abstract：:Aberrant migration of thymic tissue occurs with ectopic thymus in the mediastinum, base of the skull, tracheal bifurcation, and cervical region. A recent review of the literature showed a total of 76 reported cases of aberrant thymus or thymic cysts in patients who presented with primary neck masses. We report three a...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Spigland N,Bensoussan AL,Blanchard H,Russo P

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scarcity of small donors results in a high mortality rate for children on liver transplant waiting lists. To alleviate this problem, we have recently started to reduce the size of livers from older donors to use in children. In the last year, a total of 20 liver transplants were performed in 17 patients, including sev...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Superina RA,Strasberg SM,Greig PD,Langer B

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to examine surgical factors predictive of fatal outcome in patients presenting with histologically verified rhabdomyosarcoma of the urinary bladder, we performed a retrospective analysis of cases presenting between the years 1970 and 1985 and treated by protocol. Twenty-five patients were identified and data ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： La Quaglia MP,Ghavimi F,Herr H,Mandell L,Pennenberg D,Hajdu S,Exelby PR

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for feeding gastrostomy seems to be increasing in children with neurological impairment and swallowing incoordination. Because gastrostomy can cause or increase gastroesophageal reflux, an antireflux procedure has been advocated at the time of gastrostomy placement in neurologically impaired children. A gastr...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Stringel G

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the period between 1974 and 1988 44 patients were treated for congenital intrinsic duodenal obstruction using a diamond-shaped anastomosis (35 atresias, including two multiple atresias and nine stenoses). Neither gastrostomy nor transanastomotic tube was used. Postoperatively, oral feeding was started on days 2...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kimura K,Mukohara N,Nishijima E,Muraji T,Tsugawa C,Matsumoto Y

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laryngeal and laryngotracheoesophageal clefts (L-LTEC) are uncommon anomalies in neonates that cause significant morbidity secondary to aspiration, pneumonia, and respiratory distress. Other anomalies of development, such as esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF), are observed in 20% of patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： DuBois JJ,Pokorny WJ,Harberg FJ,Smith RJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1982 we have developed a diagnostic method for differentiation between atretic prolonged obstructive jaundice (biliary atresia) and nonatretic prolonged obstructive jaundice in a neonate. The first report was presented at the Fukuoka Meeting in 1983. Analysis of duodenal juice (excretion test of intravenous inje...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Hung WT,Su CT

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal intussusception, perforation, necrosis, and massive gastrointestinal bleeding are the surgical conditions most often seen in Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). We reviewed the charts of 183 patients who were diagnosed with HSP at two children's hospitals over a 17-year period. Ten patients underwent laparotomy...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Cull DL,Rosario V,Lally KP,Ratner I,Mahour GH

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two brothers, 4 years and 6 years of age, presented with a swelling in the right side of the neck. Ultrasonography and venography confirmed a diagnosis of phlebectasia of the right internal jugular vein (IJV). In an attempt to elucidate the etiology of this rare lesion, venous pressures in both the dilated right IJV a...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Yokomori K,Kubo K,Kanamori Y,Takemura T,Yamamoto T

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent Mullerian duct structures and crossed testicular ectopia were found in two phenotypically normal, unrelated males, with 46,XY karyotype, during routine herniorrhaphy. In each case, the vascular supply to the ectopic testis originated from the appropriate ipsilateral side. The clinical significance and genet...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Mahfouz ES,Issa MA,Farag TI,Naguib KK,al-Awadi SA,Schimke RN

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-six patients with a pathological lesion at the leadpoint of their intussusception were encountered at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, over a 16-year period. The most common lesions were Meckel's diverticula, followed by small bowel polyps, lymphosarcomas, and duplication cysts. Age at presentation was ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ong NT,Beasley SW

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In infants and children requiring prolonged and multiple central venous catheterizations, conventional cannulation sites may become thrombosed or stenotic, making inability to gain vascular access a life-threatening problem. The technique we use for the percutaneous placement of inferior vena caval tunneled silastic c...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Robertson LJ,Jaques PF,Mauro MA,Azizkhan RG,Robards J

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) is a rare and potentially malignant tumor. We report on four cases of neonatal SCT, in which ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were used preoperatively to accurately establish the extent of the tumor and its relationship to the surrou...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Feldman M,Byrne P,Johnson MA,Fischer J,Lees G

