Gender differences in reduced s ...
Purpose Adult slow-transit constipation (STC) occurs predominantly in females and is associated with low numbers of substance P (SP)-containing nerv ...
Primary gastric pull-up in pure ...
Aim To perform a definitive procedure in pure esophageal atresia by gastric pull-up in the newborn. Patients/methods A primary gastric pull-up was p ...
Histochemical staining for inte ...
Purpose Intestinal dysganglionosis are a group of anomalies of the enteric nervous system that constitute infrequent but severe forms of constipatio ...
The Japanese experience with pr ...
Purpose To review the recent Japanese experience with prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) based on a multi-institutional surv ...
Pediatric patients receiving AB ...
Background ABO-incompatible liver transplantation (LTx) is becoming more common in response to the paucity of liver allografts. Several studies have ...
Protective mechanism of glutami ...
Background Glutamine prevents the intestinal mucosal injury induced by chemotherapy. However, the mechanism has not yet been elucidated. Proliferati ...
Indications for thoracoscopic r ...
Purpose We reviewed 26 consecutive cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) prospectively to establish selection criteria for successful thora ...
The role of primary myogenic re ...
Purpose The nitrofen model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is widely used to investigate the pathogenesis of CDH. However, the exact pathom ...
Hirschsprung’s disease: what ab ...
Purpose Although significantly decreased during last decades, mortality rate for Hirschsprung’s disease still ranges between 1 and 10%. The authors ...
Gastric emptying and antireflux ...
Purpose Absence of consistent data on the outcome of gastric emptying after fundoplication raises concerns about preoperative workup and surgical ma ...
Determining the origin of cells ...
Background Definitive and high-quality coverage of large and, in particular, massive skin defects remains a significant challenge in burn as well as ...
Splenic lymphopenia in the endo ...
Purpose The aim of the study was to describe and characterize a novel small spleen phenotype with splenic lymphopenia in the Ednrb-null (Ednrb-/-) m ...
Influence of fetal stabilizatio ...
Purpose Fetal stabilization (FS) is a way to decrease stresses to the fetus during the perinatal period to control persistent pulmonary hypertension ...
Predictors of prolonged drainag ...
Introduction and aim of the work Chylothorax is a clinical challenge. This study aims at determination of the predictors of prolonged drainage of ch ...
Seasonal variation of hypertrop ...
Introduction Seasonal variation in the incidence of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) has been long debated. The goal of this study was to determi ...
Prenatal administration of reti ...
Purpose Recent studies have suggested that retinoids may be involved in the molecular mechanisms of pulmonary hypoplasia (PH) in congenital diaphrag ...
Correlation of splenic volume w ...
Purpose To study the correlation between the volume of the spleen and hematological parameters, splenic vein diameter, portal pressure before shunt, ...
A meta-analysis of outcomes aft ...
The objective of this study is to meta-analyse the published literature comparing outcomes after open (ONF) versus laparoscopic Nissen fundoplicatio ...
Skingineering II: transplantati ...
Background Tissue engineering of skin with near-normal anatomy is an intriguing novel strategy to attack the still unsolved problem of how to ideall ...
In vivo growth of a bioengineer ...
Purpose Our laboratory has developed and implanted a novel bioengineered internal anal sphincter (IAS) to treat anal incontinence. Fibroblast growth ...
Bowel perforation after pediatr ...
Purpose Bowel perforation after liver transplantation (LT) is a rare, but highly lethal complication with a poor prognosis. Here, we report the outc ...
Octreotide in the treatment of ...
Chylothorax is a well-recognized complication after neonatal cardiothoracic surgery. Management strategies include cessation of enteral feedings, re ...
High serum matrix metalloprotei ...
Background Biliary atresia (BA) is a neonatal liver disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and obliteration of extrahepatic bile ducts. The ...
Fryns syndrome a presentation o ...
Introduction Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a congenital malformation that has a reported incidence ranging from 2.4 to 4.1 in 10,000 birt ...
Intralaparoscopic endoscopy: it ...
Aim We report our experience of laparoscopic repair of choledochal cyst (CC). Methods Wereviewed 10CCpatients (mean age 3.3 years) who had lap CC r ...