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Pediatric Surgery International

Ausgabe 1/2023

Inhalt (299 Artikel)

Open Access Review Article

Effect of time of diagnosis to surgery on outcome, including long-term neurodevelopmental outcome, in necrotizing enterocolitis

Bea Duric, Cecilia Gray, Allen Alexander, Shivani Naik, Verity Haffenden, Iain Yardley

Review Article

Growth and risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with congenital surgical anomalies: a systematic review

Amit Trivedi, Kathryn Browning Carmo, Kristen James-Nunez, Adrienne Gordon

Original Article

A predictive scoring system for small diaphragmatic defects in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Keita Terui, Kouji Nagata, Masaya Yamoto, Masahiro Hayakawa, Hiroomi Okuyama, Shoichiro Amari, Akiko Yokoi, Taizo Furukawa, Kouji Masumoto, Tadaharu Okazaki, Noboru Inamura, Katsuaki Toyoshima, Yuhki Koike, Manabu Okawada, Yasunori Sato, Noriaki Usui

Original Article

Nephron sparing surgery outcomes in Wilms’ tumor: is it ready for primetime?

Nareena Imam, Sathyaprasad Burjonrappa

Original Article

Expression of programmed cell death-1 on neuroblastoma cells in TH-MYCN transgenic mice

Yuta Takeuchi, Seiichiro Inoue, Akio Odaka

Open Access Original Article

Injury by knife crime amongst children is associated with socioeconomic deprivation: an observational study

John-Joe Reilly, David N. Naumann, Louise Morris, Lauren Blackburn, Adam Brooks

Original Article

Effects of extensive mobilization and tension anastomosis in anorectal reconstruction (experimental study)

Dmitrii Morozov, Olga Morozova, Lubov Severgina, Olga Mokrushina, Tatyana Marchuk, Ivan Budnik, Hüseyin Özbey, Dmitry Morozov

Open Access Review Article

Non-operative management of acute appendicitis in children

Soma Jumah, Tomas Wester

Original Article

Outcomes of patients with exomphalos and associated congenital heart diseases

H. Elhedai, G. S. Arul, S. Yong, P. Nagakumar, H. K. Kanthimathinathan, I. Jester, M. Chaudhari, T. J. Jones, O. Stumper, A. N. Seale

Original Article

Successful engraftment of bladder organoids in de-epithelialized mouse colon

Kazuto Suda, Yuka Matsumoto, Takanori Ochi, Hiroyuki Koga, Geoffrey J. Lane, Nobutaka Hattori, Tetsuya Nakamura, Atsuyuki Yamataka

Original Article

High intestinal vascular permeability in a murine model for Hirschsprung’s disease: implications for postoperative Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis

Kazuto Suda, Shunsuke Yamada, Katsumi Miyahara, Naho Fujiwara, Seitaro Kosaka, Kumpei Abe, Shogo Seo, Shinji Nakamura, Geoffrey J. Lane, Atsuyuki Yamataka

Original Article

Prediction to the prognosis of children with neuroblastoma by nomogram based on the first-diagnosed inflammatory markers

Yunlong Zhang, Chenghang Zhang, Yue Ma, Changchun Li, Zhenzhen Zhao, Liang Peng, Xiaobin Deng, Jianwu Zhou, Shan Wang

Original Article

Differentiation of enteric neural crest cells transplanted from SOX10-Venus mouse embryonic stem cells into the gut of the endothelin receptor B null mouse model

Naho Fujiwara, Katsumi Miyahara, Nana Nakazawa-Tanaka, Yoshie Oishi, Chihiro Akazawa, Norihiro Tada, Atsuyuki Yamataka

Original Article

The effect of spring diameter on porcine ileal distraction enterogenesis

Fereshteh Salimi-Jazi, Anne-Laure Thomas, Talha Rafeeqi, Modupeola Diyaolu, Lauren S. Y. Wood, James C. Y. Dunn

Original Article

Treatment and follow-up of late onset intra hepatic bile duct stones in congenital biliary dilatation

