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory cloacogenic polyp (ICP) is a rare lesion arising in the region of the anorectal transitional zone. It is likely caused by occult internal prolapse. Most cases reported in the literature are in the adult population. This is a report of ICP in four children. Awareness of this entity in children is important...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bass J,Soucy P,Walton M,Nizalik E

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis was diagnosed in 2 preterm neonates born at 29 and 25 weeks of gestation, respectively. In both instances, the pathophysiology was phrenic nerve injury after extravasation of parenteral nutrition fluid. Misplacement and infection were predisposing factors. Diaphragmatic movement anal...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tosello B,Michel F,Merrot T,Chaumoître K,Hassid S,Lagier P,Martin C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistence and dilation of the embryologic thyroglossal tract gives rise to the condition of thyroglossal duct cyst. Although these cysts have an embryologic origin, there is rarely a history of inheritance. A search of the literature shows only two family reports, which includes a total of nine patients. We report o...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Issa MM,deVries P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous single-center studies have reported favorable outcomes when preformed silos (PFS) are used for the staged reduction of gastroschisis. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and nature of complications associated with PFS in a large population and provide an insight into the practicalities of...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Lansdale N,Hill R,Gull-Zamir S,Drewett M,Parkinson E,Davenport M,Sadiq J,Lakhoo K,Marven S

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of abdominal abscesses related to the falciform ligament are described. The importance of ultrasonic localization is stressed, as these extrahepatic abscesses require surgical drainage, whereas an intrahepatic abscess, particularly amoebic, may be treated with antimicrobials. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Lipinski JK,Vega JM,Cywes S,Cremin BJ

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Identifying major trauma patients in the prehospital setting is essential in determining management, destination, and best utilization of emergency department resources. Few methods of trauma triage have been accepted unanimously. This study prospectively evaluates the efficacy of comprehensive field...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Engum SA,Mitchell MK,Scherer LR,Gomez G,Jacobson L,Solotkin K,Grosfeld JL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00