abstract：:Two patients who presented with a history of right inguinal hernia and a third with an impalpable left testis were found to have transverse testicular ectopia. Both testes were fixed in their own scrotum, through a modified Ombredanne operation in two patients and a subdartos pouch in one. ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Al-Samarrai AY,Al-Bassam AR,Al-Wattar Q

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first description diaphragmatic hernia appeared in 1575. In 1848, Bochdalek described congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) occurring through a posterolateral defect. Successful surgical treatment of CDH in an infant was first performed in 1902, whereas the first neonate operated within 24 hours of life was report...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Puri P,Wester T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental study was conducted to determine the end-results of two different defects on the anterior abdominal wall: an abdominal wall defect (AWD) versus an umbilical cord defect (UCD) using chick embryos. The AWD was created by leaving an intact skin bridge between the defect and the umbilical cord in group 1; ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Aktuğ T,Hoşgör M,Akgür FM,Olguner M,Kargi A,Tibboel D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The confluence of the right and left hepatic ducts at the hepatic hilum frequently shows normal anatomic variations. Choledochal cysts (CC) are also accompanied by similar variations, and devices for free drainage of bile are occasionally required in biliary reconstruction. We present a CC that had an aberrant posteri...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Todani T,Watanabe Y,Toki A,Sato Y,Ogura K,Yamamoto S,Furuta Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migration of particulate matter from plastic tubing and solid plastic implants has been documented in a number of studies, including some with the use of cardiac bypass, haemodialysis, and pump-assisted intravenous infusions. In order to ascertain whether silicone embolisation occurs when children have an Ivac 560 pum...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Dewan PA,Owen AJ,Ashwood PJ,Terlet J,Byard RW

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new instrument for suction rectal biopsy in infants suspected of having Hirschsprung's disease is described that can be completely dismantled, physically cleaned, lubricated, and heat-sterilised. These attributes are new and are absolutely critical today. The instrument has been used in 60 patients (ca. 180 biopsies...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Freeman JK

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infected intra-abdominal cystic lymphangiomas are very rare. We report a case of a purulent mesenteric cyst, histologically a cystic lymphangioma, w which developed in a 1-year-old girl who presented with marked abdominal distension and high fever. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that the huge cystic lesion occupi...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Kubota A,Yonekura T,Kuroda D,Yasuda T,Kato M,Oyanagi H,Imano M,Sato T,Fukushima K,Okada M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal lambs with diaphragmatic herniae (CDH) created surgically at 73 days' gestation were subjected to three different forms of intrauterine correction: silastic patch correction of the diaphragmatic defect plus an abdominal patch at 101 days gestation; an intrathoracic "silo" at 101 days; and a tracheal "plug" obstr...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ford WD,Cool JC,Parsons D,Martin AJ,Kennedy JD,Lipsett J,Byard RW,Slater AJ

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstruction of the ureterovesical junction is an uncommon but well-recognized complication of ureteral reimplantation that traditionally has been treated by surgical correction [1, 5-9]. We report our experience with antegrade balloon dilation (ABD) of these strictures in two children. Obstruction was confirmed by diu...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Angel CA,Kocurek JN,Walser EM,Wittich GR,Warren MM,Swischuk LE

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) model was induced in pregnant rats following administration of 100 mg nitrofen. The fetuses were stored and fixed in Bouin's solution for 24 h after caesarean section at term. After fixation, the lungs were dissected out. Immunostaining of the CDH lungs and controls with rabbit ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Yamataka T,Puri P

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for contralateral inguinal exploration in children during unilateral inguinal hernia repair remains controversial. We questioned whether an elective preoperative sonographic examination of the contralateral inguinal canal was accurate enough to prevent unnecessary exploration of the asymptotic side. Sonograph...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Erez I,Rathaus V,Werner M,Narsesyants I,Lazar L,Katz S

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine which laser can be used for a vascular lesion, the different working mechanisms of the individual lasers must first be understood. The localization and diameter of the vessels to be treated define whether a certain laser is appropriate for that lesion. For teleangiectasias and port-wine stains the pulsed-...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： van der Horst CM,Koster PH,Lucassen GW,van Gemert MJ