Takehisa Ueno, Koichi Deguchi, Kazunori Masahata, Motonari Nomura, Miho Watanabe, Masafumi Kamiyama, Yuko Tazuke, Teppei Yoshioka, Satoko Nose, Hiroomi Okuyama

Original Article

Decreased liver damage in rat models of short bowel syndrome through DPP4 inhibition

Ryo Sueyoshi, Nanami Furuhashi, Junya Ishii, Ryusuke Yamaguchi, Marumi Kawakami, Kenji Tanabe, Osamu Segawa

Review Article

Neurodevelopmental outcomes after neonatal surgery

Emily Lo, Brian T. Kalish

Original Article

Frequency and function of circulating regulatory T-cells in biliary atresia

Satoru Oita, Takeshi Saito, Akemi Sakamoto, Lisa Fujimura, Yukiko Ohara, Takashi Fumita, Keita Terui, Mitsuyuki Nakata, Shugo Komatsu, Gen Matsuura, Masahiko Hatano, Tomoro Hishiki

Original Article

Native liver survivors of portoenterostomy for biliary atresia with excellent outcome: redefining “successful” portoenterostomy

Koichi Tsuboi, Hiroko Watayo, Takafumi Tsukui, Kazuto Suda, Eri Abe, Takamori Fujimoto, Takanori Ochi, Geoffrey J. Lane, Hiroyuki Koga, Atsuyuki Yamataka

Original Article

Use of electronic health record best practice alerts to improve adherence to American Urological Association vesicoureteral reflux guidelines

Derek M. Wengryn, N. Valeska Halstead, Sarah C. Beebe, Carter J. Sevick, Vijaya M. Vemulakonda

Commentary

“Is anemia frequently recognized in gastroschisis compared to omphalocele? A multicenter retrospective study in southern Japan” by Sugita, K et al

Devkumar Jitendra Govani, Rajvi Anilkumar Trambadia, Rohan Ashit Chhaniara, Zankhan Ramkishan Mirani, Partap Kumar Midha, Rafael Cavalcante Correia, Ramnik V. Patel

Open Access Original Article

Diagnostic performance of serum pentraxin-3 in pediatric acute appendicitis: a prospective diagnostic validation study

Javier Arredondo Montero, Giuseppa Antona, Mónica Bronte Anaut, Carlos Bardají Pascual, Raquel Ros Briones, Amaya Fernández-Celis, Adriana Rivero Marcotegui, Natalia López-Andrés, Nerea Martín-Calvo

Open Access Original Article

Importance of urodynamic evaluation of bladder function after secondary untethering in spina bifida patients: single center experience of 30 years

Luise Ciesla, Joanna Schneider, Beatriz Bañuelos Marco, Matthias Schulz, Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale, Tamara Geppert, Katharina C. Trojan, Angela M. Kaindl, Anja Lingnau

Original Article

Increased enteric neural crest cell differentiation after transplantation into aganglionic mouse gut

Nana Nakazawa-Tanaka, Naho Fujiwara, Katsumi Miyahara, Chihiro Akazawa, Masahiko Urao, Atsuyuki Yamataka

Original Article

Postoperative anastomotic stricture following excision of choledochal cyst: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rina Tanaka, Hiroki Nakamura, Sakiko Yoshimoto, Tokiko Okunobo, Ryosuke Satake, Takashi Doi

Original Article

Surgical management strategy of alimentary tract duplication involving the rectum in children

Jun Yan, Yajun Chen, Yichao Gu, Yongwei Chen, Tingchong Zhang

Original Article

The role of gastrostomy feeding during intestinal rehabilitation for children with short bowel syndrome

Audelia Eshel Fuhrer, Hadar Moran-Lev, Yuval Dranitzki, Yoav Ben-Shahar, Igor Sukhotnik

Original Article

Japan’s comprehensive undescended testis screening program: incidence of ascending testis after screening

Keiichiro Tanaka, Nana Nakazawa-Tanaka, Takashi Fujimoto, Masahiko Urao, Geoffrey J. Lane, Atsuyuki Yamataka

Open Access Original Article

Lymphatic malformations in children: retrospective review of surgical and interventional management

