Friedmacher, Florian Rolle, Udo
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Pediatric surgery international
Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) are pacemaker cells of gastrointestinal motility that generate and transmit electrical slow waves to smooth muscle cells in the gut wall, thus inducing phasic contractions and coordinated peristalsis. Traditionally, tyrosine-protein kinase Kit (c-kit), also known as CD117 or mast/stem cell growth factor receptor, ...
Tyraskis, Athanasios Davidson, Joseph Billington, Jennifer Blackburn, Simon Curry, Joseph Mullassery, Dhanya Giuliani, Stefano Eaton, Simon Cross, Kate De Coppi, Paolo
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Pediatric surgery international
To identify markers of previous ovarian torsion and outline the outcomes according to US appearance and operative management. A retrospective single-centre review of neonatal ovarian cysts from January 2000 to January 2020. Data on postnatal cyst size and sonographic features and operative treatment were co-related with outcomes of ovarian loss and...
Zhang, Shao-Min Chen, Jie Li, Hui Guo, Meng-Fu Han, Nuan Sun, Jin-Song Zhang, Chong-Fang Su, Lin
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Pediatric Surgery International
Background This study assesses whether enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is beneficial in treating acute appendicitis in pediatrics by laparoscopic techniques. Method The children with acute appendicitis (n = 116) were divided into the ERAS group (n = 54) and the control group (n = 62). Then the preoperative data, intraoperative observation in...
Arredondo Montero, Javier Bardají Pascual, Carlos Antona, Giuseppa Ros Briones, Raquel López-Andrés, Natalia Martín-Calvo, Nerea
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Pediatric surgery international
Pediatric acute appendicitis (PAA) continues to be a diagnostic challenge today. The diagnostic performance of classical indices is only moderate, especially in pediatric population. This study aimed to define a clinical, radiological and analytical index for the diagnosis of PAA. This prospective study included 151 patients divided into two groups...
Boettcher, Michael Hauck, Marie Fuerboeter, Mareike Elrod, Julia Vincent, Deirdre Boettcher, Johannes Reinshagen, Konrad
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Pediatric surgeons have yet to reach a consensus whether a gastric sleeve pull-up or delayed primary anastomosis for the treatment of esophageal atresia (EA), especially of the long-gap type (LGEA) should be performed. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate clinical outcome, quality of life (QoL), and mental health of patients with EA and thei...
Deguchi, Koichi Zambaiti, Elisa De Coppi, Paolo
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Pediatric surgery international
The field of regenerative medicine, encompassing several disciplines including stem cell biology and tissue engineering, continues to advance with the accumulating research on cell manipulation technologies, gene therapy and new materials. Recent progress in preclinical and clinical studies may transcend the boundaries of regenerative medicine from...
Al Smady, Montaser Nabeeh Hendi, Salama Bin AlJeboury, Sarah Al Mazrooei, Hessa Naji, Hussein
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Pediatric surgery international
Ladd's Procedure has been the surgical intervention of choice in the management of congenital intestinal malrotation for the past century. Historically, the procedure included performing an appendectomy to prevent future misdiagnosis of appendicitis, since the location of the appendix will be shifted to the left side of the abdomen. This study cons...
Akinboro, Sophia John, Rebecca Reyna, Troy Davis, Rachel Ayoub, Christine Sangster, Rebecca Kim, Joseph Nguyen, Hai Moreno, Claudia Guner, Yigit
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Pediatric surgery international
Despite advancements in minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum (MIRPE), Nuss procedure, postoperative pain control remains challenging. This report covers a multimodal regimen using bilateral single-shot paravertebral block (PVB) and bilateral thoracoscopic intercostal nerve (T3-T7) cryoablation, leading to significant reduction in length of...
Pijpers, Adinda G H Eeftinck Schattenkerk, Laurens D de Vries, Ralph Broers, Chantal J M Straver, Bart van Heurn, Ernest L W Musters, Gijsbert D Gorter, Ramon R Derikx, Joep P M
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Pediatric surgery international
Cardiac anomalies occur frequently in patients with congenital duodenal obstruction (DO). However, the exact occurrence and the type of associated anomalies remain unknown. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review is to aggregate the available literatures on cardiac anomalies in patients with DO. In July 2022, a search was performed in PubMed a...
Raymond, Steven L Sacks, Marla A Hashmi, Asra Robertson, Jason O Moores, Donald Tagge, Edward P Radulescu, Andrei Islam, Saleem Khan, Faraz A
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Pediatric surgery international
Thoracoscopic and open approaches for the management of congenital lung malformations (CLM) has been debated. The aim of this study is to compare 30-day outcomes for non-emergent lobectomies in children. The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric database was queried for patients undergoing CLM resection from 2013 to 2020. Outcomes...
