abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance and direction of shunts at the level of the foramen ovale or ductus arteriosus in full-term newborns with neonatal respiratory failure who were placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). A decrease in left ventricular dimension was expected when inf...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Burch KD,Covitz W,Lovett EJ Jr,Howell C,Kanto WP Jr

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if propranolol (0.5 mg/kg and 1 mg/kg), administered intravenously (IV) at the height of the postburn hypermetabolic response, would decrease myocardial oxygen requirements, without adversely affecting overall oxygen delivery or total body oxygen consumption. To test this hyp...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Minifee PK,Barrow RE,Abston S,Desai M,Herndon DN

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal resection or replacement has become the standard therapy for severe esophageal strictures chiefly because less aggressive methods generally have failed. We hereby report our experience with 12 consecutive infants and children who have been managed successfully by means of Stamm gastrostomy and string-guided...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Gandhi RP,Cooper A,Barlow BA

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution was evaluated as a mechanical bowel preparation prior to surgery in an outpatient setting. Twelve children underwent outpatient bowel preparation (OPBP) prior to a variety of surgical procedures. The technique was well tolerated and consistently produced a well-prepared intes...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tuggle DW,Perkins TA,Tunell WP

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous aspiration and tetracycline sclerosis is a safe but temporary therapy of large splenic cysts in children. Between 1985 and 1987, three girls with splenic cysts were seen. Their ages ranged from 5 to 14 years, and the cysts were from 8 to 16 cm in diameter. Despite their large size, all were asymptomatic a...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Moir C,Guttman F,Jequier S,Sonnino R,Youssef S

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Gaucher disease, partial splenectomy has been suggested for alleviating the complications of splenomegaly as well as for avoiding the immunologic compromise and potential acceleration of bony and hepatic involvement that may follow total splenic resection. However, the fate of the splenic remnant has been reported ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Fleshner PR,Astion DJ,Ludman MD,Aufses AH Jr,Grabowski GA,Dolgin SE

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1973, 419 children (233 boys, 186 girls) with chronic haemolytic anaemia (mean age, 10.2 +/- 3.5 years) have been splenectomised. Fifty-three (12.6%) have also been cholecystectomised because of cholelithiasis. Between 1973 and 1982, cholecystectomy and splenectomy were performed at the same time in symptomatic ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Pappis CH,Galanakis S,Moussatos G,Keramidas D,Kattamis C

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary fetal hydrothorax presents a wide spectrum of severity ranging from small, harmless effusions, to life-threatening thoracic compression. To define natural history and management, we reviewed 32 cases seen at two large perinatal centers from 1980 to 1987. Spontaneous resolution of the effusions was seen in thre...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Longaker MT,Laberge JM,Dansereau J,Langer JC,Crombleholme TM,Callen PW,Golbus MS,Harrison MR

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience with spinal opioids in children is limited but is expanding. Anatomy, pharmacology, technique, and results are reviewed. Complications and side effects are described. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Tyler DC,Krane EJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：:Previous studies have suggested that delayed gastric emptying occurs in severely mentally retarded patients with gastroesophageal reflux. Based on this data, pyloroplasty was employed in such patients. A retrospective analysis of 99 consecutive patients who underwent primary fundoplication for GER was performed. Gastr...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Campbell JR,Gilchrist BF,Harrison MW

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is an introduction to the sucking sump catheter as a method of continuous salivary suction from the oral cavity for the treatment of esophageal atresia and other diseases. Upper pouch suction on many occasions is not easy. The double lumen catheter was devised by Replogle to achieve better suction efficiency, but...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Ohkawa H,Ochi G,Yamazaki Y,Sawaguchi S

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:Three patients with a congenital anovestibular/perineal fistula were treated at the Montreal Children's Hospital. Two females (one of East Indian and the other of Japanese origin) had anovestibular fistulae that became symptomatic in the first few months of life. The third patient, a boy of Korean descent, presented a...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Brem H,Guttman FM,Laberge JM,Doody D