Marion Poget, Marco Fresa, Oumama El Ezzi, Guillaume Saliou, Marie-Thérèse Doan, Anthony de Buys Roessingh

Original Article

The management of children aged 0–5 years wıth suspected foreign body aspiration: a prospective study

Ahmet Gökhan Güler, Ali Erdal Karakaya, Mustafa Sabih Kaya, Gözen Öksüz, Ayşe Azak Bozan, Dilan Altıntaş Ural

Review Article

Surgical implications of HIV infection

Alastair J. W. Millar, Sharon G. Cox

Open Access Commentary

Novel hypothesis on the origin of gastroschisis?

Carmen Mesas Burgos

Original Article

Development of minimally invasive cancer immunotherapy using anti-disialoganglioside GD2 antibody-producing mesenchymal stem cells for a neuroblastoma mouse model

Kosuke Kambe, Masafumi Iguchi, Mayumi Higashi, Shigeki Yagyu, Shigehisa Fumino, Tsunao Kishida, Osam Mazda, Tatsuro Tajiri

Open Access Original Article

Alterations and diagnostic performance of capillary ketonemia in pediatric acute appendicitis: a pilot study

Javier Arredondo Montero, Mónica Bronte Anaut, Carlos Bardají Pascual, Giuseppa Antona, Natalia López-Andrés, Nerea Martín-Calvo

Original Article

A novel model based on immune-related genes for differentiating biliary atresia from other cholestatic diseases

Tengfei Li, Qipeng Zheng, Ruifeng Zhang, Shaowen Liu, Yuda Lin, Jianghua Zhan

Original Article

Role of aortopexy in the treatment of aberrant innominate artery in children

Onur Isik, Muhammet Akyuz, Gokcen Ozcifci, Fatih Durak, Ilker Mercan, Ayse Berna Anıl

Review Article

The Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery: conception, gestation, and delivery

Sarah L. M. Greenberg, Hannah C. Cockrell, Gabriella Hyman, Laura Goodman, Neema Kaseje, Keith T. Oldham

Open Access Correction

Correction: Diagnostic performance of serum pentraxin-3 in pediatric acute appendicitis: a prospective diagnostic validation study

Javier Arredondo Montero, Giuseppa Antona, Mónica Bronte Anaut, Carlos Bardají Pascual, Raquel Ros Briones, Amaya Fernández-Celis, Adriana Rivero Marcotegui, Natalia López-Andrés, Nerea Martín-Calvo

Review Article

A successful centre for translational paediatric surgical research

Salvatore Cascio, Anne Marie O’Donnell

Original Article

Does age matter? Cardiopulmonary profiles of adolescents versus adults with pectus excavatum presenting for surgical evaluation

Gabriel C. Gonzalez, Alejandra M. Casar Berazaluce, Todd M. Jenkins, William D. Hardie, Karla E. Foster, Justin T. Tretter, Ryan A. Moore, Victor F. Garcia, Rebeccah L. Brown

Original Article

Colon patch esophagoplasty for esophageal strictures refractory to multi-modal treatment revisited

Jaco Vorster, Dirk von Delft, Marion Arnold, Alastair J. W. Millar

Original Article

Plasma exosomal miR-199a-3p downregulates cell proliferation and migration in Hirschsprung’s disease by targeting mTOR

Yu Daiyue, Yang Yang, Huang Zhaorong, Lu Yi, Wang Chen, Luo Caiyun, Su Yuqian, Yang Liucheng, Wu Kai

Original Article

Dirofilarial nodule as a differential diagnosis for subcutaneous lumps in children

Naveen Wijekoon, Diroji Antony, Tharushihan Muhunthan, Malik Samarasinghe

Review Article

Long-term outcomes in newborn surgery

Risto J. Rintala

Original Article

Effects of dedifferentiated fat cells on neurogenic differentiation and cell proliferation in neuroblastoma cells

Ayano Hidaka, Shota Uekusa, Takashi Hosokawa, Hide Kaneda, Tomohiko Kazama, Kazuhiro Hagikura, Shuichiro Uehara, Tsugumichi Koshinaga, Taro Matsumoto

