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Failure to thrive in infant secondary to congenital colonic stenosis: a case report Open

Denisse Garcia, Mohamad Hamade, Li Lin, Matias Matias, Armaan M Sobhan , et al. · 2024

Congenital colonic stenosis (CCS) is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, most commonly presenting in the neonatal period. We present a case of delayed CCS and describe the diagnostic challenges experienced. A 16-week-old female patient…

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Pablo Laje, Przemysław Gałązka, Dominika Skinder, Jan Styczyński, Donna C. Koo , et al. · 2024

Management of lower extremity vascular injuries in pediatric trauma patients: 20-year experience at a level 1 trauma center Open

Nicole B. Lyons, Arthur Berg, Brianna L. Collie, Jonathan P. Meizoso, Juan E. Sola , et al. · 2024

Introduction Pediatric lower extremity vascular injuries (LEVI) are rare but can result in significant morbidity. We aimed to describe our experience with these injuries, including associated injury patterns, diagnostic and therapeutic cha…

Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment Procedure for Congenital Cervical Germ Cell Tumor with Gliomatosis Open

Kirby Quinn, Gareth P. Gilna, Gabriel Chamyan, Yamilet Tirado, Adriana Carrillo , et al. · 2024

Congenital cervical germ cell tumors are a rare location for extragonadal germ cell tumors that may lead to acute airway obstruction. We present the unique case and successful resection of an immature cervical teratoma. Urgent Ex Utero Int…

Prognostic and Diagnostic Utility of Serum Biomarkers in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Open

Jennifer C. Muñoz Pareja, Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari, Maria Mateo Chavez, Maria Kerrigan, Charlene Pringle , et al. · 2023

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a major cause of morbidity and death among the pediatric population. Timely diagnosis, however, remains a complex task because of the lack of standardized methods that permit its accurate identification…

Nationwide Outcomes of Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Malignancies: Center Volume Matters Open

Carlos Theodore Huerta, Amber L. Collier, Alexandra Hernández, Cindy Rodriguez, Ankit Shah , et al. · 2023

Background Complex surgeries such as pancreaticoduodenectomies (PD) have been shown to have better outcomes when performed at high-volume centers (HVCs) compared to low-volume centers (LVCs). Few studies have compared these factors on a na…

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Sonia Butterworth Bsc, Tom Jaksic, Al Anoud, Al Anoud Al Kharusi, Alghalya Al Maawali , et al. · 2023

Peripheral vascular bypass with cadaveric arterial allograft in a toddler with femoral mycotic aneurysm Open

Carlos Theodore Huerta, Kirby Quinn, Ricardo Restrepo, Madeleen Mas, Bhavi Patel , et al. · 2023

Mycotic aneurysms are exceedingly rare in the pediatric population. The optimal surgical treatment for children with this disease is unclear as aneurysm resection and vascular reconstruction are uncommonly performed in young children. We p…

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Gastón Bellía-Munzón, Daniela Sanjurjo, Luzía Toselli, Maxroxia Vallee, Gastón Elmo , et al. · 2023

Effects of Recorded versus Live Teleconference Didactic Lectures on Medical Student Performance in the Surgery Clerkship Open

Carlos Theodore Huerta, Rebecca A. Saberi, Chad M. Thorson, Vanessa W. Hui, Steven E. Rodgers , et al. · 2022

Correction to: National burden of pediatric abusive injuries: patterns vary by age Open

Carlos Theodore Huerta, Eduardo A. Pérez, Hallie J. Quiroz, Kirby Quinn, Chad M. Thorson , et al. · 2022

Asymptomatic incidental neuroblastoma in a patient with <i>SH2D1A</i> deficiency Open

Taumoha Ghosh, Angela Guerrero‐Pena, Madhuri Kashyap, Ali G. Saad, Chad M. Thorson , et al. · 2021

Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment procedure for congenital cervical germ cell tumor Open

Kirby Quinn, Gareth P. Gilna, Gabriel Chamyan, Yamilet Tirado, Adriana Carrillo Iregui , et al. · 2021

Congenital cervical germ cell tumors are a rare location for extragonadal germ cell tumors that may lead to acute airway obstruction. We present the unique case and successful resection of an immature cervical teratoma. Urgent Ex Utero Int…

Epidemiology of pediatric trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic shelter in place Open

Kovi Bessoff, Ryan Han, Min Jung Cho, Melanie Stroud, Eva M. Urréchaga , et al. · 2021

We found an overall decrease in pediatric trauma volume following shelter in place. However, injuries tended to be more severe. Our findings help inform targeted injury prevention campaigns during future pandemics.