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From September 1, 1984 to March 1, 1988, 201 patients were evaluated for liver transplantation. Ninety-one orthotopic liver transplants were performed on 80 children ranging in age from 3 months to 15 years. The average waiting time for a transplant was 5 months, with children less than 10 kg in weight waiting a dispr...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Andrews WS,Wanek E,Fyock B,Gray S,Benser M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A newborn presented with a picture of intestinal obstruction. Multiple biopsies of the small and large bowel showed an unusual neurogenic innervation. The myenteric plexus of Auerbach was severely depleted of ganglion cells and nerve fibers, while the submucous plexus of Meissner was normally innervated. An ileostomy ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Mishalany H,Olson A,Khan F,Santos A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity of fetal and newborn hepatic macrophages to produce cachectin/tumor necrosis factor (TNF) has not been previously examined. The role that TNF plays in newborn infection is also unknown. In the present report, fetal and newborn rat hepatic macrophages have been maintained in short-term tissue culture, and ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Silen ML,Hesse DG,Felsen D,Moldawer LL,Calvano SE,Seniuk S,Cerami A,Lowry SF

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All pediatric trauma deaths occurring in metropolitan Toronto (population, 2.2 million) in 1986 were analyzed from the regional coroner's records. Injuries sustained were scored using the Abbreviated Injury Scale (1985; AIS) and Injury Severity Score (ISS). Victims with injuries graded AIS 6 (any region), AIS 5 head/n...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Dykes EH,Spence LJ,Young JG,Bohn DJ,Filler RM,Wesson DE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elective cesarean section (CS) following prenatal diagnosis of gastroschisis has been advocated to decrease morbidity and mortality. To examine this hypothesis, we reviewed the records of 28 consecutive patients with gastroschisis treated between 1975 and 1987. Fourteen infants were delivered vaginally (V) and fourtee...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bethel CA,Seashore JH,Touloukian RJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From April 1985 to November 1987, over 100 infants were evaluated for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in the treatment of respiratory failure. Of these infants, 40 underwent ECMO after failure of conventional treatment. Four developed gastroduodenal perforations. One developed a perforation prior to going o...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Howell CG,Hatley RM,Davis JB,Kanto WP

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic central venous catheters are an important component in the management of chronically ill infants and children. Sepsis and thrombosis are common complications of these catheters. When the combination of Candida sepsis and caval thrombosis occurs, the prognosis is very poor. Lysis of the thrombus is critical to ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Lacey SR,Zaritsky AL,Azizkhan RG

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated whether a low-dose infusion of ATP-MgCl2 could ameliorate the pulmonary hypertension resulting from hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Three-week-old piglets were anesthetized, intubated, ventilated with room air, and cannulated for the measurement of pulmonary and systemic arterial pres...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Paidas CN,Dudgeon DL,Haller JA Jr,Clemens MG

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In one case of extrabiliary atresia, reconstruction of the biliary tract was performed by using the appendix. The child, who was 2 years old, is doing well without ascending cholangitis. This operation seems simple and satisfying because it seems to be more anatomic and more physiologic than the standard Kasai operati...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Valla JS

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 200 cases of colonic hemangioma have been reported, with more than 50% occurring in the rectosigmoid. These benign vascular neoplasms usually present in childhood, often with life-threatening hemorrhage. Lack of awareness of the condition continues to lead to errors in diagnosis and management, and may contribute...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Corbally MT,McMullin JP

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung scanning using solubilized xenon 133 can provide important information concerning both pulmonary perfusion and ventilation. This technique proved valuable in establishing the diagnosis of congenital lobar emphysema in a 7-month-old baby. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Oates E,Sarno RC

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fifteenth case of neonatal adrenal abscess is reported. It is the first case successfully diagnosed with needle aspiration and treated with percutaneous drainage. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Mondor C,Gauthier M,Garel L,Filiatrault D,Grignon A

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired gastric outlet obstruction occurred in a neonate following gastrostomy, after surgery to salvage a dehisced primary repair of an esophageal atresia. Despite free drainage of the gastrostomy and total support of the neonate, the gastric outlet obstruction persisted and required a further operation. An anterogr...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Galea MH,Mayell MJ