Original Article

Comparative analysis on the outcomes in circumcising children using modified Chinese ShangRing and conventional surgical circumcision

Qingde Zhang, Lijuan Gao, Dianyong Liu, Guiyun Song, Peng Gao, Shuai Zhang, Jing Zhang, Yakun Xu, Dongdong Han, Yan Xu

COVID-19 Original Article

Conservative antibiotic treatment of pediatric acute uncomplicated appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective comparative cohort study

Audrey Poh Poh Tan, Te-Lu Yap, Yee Ling Cheong, Rambha Rai, Candy Choo, Caroline Ong, Yee Low, Anette Jacobsen, Amos Loh, Lin Yin Ong, Yong Chen

Original Article

The effect of tracheal occlusion in congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the nitrofen rat lung explant model

Yuichiro Miyake, Wai Hei Tse, Jia Qi Wang, Nolan De Leon, Muntahi Mourin, Daywin Patel, Arzu Ozturk Aptekmann, Atsuyuki Yamataka, Richard Keijzer

Review Article

Antibiotic prophylaxis for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in pediatric patients: a meta-analysis

Thiago M. A. Veiga, Pedro E. P. Carvalho, Felipe S. L. Machado, Gabriel V. Porto, Luiza F. Raymundo, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva

Original Article

Oncologic safety of Carrel patch hepaticojejunostomy for treating cystic-type choledochal cyst in children based on 20-plus years follow-up

Junya Ishii, Go Miyano, Toshiaki Takahashi, Takanori Ochi, Yuichiro Miyake, Hiroyuki Koga, Shogo Seo, Geoffrey J. Lane, Koji Fukumoto, Atsushi Arakawa, Atsuyuki Yamataka

Original Article

Preexisting neural factors that contribute to dysmotility in esophageal atresia: a systematic review

Sharman P. Tan Tanny, Jonez E. A. Roring, Natasha Y. Situmorang, Sebastian K. King, Warwick J. Teague

Original Article

Isolated aortic arch anomalies are associated with defect severity and outcome in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Vikas S. Gupta, Elizabeth C. Popp, Ashley H. Ebanks, Christopher E. Greenleaf, Vidhya Annavajjhala, Neil Patel, Daniel K. Robie, Damien J. LaPar, Kevin P. Lally, Matthew T. Harting

Original Article

Correlation between image-defined risk factors and surgical complications in patients with neuroblastoma: a retrospective study

Poowanon Saksiri, Pornpan Sripornsawan, Supika Kritsaneepaiboon, Wison Laochareonsuk, Pongsakorn Choochuen, Surasak Sangkhathat

Original Article

Saving the perineal body—A modification of the posterior sagittal anorectoplasty

Claire A. Ostertag-Hill, Prathima Nandivada, Belinda Hsi Dickie

Original Article

Selection of operative approach in children with Currarino syndrome

Wenbo Pang, Yajun Chen, Kai Wang, Dan Zhang, Xiang Qi, Dongyang Wu

Review Article

Impacted esophageal foreign bodies in children

Rajkiran S. Raju, A. John Michael Raj, A. M. Shubha

Correspondence

Commentary on “Laparoscopic approach of pediatric adrenal tumors”

Mario Cuesta Argos, Isabel Casal Beloy, Marta Pilar Martín Gimenez, Albert Pasten González, Rosalía Carrasco Torrents, Lucas Krauel Gimenez-Salinas

Commentary

The role of IL-6, thiol–disulfide homeostasis, and inflammatory biomarkers in the prediction of acute appendicitis in children: a controlled study

Ceyhan Şahin, Eray Metin Güler, H. Nihan Karaman Ayyıldız, Zeliha Akış Yıldız, Mehmet Arpacık, Zekeriya İlçe

Original Article

Clinical risk factors for patients with ruptured hepatoblastoma in children: a retrospective study from a single center in China