A retrospective comparison of outcomes for open vs. laparoscopic surgical techniques in pediatric ulcerative colitis Open

Brent A. Willobee, Jennifer A. Nguyen, Anthony Ferrantella, Hallie J. Quiroz, Anthony R. Hogan , et al. · 2021

The laparoscopic approach was associated with significantly lower rates of surgical complications in pediatric patients undergoing total colectomy with or without proctectomy for UC. These findings demonstrate that laparoscopic technique c…

Prophylactic colectomy for children with familial adenomatous polyposis: resource utilization and outcomes for open and laparoscopic surgery Open

Anthony Ferrantella, Rebecca A. Saberi, Brent A. Willobee, Hallie J. Quiroz, Amber Langshaw , et al. · 2021

A laparoscopic approach for prophylactic colectomy can be safely performed in children with FAP, and total hospital charges are equivalent compared to open surgery. However, simultaneous proctectomy was performed less often with laparoscop…

Nationwide outcomes for laparoscopic versur open pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with pancreatic malignancies Open

Gareth P. Gilna, Rebecca A. Saberi, Naveenraj L. Solomon, B.A. Allan, Joshua Parreco , et al. · 2021

Medical Student Education During COVID-19: Electronic Education Does Not Decrease Examination Scores Open

Joshua P. Kronenfeld, Emily L. Ryon, Daniel Kronenfeld, Vanessa W. Hui, Steven E. Rodgers , et al. · 2020

Background During the COVID-19 emergency, medical students were mandated to remain home, creating challenges to providing education remotely for third-year clinical rotations. This study aims to assess student reception and investigate obj…

Unique Case of Congenital Lipomatous Overgrowth With Vascular Malformations, Epidermal Nevi, and Skeletal/Spinal Anomalies Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient Open

Kirby Quinn, Juan C. Infante, Willa Thorson, Chad M. Thorson · 2020

Vascular malformations are being increasingly identified with associated syndromes caused by sporadically occurring, non-heritable somatic mutations. CLOVES syndrome is a newly recognized constellation of congenital lipomatous overgrowth w…

Identifying Populations at Risk for Child Abuse: A Nationwide Analysis Open

Hallie J. Quiroz, Joshua Parreco, Lavanya Easwaran, Brent A. Willobee, Anthony Ferrantella , et al. · 2019

Predictors of in-hospital mortality in newborn conjoined twins Open

Brent A. Willobee, Michelle B. Mulder, Eduardo A. Pérez, Anthony R. Hogan, Ann‐Christina Brady , et al. · 2019

National Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment after Trauma: Failure to Prevent Open

Joshua Parreco, Hallie J. Quiroz, Brent A. Willobee, Mathew Sussman, Jessica L. Buicko , et al. · 2019

The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for hospital readmission for child maltreatment after trauma, including admissions across different hospitals nationwide. The Nationwide Readmissions Database for 2010–2014 was que…

Correction to: Delayed appearance of mature ganglia in an infant with an atypical presentation of total colonic and small bowel aganglionosis: a case report Open

Fereshteh Salimi Jazi, Julia M. Chandler, Chad M. Thorson, Tiffany J. Sinclair, Florette K. Hazard , et al. · 2019

IPEG 2019 The 28<sup>th</sup> Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children March 20–22, 2019, Santiago, Chile Open

Naomi‐Liza Denning, Michelle P. Kallis, Charlotte Kvasnovsky, Aaron M. Lipskar, ⁄ Cohen , et al. · 2019

Methods: An IRB approved retrospective chart review of patients aged 5 to 21 years who underwent operative treatment with initial subtotal colectomy (STC), followed by a total proctocolectomy with IPAA +/-diversion for medically refractory…

Delayed appearance of mature ganglia in an infant with an atypical presentation of total colonic and small bowel aganglionosis: a case report Open

Fereshteh Salimi Jazi, Julia M. Chandler, Chad M. Thorson, Tiffany J. Sinclair, Florette K. Hazard , et al. · 2019

TCSA remains a major challenge for pediatric surgeons. Our case introduces new controversy to our understanding of aganglionosis. Our observations warrant further research into the possibility of post-natal ganglion maturation and encourag…

2327. Microbiology and Prognostic Significance of Blood Stream Infections in Necrotizing Enterocolitis Open

Thomas Boyle, Rebecca Starker, Ashira Morgan, Misha Armstrong, Anna E Moscowitz , et al. · 2018

BACKGROUND: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most severe and frequent gastrointestinal disease seen in neonatal intensive care units. The purpose of this study was to characterize and correlate disease severity and survival in NEC pa…

Current treatment strategies in pediatric gastrointestinal stromal cell tumor Open

Brent A. Willobee, Hallie J. Quiroz, Matthew S. Sussman, Chad M. Thorson, Juan E. Sola , et al. · 2018

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are exceedingly rare tumors in the pediatric population. As a result, many clinicians either may never see this diagnosis or will encounter it only a few times throughout their careers. Additionally, …

Pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumors—a review of diagnostic modalities Open

Hallie J. Quiroz, Brent A. Willobee, Matthew S. Sussman, Bradley R. Fox, Chad M. Thorson , et al. · 2018

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are exceedingly rare tumors in the pediatric population, as a result many clinicians either may never see this diagnosis or will encounter it only a few times throughout their careers. It is imperative in th…

Near-Fatal Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in a Child with Medulloblastoma on High Dose Dexamethasone Open

Derek Yecies, Daniel Tawfik, Jennifer Damman, Chad M. Thorson, David S. Hong , et al. · 2017

A four-year-old female was admitted to a university-based children's hospital with a newly-diagnosed posterior fossa tumor. She was started on famotidine and high-dose dexamethasone and underwent gross total resection of a medulloblastoma.…

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