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis was performed of 46 consecutive children who received esophageal bougienage for an ingested coin lodged in the esophagus. All patients met the following clinical criteria necessary for performance of this procedure: an acutely ingested single coin, radiographically localized in the esophagus; no previous h...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Bonadio WA,Jona JZ,Glicklich M,Cohen R

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After splenectomy there is an increased risk of fatal overwhelming postsplenectomy sepsis, especially in children. If all alternatives to splenectomy fail, autotransplantation of splenic fragments is indicated. These fragments regenerate after a necrotic phase to small splenic nodules. Regulatory factors governing the...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Westermann J,Willführ KU,Pabst R

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of a case in which a significant quantity of sulfuric acid was ingested, causing life threatening respiratory distress, secondary to glottic injury and edema, and cardiovascular collapse. Vigorous resuscitive efforts allowed survival through the first 48 hours and two major operations. Persistent and ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Canty TG Sr

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing tracheobronchitis has recently been described as a complication of mechanical ventilation of newborns with respiratory failure. Despite the use of bronchoscopy, 45% of the reported patients to date have died. In this study, we report the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to stabilize two pa...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Michael EJ,Zwillenberg D,Furnari A,Sheppard L,Desai HJ,Wolfson PJ,Robinson NB,Kornhauser M,Mobley S,Branca PA

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of whole bowel irrigation (WBI) with a polyethylene glycol electrolyte lavage solution (PEG-ELS; 27 children) was compared to the WBI with two electrolytic solutions: normal saline with added potassium chloride (NS; 25 children) and Ringer's injection (RI; 29 children). The PEG-ELS required less volume and ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Postuma R

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four adolescent girls, aged 12 to 14 years, were seen for evaluation of spontaneous nipple discharge, two of whom had associated breast lumps in the ipsilateral breast. Clinical examination showed the discharge to be arising from one or several of Montgomery's areolar tubercles, with the breast lumps localized to the ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Watkins F,Giacomantonio M,Salisbury S

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1958 to March 1987 we corrected 704 patients with pectus excavatum. The condition occurred more frequently in boys (544 patients) than girls (160 patients). In the majority of patients (86%), the defect was evident at birth or within the first year of life. Musculoskeletal abnormalities were identified in 133 pat...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Shamberger RC,Welch KJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical teratomas are uncommon lesions usually diagnosed at birth but occasionally reported in older children and adults. During a 58-year span, nine cervical teratomas were identified at our institution (four previously reported): three stillborns with giant tumors; five live newborns; and one adult with a malignant...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Jordan RB,Gauderer MW

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two infants with renal tumors and associated hypertension are presented. By using an antibody to purified human renal renin, the sites of renin production were localized immunohistochemically in each tumor. The first case was a 9-month-old girl with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. She presented with bilateral renal masse...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Yokomori K,Hori T,Takemura T,Tsuchida Y

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who died of hepatic failure nearly 29 years after hepatic portojejunostomy is reported. His death may be attributed to several faults in treatment. From our experiences it can be said that biliary atresia is a curable disease, although liver-transplantation is required in some patients in whom hepato portoen...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Kasai M,Ohi R,Chiba T,Hayashi Y

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of physiologic hypothyroidism caused by the topical application of povidone-iodine (PVPI) in a newborn with an omphalocele is presented. The literature on systemic absorption and effects of PVPI is reviewed. A management strategy is offered. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Cosman BC,Schullinger JN,Bell JJ,Regan JA

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last 5 years, over 1,500 minor lacerations in children were treated in the emergency room of Nahariya Regional Hospital, by the adhesive "Hystoacryl Blue," with gratifying results. The method, its advantages, and special precautions are described. ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Mizrahi S,Bickel A,Ben-Layish E

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to interpret the interrelation of cholinergic and adrenergic myenteric neural elements in the developing human, histochemical methods were used to demonstrate cholinergic and adrenergic activity independently in consecutive cryostat sections of the esophagus, ileocecal region, and colon of fetuses of 9 to 22 ...

journal_title：Journal of pediatric surgery

authors： Vaos GC,Lister J

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00