Saishuo Chang, Shen Yang, Wei Yang, Hong Qin, Haiyan Cheng, Xiaofeng Chang, Zhiyun Zhu, Jie Yin, Qinghua Ren, Shijie Yu, Huanmin Wang

Original Article

Prognostic factors of postoperative Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis: a cohort study

Sireekarn Chantakhow, Kanokkan Tepmalai, Jesda Singhavejsakul, Apichat Tantraworasin, Jiraporn Khorana

Original Article

Factors predicting surgical difficulties in congenital biliary dilatation in pediatric patients

Masaki Honda, Naoki Shimojima, Yutaro Maeda, Yoshifumi Ito, Kazuaki Miyaguni, Ayano Tsukizaki, Kiyotomo Abe, Makoto Hashimoto, Miki Ishikawa, Hirofumi Tomita, Akihiro Shimotakahara, Seiichi Hirobe

Original Article

The effect of hepatocyte growth factor on intestinal adaption in an experimental model of short bowel syndrome

George Bagias, Evangelos P. Misiakos, Anestis Charalampopoulos, Nick Zavras, Stratigoula Sakellariou, Dimitrios Schizas, Igor Sukhotnik, Evangelos Giamarelos, Emmanouil Pikoulis

Open Access Review Article

Surgical management in hepatoblastoma: points to take

Maciej Murawski, Viola B. Weeda, Piotr Czauderna

Open Access Original Article

Thoracoscopic vs open repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a comparison of intra-operative data

Annita Budzanowski, Stavros Loukogeorgakis, Dhanya Mullassery, Simon Blackburn, Joe Curry, Ioannis Ioannou, Usman Ali, Kate Cross, Stefano Giuliani, Paolo De Coppi

Original Article

Recurrence rates following ileo-colic resection in pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease

Yael Dreznik, Inbal Samuk, Dror S. Shouval, Maya Paran, Manar Matar, Raanan Shamir, Moussa Totah, Dragan Kravarusic

Original Article

Effect of trisomy 21 on long-term gastrointestinal outcomes in duodenal atresia

Anna Zrinyi, Suyin A. Lum Min, Emmanuel A. Bello, Charanpal Singh, Richard Keijzer

Original Article

Management of non-functioning kidney due to pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction in pediatric age group: an observational study

Rahul Kumar Rai, Anand Pandey, Shashwat Verma, Nitin Pant, Sudhir Singh, Nirpex Tyagi, Piyush Kumar, Jiledar Rawat

Original Article

The impact of intestinal atresia on educational and mental health outcomes in school-aged children: A case–control cohort study

Yuichiro Miyake, Suyin A. Lum Min, Atsuyuki Yamataka, Richard Keijzer

Original Article

Development and validation of non-invasive models in predicting advanced fibrosis of choledochal cyst

Suyun Chen, Tong Yin, Long Li, Mei Diao, Ting Huang

Original Article

Does the timing of appendectomy affect outcomes and postoperative complications?

María San Basilio, Carlos Delgado-Miguel, Carla Ramírez-Amorós, María Sarmiento, Lucas Moratilla-Lapeña, Arturo Almeyda, Ricardo Mejía, Leopoldo Martínez

Original Article

Feasibility and safety of laparoscopic tumor resection in children with abdominal neuroblastomas

Masahiro Zenitani, Masayuki Yoshida, Sayaka Matsumoto, Takaaki Sakai, Rei Matsuura, Satoshi Umeda, Noriaki Usui

Original Article

Lauromacrogol foam injection under ultrasonic guidance for pediatric lip venous malformations

Keyao Li, Yanling Jiang, Zhu Wei, Jing Chang, Liu Jinqiao, Luo Yongqi, Bin Zhou, Xiaolong Sheng

Original Article

‘Cut and push’ as an alternative to endoscopic retrieval of PEG type gastrostomy tubes

Harry Claxton, Karen Dick, Rhoda Taylor, Maddie Allam, Francesca Stedman, Charlie Keys, Nigel J. Hall

Original Article

Analysis of the potential risk factors for defecation problems and their bowel management based on the long-term bowel function in patients with persistent cloaca: results of a nationwide survey in Japan

