{"title":"Response to \"Perinatal prognostic factors of recurrence or functional sequelae in neonatal sacrococcygeal teratoma, and implications for prenatal counselling: A multicenter retrospective study\".","authors":"Yasmine Houas, Said Jlidi","doi":"10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162726","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16733,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pediatric surgery","volume":" ","pages":"162726"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145280536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abdimajid Mohamed, Claire Lawlor, Sukgi Choi, Benjamin Zendejas
{"title":"Letter to the Editor: Incidence of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy in Thoracic Surgery in Neonates.","authors":"Abdimajid Mohamed, Claire Lawlor, Sukgi Choi, Benjamin Zendejas","doi":"10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162723","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16733,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pediatric surgery","volume":" ","pages":"162723"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145280576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dan Song, Liang Wang, Jing Li, Xin Zhang, Jie Zhou, Lei Guo
{"title":"A Randomised Study Examining the Utility of Lauromacrogol Foam Sclerotherapy vs Pingyangmycin in Treatment of Pediatric Lymphatic Malformations --A Single Center Report From China.","authors":"Dan Song, Liang Wang, Jing Li, Xin Zhang, Jie Zhou, Lei Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162722","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous lauromacrogol foam sclerotherapy for lymphatic malformations in children.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this open-label randomized controlled trial, children with lymphatic malformations treated at the Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University (Jinan Children's Hospital) between January 2022 and September 2023 were enrolled. Participants were randomly assigned using a random number table to receive either pingyangmycin or lauromacrogol foam sclerotherapy. All procedures were performed under ultrasound guidance. Cystic fluid was aspirated, and the sclerosant was injected after confirming a fluid-free dark area. Clinical efficacy, adverse events, and other outcomes were recorded and compared between groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 238 children were enrolled: 126 in the pingyangmycin group and 112 in the lauromacrogol group. No significant differences in efficacy were observed between the two groups overall or across subtypes (macrocystic, mixed, or microcystic; all P > 0.05). However, the lauromacrogol group required fewer treatment sessions (1.35 ± 0.3 vs 2.19 ± 0.7, P < 0.05) and experienced fewer adverse events (12.5% vs 38.9%, P < 0.05) compared with the pingyangmycin group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Ultrasound-guided lauromacrogol foam sclerotherapy is a safe and effective treatment for pediatric lymphatic malformations. Compared with pingyangmycin, it avoids the risks of antitumor drug toxicity, reduces the number of treatment sessions, and lowers adverse event incidence, offering greater clinical value in children.</p>","PeriodicalId":16733,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pediatric surgery","volume":" ","pages":"162722"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145274899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to \"Is there a role for ERCP in the management of gallstone pancreatitis in children? A western pediatric surgery research consortium study\" by Patwarthan et al.","authors":"Yasmine Houas, Said Jlidi","doi":"10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162728","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16733,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pediatric surgery","volume":" ","pages":"162728"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caitlin R Eason, Catherine Dawson-Gore, Spencer Butted, Blair W Weikel, Alyssa E Vaughn, Michael Zaretsky, Mariana L Meyers, Jason Gien, Kenneth W Liechty, S Christopher Derderian
{"title":"Right-Sided Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Characterization, Utility of Prenatal Imaging Predictors and Outcomes.","authors":"Caitlin R Eason, Catherine Dawson-Gore, Spencer Butted, Blair W Weikel, Alyssa E Vaughn, Michael Zaretsky, Mariana L Meyers, Jason Gien, Kenneth W Liechty, S Christopher Derderian","doi":"10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Identify the most accurate prenatal predictor of survival for infants with right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (R-CDH), analyze management strategies and outcomes and evaluate differences in outcomes based on surgical repair techniques.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective review of infants diagnosed with R-CDH at a single institution from 2010-2024. Prenatal ultrasound and MRI values were analyzed to predict survival as well as secondary outcomes including need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), duration on mechanical ventilation, length of hospitalization (LOH), and severity of pulmonary hypertension. Outcomes between repair techniques were compared in a subgroup analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-two infants with R-CDH met inclusion criteria. Overall survival to discharge was 75%. Seventeen (53%) had prenatal imaging and were diagnosed prenatally. Among ultrasound and MRI prenatal predicitive indices, no thresholds to accurately distinguish survivors from non-survivors were identified. All but one infant diagnosed prenatally required ECMO. Nine (28%) underwent primary repair, nine (28%) were repaired with a synthetic patch, and 14 (44%) with a transversus abdominus muscle flap. Infants with patch repairs required reoperation for a bleeding complication more often than those repaired with a muscle flap [5 (56%) versus 1 (7%), p=0.02].</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>No prenatal indicator of disease severity accurately predicted survival. Patch and muscle flap repair are both accepted techniques to repair R-CDH defects. All but one infant diagnosed prenatally with R-CDH required ECMO, underscoring the critical need for delivery at a tertiary care center equipped with ECMO capabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":16733,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pediatric surgery","volume":" ","pages":"162734"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to \"Outcome of esophageal atresia: What choice of suture material?\"","authors":"Yasmine Houas, Said Jlidi","doi":"10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162731","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16733,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pediatric surgery","volume":" ","pages":"162731"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the Editor \"Transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy without pneumoperitoneum in children: Feasibility and outcomes from a single center\".","authors":"Asma Jabloun, Fatma Trabelsi, Youssef Hellal","doi":"10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162730","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16733,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pediatric surgery","volume":" ","pages":"162730"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Syariful, Herul Wahyudin, Maria Oktasari, Hayu Stevani, Ken Heryani Sulis
{"title":"Phased Return-to-Work Policies and Global Digital Mentorship: Transforming Gender Equality in Pediatric Surgery.","authors":"Syariful, Herul Wahyudin, Maria Oktasari, Hayu Stevani, Ken Heryani Sulis","doi":"10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162727","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16733,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pediatric surgery","volume":" ","pages":"162727"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}