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1972 to June 1993, 166 patients with posterior urethral valves (PUV) were treated in our surgical department, 59 with a milder form of PUV (upper urinary tract [UUT] complication rate 29%) and 107 with a severer form (UUT complication rate 96.3%). Only the latter group was studied for long-term (mean 9.3 ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Belloli G,Battaglino F,Mercurella A,Musi L,D'Agostino D

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thoracic mass was identified on a routine ultrasound (US) examination in the 30th week of gestation. A postnatal chest radiograph, US, and computed tomography demonstrated a well-delineated, solid, cystic tumor in the left lower lobe. The mass was excised and a diagnosis of pulmonary blastoma (PB) was made on pathol...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Antón-Pacheco J,De Perez G,Montero A,Cano I,Jimenez A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of massive haematochezia due to hookworm infestation that required two laparotomies before the cause of bleeding could be diagnosed. The need to consider this parasite as a possible cause of gut bleeding in endemic countries is stressed, as early recognition may avoid unnecessary investigations a...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Minocha A,Mitra DK,Sahni P,Karak A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extrarenal malignant rhabdoid tumour is a rare neoplasm of childhood. A congenital example has only been reported once previously, presenting as a facial mass. We report a second congenital case with the tumour over the right shoulder in which postoperative investigations revealed multiple hepatic metastases proving f...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Barber MD,Mackinlay GA,Wallace WH,Smith NM

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-three gastric transpositions for oesophageal replacement were carried out over the 15-year period 1981-1995. The vast majority of patients underwent the replacement procedure for oesophageal atresia (OA) (56), 35 following failed or abandoned attempts at primary anastomosis, and 21 for isolated atresia. Caustic...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Spitz L

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reproducible technique was developed experimentally in pigs for construction of a 'composite bowel tube' (CBT) made up of ileal mucosa that was grafted to a mucosally denuded colonic muscle surface vascularised by the colonic mesentery. Macroscopic and microscopic studies at terminal laparotomy revealed a viable, mu...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Bianchi A,Lendon M,Ward ID

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A testis is termed ectopic when it lies outside the normal line of descent. A case of testicular ectopia in which the testicle was located cranial and lateral to the internal ring dorsal to the external oblique muscle is reported in a 2-month-old boy. This highly aberrant ectopic testis was treated successfully by orc...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Günel E,Gündoğan AH

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Around the 30th week of gestation, patients with gastroschisis (GS) develop chronic inflammatory reactions on the serosal surface of the eventrated loops of intestine that lead to severe hyperfibrinogenemia and hypercoagulability, particularly if they are born prematurely. This result was found on comparison of coagul...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Limbach HG,Quinten A,Jesberger HJ,Karadiakkos N,Lipfert S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present three cases of abdominal and abdomino-thoracic extra-lobar pulmonary sequestrations detected by antenatal ultrasound (US) over a 12-month period. In addition, we briefly refer to a case previously described. A cystic mass was demonstrated in the left upper abdomen of the fetus in all four cases, with two ex...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Crameri JA,Ford WD,Furness ME

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the outcome of ureterocystoplasty (UCP) with renal preservation in infants, three infants had a UCP with preservation of the ipsilateral kidney, including one who had a ureteropyeloplasty and one who had a UCP using a previously reimplanted ureter. All three had complication-free improvement in bladder volum...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Dewan PA

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic teratoma of the pancreas is an extremely rare entity: only 11 cases have been described so far in the world literature. We report the 12th case, in a 4-month-old girl. ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Das PC,Radhakrishna K,Rao PL

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases are reported of pyogenic (non-tuberculous) myositis involving the ilio-psoas and/or iliacus muscles in children presenting to John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia, in a 12-month period. In one, cultures grew Haemophilus influenzae type B and in the other two Staphylococcus aureus was isolated. Biopsy...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： King B,Ho E,Lynn M,Davidson P

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00