Toshio Harumatsu, Mitsuru Muto, Takafumi Kawano, Koshiro Sugita, Keisuke Yano, Shun Onishi, Satoshi Ieiri, Masayuki Kubota

Original Article

Angiographic patterns of portal venous system in children with extrahepatic portal hypertension and its etiological and clinical relevance

R. Z. Yuldashev, M. M. Aliev, M. F. Maksudov, U. O. Khaydarov, Sh. Shokhaydarov

Original Article

A nomogram for the preoperative estimation of neuroblastoma risk despite inadequate biopsy information

Yingyi Qi, Mengdi Li, Fangyuan Zhao, Wenfan Xue, Wang Qiong, Jianghua Zhan

Original Article

Primary anastomosis is the preferred surgical approach for proximal intestinal atresia: a retrospective 20-year analysis

Adrian Chi Heng Fung, Man Kei Lee, Michael Pak Kiu Lui, Long Yam Lip, Patrick Ho Yu Chung, Kenneth Kak Yuen Wong

Original Article

The understated issue of caregiver anxiety for pediatric surgical hospital admissions: opening the blindfolds

Ayushi Vig, Kirtikumar J. Rathod, Akhil Goel, Shubhalaxmi Nayak, Avinash Sukdev Jadhav, Manish Pathak, Rahul Saxena, Arvind Sinha

Open Access Original Article

Glans dehiscence after severe hypospadias repair. Is it a real complication? Clues from a study in post-pubertal patients

Ludovica Durante, Filippo Ghidini, Francesco Panchieri, Eleonora Bovolenta, Vincenzo Bagnara, Ciro Esposito, Marco Castagnetti

Original Article

Does protocol miconazole administration improve mortality and morbidity on surgical necrotizing enterocolitis?

Koshiro Sugita, Mitsuru Muto, Masakazu Murakami, Keisuke Yano, Toshio Harumatsu, Shun Onishi, Koji Yamada, Waka Yamada, Makoto Matsukubo, Takafumi Kawano, Seiro Machigashira, Motofumi Torikai, Chie Ishihara, Takuya Tokuhisa, Satoshi Ibara, Satoshi Ieiri

Review Article

Genetics of Hirschsprung’s disease

Clara Sze-man Tang, Anwarul Karim, Yuanxin Zhong, Patrick Ho-yu Chung, Paul Kwong-hang Tam

Original Article

Prenatal diagnosis at different gestational times and clinical features of choledochal cysts: a single tertiary center report

Dan Yang, Long Li, Mei Diao, Xianghui Xie, Anxiao Ming, Yu Tian, Ruyue Gao

Original Article

Management of pediatric blunt abdominal trauma with split liver or spleen injuries: a retrospective study

Ossama M. Zakaria, Mohamed Yasser I. Daoud, Hazem M. Zakaria, Abdulrahman Al Naim, Fatemah A. Al Bshr, Haytham Al Arfaj, Ahmad A. Al Abdulqader, Khalid N. Al Mulhim, Mohamed A. Buhalim, Abdulrahman R. Al Moslem, Mohammed S. Bubshait, Qasem M. AlAlwan, Ahmed F. Eid, Mohammed Q. AlAlwan, Waleed H. Albuali, Ahmed Abdelghany Hassan, Ahmed Hassan Kamal, Rabab Abbas Majzoub, Abdullah Q. AlAlwan, Omar Abdelrahman Saleh

Original Article

Biocompatible dressing for pediatric hypospadias repair

Shilpa Sharma, Jogender Rathore, Varun Arora, Bhawna, Hemlata Jangir, Arulselvi Subramanian, Hardeep Singh Jhinjer, Ashish Datt Upadhyay, Ashwini K. Agrawal, Manjeet Jassal

Original Article

Adolescent experiences of the safe surgical checklist and surgical care processes

Oluwatomilayo Daodu, Saud Sunba, Brandon Pentz, Ali McRobie, Mary E. Brindle

Original Article

Outcome of redo orchidopexy after previous laparoscopic orchidopexy

Mohamed Saber Mostafa, Mohamed Sameh Shalaby, Mark Woodward

Correction

Correction to: Surgical management strategy of alimentary tract duplication involving the rectum in children

