abstract：PURPOSE:Rats are common intruders into human settlements. Apart from their role as disease vectors, they can also cause bite injuries. We describe the clinical course of a series of children with rat bites, and characterise the injures. METHODS:A retrospective review of hospital records of children admitted for rat bi...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ngwenya RE,Khulu BL,Karusseit VOL,Mokoena T

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pediatric surgeons at our institution are often asked by families about a theoretical increased risk of severe common upper respiratory infections in children status post lung resection. No data exist on this topic. We, therefore, aimed to examine the risk of severe respiratory infection in children after pulmo...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Fleming MA 2nd,Xu TO,Gander JW,Levin DE

更新日期：2021-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders are rare in children and present with a broad spectrum of non-specific symptoms. To date, no guidelines for diagnosis, therapy and follow-up are validated. Aim of our study is to focus on eosinophilic colitis (EC), to determine a possible correlation between associated di...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Raffaele A,Vatta F,Votto M,Licari A,Ruffoli M,Brunero M,Marseglia G,Riccipetitoni G

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Adnexal torsion is a gynecologic emergency, requiring intervention for tissue preservation. At our institution, torsion is managed by pediatric surgeons or gynecologists. We evaluated differences between specialties to streamline evaluation for children with gynecological emergencies, develop a clinical pathway...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Alberto EC,Tashiro J,Zheng Y,Sandler A,Kane T,Gomez-Lobo V,Petrosyan M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, there are two well-established methods of bowel lengthening in patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS)-longitudinal intestinal lengthening and tailoring (LILT) and serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) [1-4]. Both procedures may carry a high reported morbidity and mortality of 30.2% and 14.4%, re...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Shun A,Thomas G,Puppi J,La Hei E,Langusch C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pediatric genitalia injury represents 0.6% of all pediatric trauma. It is crucial for providers to understand whether pediatric patients are at risk for violent mechanisms, such as rape, assault, or other abuse. Therefore, we sought to perform a large database analysis of pediatric and adolescent female genital...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Fan SM,Grigorian A,Chaudhry HH,Allen A,Sun B,Jasperse N,Albertson S,Nahmias J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aim to evaluate the diagnostic performance and relationship between clinical characteristics, imaging findings, and final diagnosis for the neonatal contrast enema (CE). METHODS:Retrospective 10-year review of all neonatal CEs including imaging findings, clinical information, indication, and final diagnosis...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Baad M,Delgado J,Dayneka JS,Anupindi SA,Reid JR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cervicothoracic and apical thoracic neuroblastoma pose unique surgical challenges. We report our experience with the trapdoor anterior thoracotomy (TAT) approach to overcome these difficulties. METHODS:Retrospective review of our centre's neuroblastoma database was conducted. Patients who underwent TAT at our ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Chui CH,Thirugnanam A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bladder Bowel Dysfunction (BBD) has been described in patients with Down's Syndrome (DS). Our aim was to report the incidence, demographics, presentation, complications and management of the bladder in DS patients with BBD. METHODS:A systematic review was performed using PRISMA guidelines and search terms...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Bhatt NR,Murchison L,Yardy G,Kulkarni M,Mathur AB

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM OF THE STUDY:Liver retraction during laparoscopic fundoplication is important for obtaining an optimal space. Several methods have been developed, but the risks and benefits are unclear. We compared three different approaches and evaluated their safety and utility. METHODS:Forty-three neurologically impaired patie...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Harumatsu T,Nagai T,Yano K,Onishi S,Yamada K,Yamada W,Matsukubo M,Muto M,Kaji T,Ieiri S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study evaluates the capacity of ultrasonography as a diagnostic method to confirm the proper positioning of central venous catheter (CVC) when compared to the current gold standard, chest radiography (CR). METHODS:A prospective study was performed including children from 0 to 14 incomplete years, who unde...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Oliveira L,Pilz L,Tognolo CM,Bischoff C,Becker KA,Oliveira GG,Neves PJF,Fachin CG,Agulham MA,Dias AIBS

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a bellwether for a country's ability to care for sick newborns. We aim to review the existing literature from low- and middle-income countries in regard to management of those newborns and the possible approaches to improve their outcomes. METHODS:A review of the existing Eng...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Alslaim HS,Banooni AB,Shaltaf A,Novotny NM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the published version, the Acknowledgements section was missing a funding note of co-author Dr C Verrill. The corrected version should read as follows. ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Lakhoo K,Davies J,Chakraborty S,Berg S,Tennyson R,Fowler D,Manek S,Verrill C,Lane S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) by deVries and Peña in the early 80s has impacted to the treatment of patients with anorectal malformations (ARM). It gained great recognition worldwide in a very short time, and since then, surgeons dealing with the treatment of this complex malformation c...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Divarci E,Ergun O

