A Regional Approach to a Global Challenge: A Case Report of Caudal Anesthesia for Anoplasty in Tetralogy of Fallot With Pulmonary Atresia. [PDF]
Clin Case RepTimeline of the patient's clinical course from birth to follow‐up: (birth, diagnosis, NICU admission, prostaglandin infusion, surgery date, post‐op NICU stay, discharge and 3 month follow‐up). ABSTRACT Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with pulmonary atresia present high perioperative risks during non‐cardiac surgeries, making anesthetic ...
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Recurrent Constellations of Embryonic Malformations (RCEM): Teratogenicity Linked to Transient Hypoxia and Hormone Pregnancy Tests Agrees With RCEM and Suggest a Reactive Oxygen Species Pathogenesis. [PDF]
Birth Defects ResABSTRACT Background No consistent genetic etiology has been found for a group of six different conditions in humans with multiple malformations called “recurrent constellations of embryonic malformations” (RCEM). Recent studies indicate hypoxia/reoxygenation and generation Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) as an underlying mechanism for RCEM with the ...
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Efficacy of Anti-Adhesive Barriers on Outcomes Following Pediatric Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims The efficacy of anti‐adhesive barriers in preventing clinically significant adhesional small bowel obstruction (ASBO) in the pediatric population is poorly defined. This review seeks to evaluate the utility of anti‐adhesive barriers in pediatric populations undergoing abdominopelvic surgery.
Le KDR, Haycock S, Wang AJ.
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Establishing disability weights for congenital pediatric surgical conditions: A multi-modal approach [PDF]
, 2017 __Background:__ Burden of disease (BoD) as measured by Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) is one of the criteria for priority-setting in health care resource allocation.
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Atresia Ani Type II with Rectovaginal Fistula in a 6-Week-Old Kitten [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Surgery, 2023 Atresia ani is a developmental defect within the cloacal region, resulting in anal canal closure and abnormal routing of feces. There are four types of atresia ani including congenital anal stenosis (Type I), imperforate anus alone (Type II), imperforate
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PPP1R12A Mutation Presenting With Congenital Jejunal Atresia and Short Stature: A Pediatric Endocrinology Case Report. [PDF]
Case Rep PediatrWe report an 11‐year‐old Hispanic male with a PPP1R12A gene de novo heterozygous likely pathogenic mutation, p. (Gln13Arg) (CAG>CGG), c.38 A > G in Exon 1 (NM_002480.2), detected on whole‐exome trio sequencing during his short‐stature evaluation.
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BMC Pediatrics, 2019 Background Scimitar syndrome is a rare form of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage associated with pulmonary hypertension and congestive heart failure that may lead to death in the newborn infant.
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021 Background This report describes a rare surgical case of an intraabdominal mass in a middle-aged patient 40 years after imperforate anus repair. Case presentation A 44-year-old Latino male with history of repaired anorectal malformation presented with ...
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Evaluation of defecative function 5 years or longer after laparoscopic-assisted pull-through for imperforate anus [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Laparoscopic anorectoplasty was introduced in 2000, but the procedure has not yet gained universal acceptance. Previous studies, including ours, reported satisfactory early postoperative outcome as compared with posterior sagittal ...
Chan, IHY, Tam, PKH, Wong, KKY, Wu, X
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Second trimester diagnosis of imperforate anus
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2015 Imperforate anus or anorectal atresia is often associated with major fetal structural defects but it may also be an isolated abnormality. Prenatal diagnosis is difficult but may be assisted by ultrasound detection of enterolithiasis in dilated bowel and ...
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