Jun Yan, Yajun Chen, Yichao Gu, Yongwei Chen, Tingchong Zhang

Original Article

Laparoscopic versus open Kasai procedure for biliary atresia: long-term results of a randomized clinical trial

Tran N. Son, Duong V. Mai, Pham T. Tung, Nguyen T. Liem

Original Article

Clinical features of patients who underwent anoplasty for cloacal exstrophy and their functional outcomes: the results of a nationwide survey in Japan

Koshiro Sugita, Toshio Harumatsu, Takafumi Kawano, Mitsuru Muto, Keisuke Yano, Shun Onishi, Satoshi Ieiri, Masayuki Kubota

Original Article

Predictive factors of bowel resection for midgut volvulus based on an analysis of bi-center experiences in southern Japan

Ayaka Nagano, Koshiro Sugita, Toshio Harumatsu, Nanako Nishida, Chihiro Kedoin, Masakazu Murakami, Keisuke Yano, Shun Onishi, Makoto Matsukubo, Takafumi Kawano, Mitsuru Muto, Motofumi Torikai, Tatsuru Kaji, Satoshi Ieiri

Open Access Original Article

The utility of sonographic signs to diagnose simple and complicated appendicitis in children

Lauren Tong, Ramesh M. Nataraja, Keith VanHaltren, Tania H. Sulaksana, Toby I. Vinycomb, Maurizio Pacilli

Original Article

Incidence and antiviral treatment of cytomegalovirus infection in infants with biliary atresia

Ulrika Liliemark, Jan F. Svensson, Björn Fischler

Original Article

Impact of insertion site on complications in central venous access devices

Sara A. Mansfield, Jessica Staszak, Andrew J. Murphy, Lindsay Talbot, Abdelhafeez Abdelhafeez, Hasmukh Prajapati, Robert Gold, Vinod Maller, Kimberly Proctor, Andrew M. Davidoff, Regan F. Williams

Open Access Original Article

The survival time of the ventriculo-peritoneal-shunt in children with hydrocephalus is dependent on the type of valve implanted

Danielle S. Wendling-Keim, Elena Kren, Oliver Muensterer, Markus Lehner

Original Article

Management dilemma in pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction: is transit time the answer?

Aishwarya Malla, Krishna Kumar Govindarajan, Madhusudhanan Ponnusamy, Kumaravel Sambandan, Bikash Kumar Naredi, Bibekanand Jindal

Original Article

Prophylactic antireflux procedures are not necessary in neurologically impaired children undergoing gastrostomy placement

Michael D. Williams, Nicholas Skertich, Gwyneth A. Sullivan, Kelly Harmon, Mary Beth Madonna, Srikumar Pillai, Ami N. Shah, Brian C. Gulack

Original Article

Tracheal reconstruction surgery for congenital tracheal stenosis

Nguyen Tran Viet Tanh, Pham Ngoc Thach, Le Si Phong, Le Thi Duyen Ngoc, Phan Thao Nguyen, Ho Van Anh Dung, Truong Anh Mau, Vu Truong Nhan

Original Article

Adopting the Swenson-like technique for patients with Hirschsprung disease in Vietnam

Bich-Uyen Nguyen, Megan Thuy Vu, Quoc-Tung Pham, Viet-Hung Nguyen Phung, Quynh-Nhu Nguyen Dang, Thin Thai, Duc-Trong Le Vo, Thanh Thi Tran, Man Minh Huynh, Quynh Kim Huynh, Thoi Kim Ngo, Hieu Trung Dao

Original Article

Association between gastrointestinal perforation and patent ductus arteriosus in extremely-low-birth-weight infants: a retrospective study of our decade-long experience

Mitsuru Muto, Koshiro Sugita, Masakazu Murakami, Shinichiro Ikoma, Masato Kawano, Ryuta Masuya, Makoto Matsukubo, Takafumi Kawano, Seiro Machigashira, Kazuhiko Nakame, Motofumi Torikai, Takamasa Ikee, Hiroyuki Noguchi, Satoshi Ibara, Satoshi Ieiri