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To perform a medical evaluation of penile necrosis causes and treatment approaches by examining patients who had penile necrosis after circumcision surgery. METHODS:A total of 24 patients with penile necrosis after circumcision surgery, who presented at various hospitals in Turkey between September 2003 and Ap...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Tasci AI,Danacioglu YO,Arikan Y,Colakoglu Y,Yapar B,Buyuk Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyps in gastrointestinal tract are mostly benign and result from hamartomas or lymphoid hyperplasia of submucosa. They usually occur as isolated lesions in children and are referred to as juvenile polyps. Multiple polyps with inherited origin are called polyposis and can be seen as a part of the syndrome. The polyps...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Soyer T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Laparoscopic-assisted anorectoplasty (LAARP) is considered to benefit the patients with vesico-prostatic fistula. The aim of this study is to present the details of our LAARP technique for improving the short- and long-term outcomes in the patients with high and intermediate types of anorectal malformations (AR...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Li L,Ren X,Ming A,Xu H,Sun R,Zhou Y,Liu X,Sun H,Li Q,Li X,Zhang Z,Cheng W,Diao M,Tam PKH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify potential metabolic biomarkers for distinguishing malignant and benign thyroid nodules in children and adolescents using a metabolomics approach. METHODS:A total of 96 consecutive patients (median age 14.29 ± 2.31 years, range 9-18 years) who underwent thyroidectomy and 40 healthy controls were enr...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Zhou Q,Zhang LY,Xie C,Zhang ML,Wang YJ,Liu GH

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Little is known of how children seek health information. This study evaluates online health information (OHI) seeking behaviours in adolescents undergoing major elective surgical procedures and compares responses within parent-child dyads. METHODS:With institutional approval, we prospectively surveyed parents ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Wong SSM,Wong KPL,Angus MIL,Chen Y,Choo CSC,Nah SA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) often end up at the surgeon when medical treatments have failed. This opinion piece discusses a recently described pattern of CIC called 'Rapid transit constipation (RTC)' first identified in 2011 as part of surgical workup. RTC was identified using a nuclear medicin...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Hutson JM,Hynes MC,Kearsey I,Yik YI,Veysey DM,Tudball CF,Cain TM,King SK,Southwell BR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in culturing of intestinal stem cells and pluripotent stem cells have led to the development of intestinal organoids. These are self-organizing 3D structures, which recapitulate the characteristics and physiological features of in vivo intestinal epithelium. Intestinal organoids have allowed the develo...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Chusilp S,Li B,Lee D,Lee C,Vejchapipat P,Pierro A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D deficiency is associated with intestinal barrier dysfunction, which contributes to pathogenesis of acute intestinal injury in children. We aim to investigate the effects of vitamin D on intestinal injury in intestinal epithelial cells and organoids. METHODS:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to ind...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Lee C,Lau E,Chusilp S,Filler R,Li B,Zhu H,Yamoto M,Pierro A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:The volume-outcome relationship and optimal surgical volumes for repair of congenital anomalies in neonates is unknown. METHODS:A retrospective study of infants who underwent diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), gastroschisis (GS), and esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) repair at US hospit...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sømme S,Shahi N,McLeod L,Torok M,McManus B,Ziegler MM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Thoracoscopic repair can be safely performed in most types of congenital esophageal atresia (EA), including in patients with long gap EA or very low birth weight. Accordingly, we performed single- or multistage thoracoscopic repair for various EA types. We aimed to report our therapeutic strategy for thoracosco...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Shirota C,Tanaka Y,Tainaka T,Sumida W,Yokota K,Makita S,Oshima K,Tanaka T,Tani Y,Uchida H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the safety and efficacy of mucous fistula refeeding (MFR) in low-birth-weight infants. METHODS:Between December 2006 and December 2018, medical records of low-birth-weight infants who underwent small bowel enterostomy formation in the neonatal period and subsequent stoma closure at our instituti...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Yabe K,Kouchi K,Takenouchi A,Matsuoka A,Korai T,Nakata C

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Fetal extraperitoneal rectal perforation (FERP) is an extremely rare entity. The objective of this report is to review the available literature on this condition and to add our experience with four additional cases managed at our institution. METHODS:A literature search was performed for journal articles addre...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Charlton R,Brisighelli G,Gabler T,Westgarth-Taylor C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ghrelin was recently reported to promote recovery from hepatic injury. We hypothesized that it could also be associated with clinical recovery of the transplanted liver from ischemia and reperfusion injury. Our aims were to investigate perioperative ghrelin changes following pediatric living donor liver transpl...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Zenitani M,Hosoda H,Kodama T,Saka R,Takama Y,Ueno T,Tazuke Y,Kangawa K,Oue T,Okuyama H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the effectiveness of the longitudinal intestinal lengthening and tailoring (LILT) and serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) operations in a cohort of patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS). METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of children with SBS treated at our institution from 2004 until...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Shah AA,Petrosyan M,Franklin AL,Chahine AA,Torres C,Sandler AD

