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Pediatric Surgery International

Issue 3/2020

Content (17 Articles)

Open Access Antibiotic Review Article

Nonoperative treatment for nonperforated appendicitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sonia Maita, Björn Andersson, Jan F. Svensson, Tomas Wester

Original Article

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV signaling pathway is upregulated in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis

Mashriq Alganabi, Haitao Zhu, Joshua S. O’Connell, George Biouss, Andrea Zito, Bo Li, Edoardo Bindi, Agostino Pierro

Constipation Original Article

Laparoscopic surgical technique to enhance the management of anorectal malformations: 330 cases’ experience in a single center

Long Li, Xianghai Ren, Anxiao Ming, Hang Xu, Rui Sun, Yan Zhou, Xuelai Liu, Hailin Sun, Qi Li, Xu Li, Zhen Zhang, Wei Cheng, Mei Diao, Paul K. H. Tam

Constipation Original Article

Scientific solution to a complex problem: physiology and multidisciplinary team improve understanding and outcome in chronic constipation and faecal incontinence

Eleni Athanasakos, Sally Dalton, Susan McDowell, Tara Shea, Kate Blakeley, David Rawat, Stewart Cleeve

Computed Tomography Original Article

The costochondral length in patients with pectus excavatum is longer than that of the normal thorax

Satoshi Kondo, Daisuke Takagi, Satoshi Osaga, Katsuhiro Okuda, Ryoichi Nakanishi

Neuropathic Pain Original Article

The incidence of neuropathic pain after intercostal cryoablation during the Nuss procedure

Michael J. Zobel, Clifton Ewbank, Roberta Mora, Olajire Idowu, Sunghoon Kim, Benjamin E. Padilla

Original Article

Non-operative management of extralobar pulmonary sequestration: a safe alternative to resection?

Victoria K. Robson, Hester F. Shieh, Jay M. Wilson, Terry L. Buchmiller

Neuroblastoma Original Article

Treatment patterns and outcomes for pancreatic tumors in children: an analysis of the National Cancer Database

Omar Picado, Anthony Ferrantella, Celisse Zabalo, Krishnamurti Rao, Chad M. Thorson, Juan E. Sola, Eduardo A. Perez

Phlebothrombosis Original Article

Pediatric trauma venous thromboembolism prediction algorithm outperforms current anticoagulation prophylaxis guidelines: a pilot study

Aaron J. Cunningham, Elizabeth Dewey, Saunders Lin, Kristina M. Haley, Erin C. Burns, Christopher R. Connelly, Lori Moss, Katie Downie, Nicholas A. Hamilton, Sanjay Krishnaswami, Martin A. Schreiber, Mubeen A. Jafri

Pneumothorax Original Article

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children: factors predicting recurrence and contralateral occurrence

Glenn Yang Han Ng, Shireen Anne Nah, Oon Hoe Teoh, Lin Yin Ong

Intracranial pressure monitoring associated with increased mortality in pediatric brain injuries

Patrick T. Delaplain, Areg Grigorian, Michael Lekawa, Michael Mallicote, Victor Joe, Sebastian D. Schubl, Catherine M. Kuza, Matthew Dolich, Jeffry Nahmias

Care Original Article

Assessing surgical care delivery at facilities caring for higher volumes of minority children utilizing the pediatric quality indicator for perforated appendicitis: a propensity-matched analysis

Adil A. Shah, Wasay Nizam, Anthony Sandler, Timothy Kane, Paul Manicone, Mallory Williams, Edward E. Cornwell III, Mikael Petrosyan