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial measurements of abdominal circumference were made in 27 premature infants 1 hour before feeding, immediately before and after feeding, and 1 and 2 hours after feeding. In some infants these measurements were repeated for 2 (n = 18) or 3 (n = 3) consecutive days. All 258 measurements were performed by the same e...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bhatia P,Johnson KJ,Bell EF

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After antenatal induction of diaphragmatic hernias in fetal lambs, prostaglandins D2, E1, and I2 were compared to tolazoline, or isoprenaline, for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. When rendered hypoxic, these, and normal lambs, showed an increase in pulmonary artery pressure, a decrease in systemic pressure, a...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ford WD,Sen S,Barker AP,Lee CM

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral Wilms' tumor patients, who experience local recurrence after maximal multimodality therapy, present a difficult surgical problem. The role of surgery in the management of these patients has changed from ablation to preservation of renal tissue, with bilateral nephrectomy as a last resort. Two children who ha...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Longaker MT,Harrison MR,Adzick NS,Crombleholme TM,Langer JC,Duncan BW,Halberg FE,Salvatierra O Jr

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred ninety cases of alleged child sexual abuse (CSA) were reported in Edinburgh and the Lothian region over the 7-year period from 1982 through 1988. We have found an increase in the incidence of alleged CSA, which has resulted in greater involvement of the paediatric surgeon. CSA was found to be occurring wit...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Lafferty PM,Lawson GM,Orr JD,Scobie WG

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because lymph node (LN) involvement continues to be an adverse prognostic factor in the later National Wilms' Tumor Study (NWTS) trials, the NWTS-3 Surgical Committee undertook a project to determine the accuracy of the present method of sampling. The committee concludes that: (1) there is a relatively low potential e...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Othersen HB Jr,DeLorimer A,Hrabovsky E,Kelalis P,Breslow N,D'Angio GJ

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 12-year-old girl having cholestatic syndrome, due to the presence of gastric tissue in the gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary tract, is reported here. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Martinez-Urrutia MJ,Vasques Estevez J,Larrauri J,Diez Pardo JA

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small intestinal myoelectric activity has been studied extensively in adult humans and in many animal models. However, little is known about gut myoelectrical activity in newborns, a population susceptible to primary and secondary motility disorders. We report the development of a chronic neonatal piglet model for ass...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Groner JI,Altschuler SM,Ziegler MM

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight cases of imperforate anus with short colon were seen in our hospital from April 1982 to December 1987. Five were boys, three were girls, and their ages ranged from 2 days to 2 years. The international literature about this kind of disease was reviewed. The disease's name, embryology, diagnoses, differential diag...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Wu YJ,Du R,Zhang GE,Bi ZG

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary graft failure and vascular thromboses are frequent complications of liver transplantation, yet the mechanisms responsible remain unclear. Previous work from our laboratory has shown that hepatic reperfusion injury results in damage at the microvessel level. The present study was performed to determine whether ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Yahanda AM,Paidas CN,Clemens MG

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trauma is the leading cause of death for children over 1 year of age. This study was undertaken to identify the patterns of injury among children admitted to a regional pediatric trauma center. During a 34-month period, 3,472 injured children were consecutively admitted to a regional pediatric trauma center. Data were...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Peclet MH,Newman KD,Eichelberger MR,Gotschall CS,Guzzetta PC,Anderson KD,Garcia VF,Randolph JG,Bowman LM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival has improved dramatically for children with extrahepatic biliary atresia (EHBA), but optimal surgical management remains controversial. We have studied 28 infants born between June 1981, and April 1988, who underwent Kasai's portoenterostomy as primary surgical treatment. Those with evidence of subsequent hep...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Vacanti JP,Shamberger RC,Eraklis A,Lillehei CW

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neonatal piglet is a satisfactory model for the human neonate requiring total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Bile status and subsequent liver and gallbladder dysfunction have long been documented as serious complications of long-term TPN. The purpose of this study was to determine whether small amounts of enteral for...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Cohen IT,Meunier KM,Hirsh MP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The leading cause of death in the neonatal period is respiratory failure, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an effective means of improving survival in select patients. Only neonates with severe hypoxia and acidosis are treated with ECMO. To determine the developmental outcome of the neonates we suppor...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Adolph V,Ekelund C,Smith C,Starrett A,Falterman K,Arensman R