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For a definitive diagnosis of congenital solitary kidney, renal scintigraphy is suggested as being the gold standard of ruling out ectopic functioning renal tissue, possibly missed by ultrasound. The aim of our study was to test ultrasonography precision in comparison with renal scintigraphy on a larger coho...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Grabnar J,Rus RR

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Gastrostomy tube placement is one of the most commonly performed pediatric surgical procedures and discharge is possible as early as the first postoperative day with early initiation of feeds postoperatively. We examined a national database to determine hospital length of stay (LOS) after elective laparoscopic ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Williams K,Baumann L,Abdullah F,Hendrickson RJ,Oyetunji TA

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the relationship between the affected lobe and symptom onset in prenatally diagnosed congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM). METHODS:53 CPAM patients diagnosed prenatally were reviewed retrospectively by creating 2 groups according to symptom onset. Group Sneo: (symptomatic during the ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Sueyoshi R,Shibuya S,Ochi T,Okawada M,Miyano G,Koga H,Lane GJ,Yamataka A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric patients with medically refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) often undergo an initial subtotal colectomy end ileostomy (STC-I). The role of fecal diversion in the subsequent completion proctectomy/ileal-pouch anal anastomosis (CP-IPAA) remains controversial. METHODS:A multi-institutional retrospecti...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Chen YJ,Grant R,Lindholm E,Lipskar A,Dolgin S,Khaitov S,Greenstein A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to review the clinical characteristics and prognosis of children with adrenocortical tumors (ACT). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 28 patients with ACT at our hospital between March 2010 and March 2017. RESULTS:The main clinical presentations were sexua...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Wang Z,Liu G,Sun H,Li K,Dong K,Ma Y,Zheng S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are many advantages of a SMOF emulsion (SMOF-lipid), such as liver-protective properties and anti-inflammatory effects. The objective of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of SMOF-lipid with medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) /long-chain triglycerides (LCT) in infants after intestinal surger...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Jiang W,Chen G,Zhang J,Lv X,Lu C,Chen H,Li W,Li H,Geng Q,Xu X,Tang W

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This review aims to (1) assess the breadth of pediatric orthopaedic research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and (2) determine the impact of academic collaboration (an LMIC and a non-LMIC investigator) in published LMIC research. METHODS:Pediatric orthopaedic clinical studies conducted in LMIC...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Ibrahim JM,Liu M,Wu HH,Patel KR,Caldwell AM,Coughlin RR,Morshed S,Shearer DW

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Voltage-gated potassium ion channels have long been implicated in gastrointestinal motility. Recent studies have highlighted the role of voltage-gated channel subfamily G member 3 (KCNG3) and 4 (KCNG4) genes in the electrical functioning of interstitial cells of Cajal and PDGFRα+ cells of the mouse colon. We de...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： O'Donnell AM,Nakamura H,Tomuschat C,Marayati NF,Puri P

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ultraviolet (UV) radiation adversely affects skin health at cellular and molecular levels. Hence, UV radiation can directly induce inflammatory responses in the dermis by inducing erythema, edema, inflammation, dermal fibroblasts alterations, and extracellular matrix modifications. METHODS:Human keratinocytes,...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Micka-Michalak K,Biedermann T,Reichmann E,Meuli M,Klar AS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the effect of home intravenous (IV) versus oral antibiotic therapy on complication rates and resource utilization following appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. METHODS:This was a randomized controlled trial of patients aged 4-17 with surgically treated perforated appendicitis from January 2011...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Arnold MR,Wormer BA,Kao AM,Klima DA,Colavita PD,Cosper GH,Heniford BT,Schulman AM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Prepubertal testicular tumors are rare in children. We aim to present clinical and histological features of prepubertal testicular tumors through the analysis of the long-term experiences of a single medical center of China. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 67 children (≤ 14 years) treated for testicular tumor at ...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Wu D,Shen N,Lin X,Chen X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative factors have been correlated with pre-incision hypotension (PIH) in children undergoing surgery, suggesting that PIH can be predicted through preoperative screening. We studied blood pressure (BP) changes in the 12 min following the induction of anesthesia to study the incidence of post-inductio...

journal_title：Pediatric surgery international

authors： Wani TM,Hakim M,Ramesh A,Rehman S,Majid Y,Miller R,Tumin D,Tobias JD

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00