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Annals of Pediatric Surgery Volume 13 Issue 2

Subject Areas: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer - Wolters Kluwer Health
ISSN: 1687-4137
SJR: 7

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Improving the prognostic value of blunt abdominal trauma scoring systems in children

Khirallah, Mohammad G.; Elsayed, Elsayed I.

2017 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000503402.52051.19

PurposeBlunt abdominal trauma (BAT) is a frequent reason for hospital admission and a significant cause of death in children older than 2 years of age. Mechanisms causing abdominal injuries are predominantly motor vehicle accidents, falls, and intentional injuries. Blunt trauma accounts for 90%...
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The value of intra-abdominal pressure monitoring through transvesical route in the choice and outcome of management of congenital abdominal wall defects

Elsaied, Adham; Medhat, Sherif; Sheir, Hesham; Aly, Kamal

2017 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000511425.39279.13

IntroductionGastroschisis and omphalocele are most common congenital abdominal wall defects (AWDs). Surgical management aims to reduce the evisceration safely, close the defect with a cosmetically acceptable outcome under guidance of intraoperative monitoring of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP)....
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Laparoscopic Thal versus laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication in children: comparative study regarding outcome and patient satisfaction

Wafa, Tamer A.; El-Saied, Adham; Dessouky, Nabil M.; El-Ghazaly, Mohammed; Barakat, Tarik

2017 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000511421.16408.d3

IntroductionGastroesophageal reflux disease is a common condition in pediatric age group. Many surgeons believe that complete fundoplication provides better reflux control, yet it results in more dysphagia and gas-bloat symptoms. On the other hand, a partial wrap is reported to have fewer adverse...
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Hepaticoduodenostomy as a technique for biliary anastomosis in children with choledochal cyst: an experience with 31 cases

Saxena, Nandita A.; Kulkarni, Bharati K.; Borwankar, Shyam S.; Lahoti, Hemant N.; Multani, Pooja; Oak, Sanjay N.

2017 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000508440.37104.0d

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and complications of hepaticoduodenostomy in the treatment of choledochal cyst in children.Summary background dataThe conventional treatment of choledochal cyst includes Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy for biliary reconstruction. This...
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Peritoneal drainage versus laparotomy in necrotizing enterocolitis: a continued asked question

Khirallah, Mohammad G.; Eid, Ahmed I.

2017 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000503401.13933.87

IntroductionNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe surgical problem affecting mainly premature neonates (low birth weight and short gestational age neonates). Because of the severe deterioration in their general condition, some babies are subjected to formal laparotomy as a definitive...
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The role of laparoscopy in the management of urachal anomalies in children

Bertozzi, Mirko; Riccioni, Sara; Nardi, Niccolò; Appignani, Antonino

2017 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000513181.72166.fa

ObjectivesManagement for urachal anomalies (UAs) is controversial. Although traditional treatment of UAs has been surgical excision, recent literature report also a conservative approach. We reviewed our experience to define the role of laparoscopy in the management of UAs in children.Patients...
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The paediatric acute scrotum: are we still managing correctly?

Hughes, Michael; Farnell, Emily

2017 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000511422.16408.08

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate current investigation and management practice in a general district hospital in the UK of the paediatric acute scrotum.Summary backgroundDiagnosis and management of the paediatric acute scrotum remains an elusive and often challenging area...
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Infant with a foreign body bronchus: a fishy situation!

Narayanan, Sarath K.; Mohanan, Arun

2017 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000489151.48045.b4

Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common cause of respiratory compromise in early childhood. Numerous unique foreign bodies in the tracheobronchial tree have been reported in the literature. FBA can result in a spectrum of presentations ranging from incidental to acutely life threatening....
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Modified Ravitch procedure: a customized solution for iatrogenic unilateral pectus excavatum

Sandlas, Gursev; Tiwari, Charu

2017 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000491010.82675.1c

Skeletal deformities in the form of pectus excavatum or scoliosis are unavoidable sequalae of large diaphragmmatic defects irrespective of the technique of repair used at the time of primary procedure. These sequelae lead to cosmetic and functional issues in the rapidly growing skeleton of a...
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Fibroadenoma of ectopic breast tissue of the axilla in an adolescent girl: report of a rare entity

Yilmaz, Engin; Afsarlar, Çagatay E.; Yilmaz, Saynur; Arda, Nilüfer

2017 Annals of Pediatric Surgery

doi:10.1097/01.XPS.0000489153.93787.8c

Ectopic breast tissue (EBT) is a well-described entity in the English literature. However, fibroadenoma of the ectopic breast is a rare entity. We present a case of a 13-year-old adolescent girl with a subcutaneous mass in the right axilla that was pathologically identical to fibroadenoma seen in...

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