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three additional cases of primary extrarenal Wilms' tumor and review those cases previously documented. Analysis of the location, histopathology, treatment, and survival of these cases supports the following conclusions: Wilms' tumor may occur in an extrarenal location without primary renal involvement and m...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Broecker BH,Caldamone AA,McWilliams NB,Maurer H,Salzberg A

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between January 1, 1969, and February 2, 1988, 331 pediatric renal transplants were performed at a single pediatric center. Of these 225 were first cadaveric allografts. Graft allocation was independent of the outcome of human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) matching. The results of class I antigen matching were analyzed in ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： McMullin ND,Aliabadi H,McLorie GA,Churchill BM

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports an experience on subemergent separation of xyphoomphaloischiopagus tetrapus conjoined twins in the newborn period when survival of one of the twins was threatened by a severely malformed counterpart. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Chen WJ,Chen KM,Chen MT,Liu TK,Chu SH,Tsai TC,Hwang FY

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-month-old boy was noted to have hepatomegaly, and hepatic angiography showed a huge tumor of the medial segment of the left lobe, located close to the hepatic hilum and involving the anterior segment of the right lobe in contiguity. We considered at first that resection would not be possible, but at operation the...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tsuchida Y,Hashimoto H,Iwanaka T,Honna T

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case in which an appendage of the liver was the only herniated organ through a small defect on the left lower quadrant of the abdominal wall. To our knowledge this is the first case reported with this malformation. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Fernandes ET,Hixson SD,Custer MD

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric duplication cysts are rare. The usual presentation is an abdominal mass with vomiting. In this article we report on a case presenting as an acute abdomen. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Sieunarine K,Manmohansingh E

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report a rare case of mediastinal abscess secondary to purulent tonsilitis is reported. Generally this condition is consequent to systemic, cervical, thoracic, or abdominal infections. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Komatsu ES,Costa F,Marchese LT,Villari Filho S

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two large bladder diverticula that induced severe micturition disturbances were surgically removed in a 5-year-old boy with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). One year after surgery, a new, asymptomatic diverticulum developed. This case is discussed in the light of nine similar cases that have already been published. It is...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Levard G,Aigrain Y,Ferkadji L,Elghoneimi A,Pichon J,Boureau M

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of VACTEL syndrome with antenatally diagnosed duodenal atresia is reported. We performed one-staged radial surgery for the esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula and duodenal atresia. The prognosis of VACTEL syndrome with duodenal atresia is very poor. This is the first reported case cured opera...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kawana T,Ikeda K,Nakagawara A,Kajiwara M,Fukazawa M,Hara K

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1978, six boys with prostatic rhabdomyosarcoma have been treated at our institution. Three had localized disease and were managed by initial biopsy, vincristine, actinomycin-D, and cyclophosphamide (VAC) chemotherapy, and bladder-sparing surgery with or without irradiation. Further combination chemotherapy ("pul...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： McLorie GA,Abara OE,Churchill BM,Greenberg M,Mancer K

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent use of the posterior sagittal anorectoplasty for repair of high imperforate anus has demonstrated several advantages: elimination of laparotomy, more direct approach, easier division of rectourethral fistula, more exact identification of the muscles of fecal continence, proper relocation of anorectum within...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Pearl RH,Ein SH,Churchill B

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated manometrically and endoscopically 60 children with extended pH metering-documented gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and a control group of 14 children of comparable ages. In an attempt to simplify the evaluation of esophageal peristalsis, we measured the frequency of propulsive waves (in waves/hour) ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Arana J,Tovar JA

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new surgical method is presented for overbridging wide gap esophageal atresia. The method is based on the fact that the atretic upper pouch has an excellent longitudinal blood supply, and is two to three times wider than the lower pouch. Muco-muscular flap is created, which is anastomosed to the lower esophagus. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bar-Maor JA,Shoshany G,Sweed Y

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omphalopagus twins were separated in the first 48 hours of life. Preoperative evaluation did not disclose either their conjoined intestines or their conjoined biliary tract; intraoperative evaluation, including an operative cholangiogram, was required to determine if separation was possible. The intestines were divide...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Lobe TE,Oldham KT,Richardson CJ

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00