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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Indications for thoracoscopic r ...
Purpose We reviewed 26 consecutive cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) prospectively to establish selection criteria for successful thora ...
Protective mechanism of glutami ...
Background Glutamine prevents the intestinal mucosal injury induced by chemotherapy. However, the mechanism has not yet been elucidated. Proliferati ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Perforation: a rare complicatio ...
Purpose Spontaneous perforation is a rare complication of choledochal cyst (CDC) which is difficult to diagnose due to its nonspecific clinical pres ...
Reliability of the lung to thor ...
Purpose An accurate prenatal assessment of the patients’ severity is essential for the optimal treatment of individuals with congenital diaphragmati ...
Expression of the Wilm’s tumor ...
Purpose The nitrofen model of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) reproduces a typical diaphragmatic defect. However, the exact pathomechanism of ...
The Skt gene, required for anor ...
Background and aims It has been reported that a dorsal cloacal plate defect is associated with anorectal malformations (ARMs); however, there has be ...