Original Article

The m6A methyltransferase METTL3 affects cell proliferation and migration by regulating YAP expression in Hirschsprung disease

Zhaorong Huang, Caiyun Luo, Xinwei Hou, Daiyue Yu, Yuqian Su, Xinxin Li, Yinyan Luo, Guoying Liao, Jianhua Mu, Kai Wu

Original Article

The outcome of esophageal perforation in neonates and its risk factors: a 10-year study

Maryam Ghavami Adel, Vafa Ghorban Sabagh, Parvaneh Sadeghimoghadam, Mohammad Albazal

Open Access Original Article

Surgical management of extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children: advantages of MesoRex shunt compared with distal splenorenal shunt

Omar Khamag, Alp Numanoglu, Heinz Rode, Alastair Millar, Sharon Cox

Open Access Review Article

Postoperative morbidity and mortality in pediatric indigenous populations: a scoping review and meta-analysis

Rachel J. Livergant, Georgia Fraulin, Kelsey Stefanyk, Catherine Binda, Sasha Maleki, Shahrzad Joharifard, Tracey Hillier, Emilie Joos

Original Article

Assessment of the neonatal referral and transport system for patients with gastroschisis in Kenya

Hetal Rajnikant Gohil, Timothy Mwai Jumbi, David Kihiko Kuria, Francis Osawa

Original Article

Anorectal manometry findings in relation with long-term functional outcomes of the patients operated on for Hirschsprung’s disease compared to the reference-based population

Tung Huu Trinh, Ngoc Minh Nguyen, Kim Thien Lam, Thach Ngoc Pham, Nhan Truong Vu, Linh Nguyen Uy Truong, Viet Quoc Tran

Original Article

Sonographic follow-up after pyeloplasty: a large, retrospective cohort analysis

Nipun Wickramasekara, Jenosha Ignatius, Ananda Lamahewage

Open Access Review

Endoscopic injection of bulking agents in pediatric vesicoureteral reflux: a narrative review of the literature

Maria Escolino, Nicolas Kalfa, Marco Castagnetti, Paolo Caione, Giovanni Esposito, Luisa Florio, Ciro Esposito

Original Article

Demographic and clinical characteristics of newborn pneumothorax patients and their effects on respiratory function tests during childhood

Sıla İspir Karalar, Derya Erdoğan, İlknur Birol Bostanci, Ayşegül Zenciroğlu

Open Access Original Article

Minimal access surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: surgical tricks to facilitate anchoring the patches to the ribs

Sherif Mansour, Joe Curry, Simon Blackburn, Dhanya Mullassery, Hemanshoo Thakkar, Jennifer Ballington, Stavros Leukogeorgakis, Kate Cross, Stefano Giuliani, Paolo De Coppi

Open Access Original Article

Anastomotic stricture prediction in patients with esophageal atresia with distal fistula

Natalia Newland, Jiri Snajdauf, Alena Kokesova, Jitka Styblova, Ondrej Hradsky, Isabel Meusel, Barbora Kucerova, Martin Kyncl, Magdalena Simsova, Vladimir Mixa, Michal Rygl

Original Article

Unjumbling the TWIST score for testicular torsion: systematic review and meta-analysis

Prativa Choudhury, Komal Kaur Saroya, Sachit Anand, Priyanjali Agarwal, Vishesh Jain, Anjan Kumar Dhua, Devendra Kumar Yadav, Sandeep Agarwala, Minu Bajpai, Shashi Mawar, Masarrat Afroz, Vivek Verma, Harpreet Singh, Prabudh Goel

Original Article

Surgical approach to penile reconstruction for shaft skin excision from circumcision

Thomas G. W. Harris, Preeya Khandge, Wayland J. Wu, Angelo A. Leto Barone, Jordan P. Steinberg, Richard J. Redett III, John P. Gearhart

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Comparison of laparoscopic and open ileocecal resection for Crohn’s disease in children

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