World Journal of Pediatric Surgery最新文献

Systematic review of ultrasound and MRI prediction of spinal cord anomalies in children with anorectal malformations: what a pediatric urologist writing a protocol needs to know. 系统回顾超声和MRI预测小儿肛肠畸形脊髓异常：撰写方案的儿科泌尿科医生需要了解的内容。

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World Journal of Pediatric Surgery Pub Date : 2025-04-05 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000978

Georgia Kirby, Iyad Zarifa, Abdelhameed Elkassaby, Patricia Delacy, Ashok Raghavan, Caroline MacDonald

{"title":"Systematic review of ultrasound and MRI prediction of spinal cord anomalies in children with anorectal malformations: what a pediatric urologist writing a protocol needs to know.","authors":"Georgia Kirby, Iyad Zarifa, Abdelhameed Elkassaby, Patricia Delacy, Ashok Raghavan, Caroline MacDonald","doi":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000978","DOIUrl":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000978","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Anorectal malformation (ARM) have a high association with spinal cord anomaly (SCA) impacting bladder and bowel function. This study aims to report the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound (US) and MRI to detect SCA in children with ARM.Method: A systematic review was performed as per PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidance. Search terms used were broadened in three consecutive searches to find papers investigating outcomes from spinal imaging in ARM, with four author search validation. Study quality was assessed as per Quadas 2 score. Meta-analysis comparing US diagnosis to MRI findings was performed using random effects model, including only clinically relevant SCA and considering children who did not develop negative outcomes as a true negative.Results: Eight studies were included, six reporting US outcomes, and two MRI. All studies but one were retrospective studies. Overall, the included studies were applicable, but all suffered risk of bias with incomplete and non-protocolized follow-up. Pooled analysis for MRI compared with surgery found a sensitivity of 97% and a specificity of 94%, with one false positive and one false negative in an 8-month-old baby. When clinically relevant diagnoses were extracted and meta-analysis performed, a sensitivity of 33% and a specificity of 87% were found for infant US diagnosis of SCA.Conclusion: The normal US spine in early infancy does not have diagnostic weight. A positive early scan will allow you to stream into active surveillance. Mandated MRI of infants will depend on the local approach to prophylactic de-tethering surgery.","PeriodicalId":23823,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Pediatric Surgery","volume":"8 1","pages":"e000978"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11973764/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143804050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Current and future state of the management of Hirschsprung disease. 巨结肠疾病治疗的现状和未来。

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World Journal of Pediatric Surgery Pub Date : 2025-03-31 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000860

Jessica L Mueller, Ryo Hotta

{"title":"Current and future state of the management of Hirschsprung disease.","authors":"Jessica L Mueller, Ryo Hotta","doi":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000860","DOIUrl":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000860","url":null,"abstract":"The enteric nervous system (ENS) consists of a network of neurons and glia that control numerous complex functions of the gastrointestinal tract. Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a congenital disorder characterized by the absence of ENS along variable lengths of distal intestine due to failure of neural crest-derived cells to colonize the distal intestine during embryonic development. A patient with HSCR usually presents with severe constipation in the neonatal period and is diagnosed by rectal suction biopsy, followed by pull-through procedure to surgically remove the affected segment and reconnect the proximal ganglionated intestine to the anus. Outcomes after pull-through surgery are suboptimal and many patients suffer from ongoing issues of dysmotility and bowel dysfunction, suggesting there is room for optimizing the management of this disease. This review focuses on discussing the recent advances to better understand HSCR and leverage them for more accurate and potentially less invasive diagnosis. We also discuss the potential future management of HSCR, particularly cell-based approaches for the treatment of HSCR.","PeriodicalId":23823,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Pediatric Surgery","volume":"8 1","pages":"e000860"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11962771/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143773585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Value of preoperative APRI and FIB-4 in assessing short-term prognosis after Kasai portoenterostomy. 术前APRI和FIB-4评估Kasai门肠造口术后短期预后的价值。

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World Journal of Pediatric Surgery Pub Date : 2025-03-28 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2025-001002

Bingliang Li, Yingyu Jia, Hongxia Ren

{"title":"Value of preoperative APRI and FIB-4 in assessing short-term prognosis after Kasai portoenterostomy.","authors":"Bingliang Li, Yingyu Jia, Hongxia Ren","doi":"10.1136/wjps-2025-001002","DOIUrl":"10.1136/wjps-2025-001002","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To explore the value of preoperative Aspartate Aminotransferase-to-Platelet Ratio Index (APRI) and Fibrosis-4 score (FIB-4) in predicting short-term prognosis of children with biliary atresia (BA) undergoing Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE).Methods: Clinical data from children who underwent KPE were analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups based on their 2-year native liver survival after KPE. General information and laboratory findings were collected before KPE. The difference in liver fibrosis between the two groups was analyzed. The predictive efficacy of each index for short-term prognosis of children with BA was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic curve.Results: The APRI and FIB-4 in the good prognosis group were lower than those in the poor prognosis group (p=0.008 and 0.023, respectively), and postoperative jaundice clearance rate was higher (p=0.002). In the poor prognosis group, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase levels in the F3+F4 fibrosis subgroup were significantly higher than those in the F1 subgroup (p=0.038). The area under the curve (AUC) for preoperative APRI in predicting short-term prognosis was the highest at 0.667, with a cut-off value of 1.190. The AUC for preoperative FIB-4 was predicted to be 0.642. The combination of preoperative APRI and alanine aminotransferase showed a higher AUC for prognosis prediction compared with either marker alone.Conclusions: Preoperative APRI and FIB-4 may havepredictive values for short-term prognosis. The predictive value of APRI and FIB-4 combined with liver function indicators for the short-term prognosis of children is superior to that of a single indicator, but the results are not satisfactory.","PeriodicalId":23823,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Pediatric Surgery","volume":"8 1","pages":"e001002"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11956308/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Management of urachal anomalies in children: insights from a retrospective cohort study. 儿童尿路异常的处理：来自回顾性队列研究的见解。

IF 0.8 4区医学

World Journal of Pediatric Surgery Pub Date : 2025-03-22 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000977

Suhaib Abdulfattah, Iqra Nadeem, Yashaswi Parikh, Sami Shaikh, Sonam Saxena, Aznive Aghababian, Katherine Fischer, Sameer Mittal, Arun K Srinivasan, Aseem R Shukla

{"title":"Management of urachal anomalies in children: insights from a retrospective cohort study.","authors":"Suhaib Abdulfattah, Iqra Nadeem, Yashaswi Parikh, Sami Shaikh, Sonam Saxena, Aznive Aghababian, Katherine Fischer, Sameer Mittal, Arun K Srinivasan, Aseem R Shukla","doi":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000977","DOIUrl":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000977","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: While large and symptomatic urachal anomalies (UAs) often lead to surgical excision, urachal malignancy is rare, rendering prophylactic excision unwarranted. We hypothesize that in the pediatric population, the presentation of an infected UA is the predominant etiology leading to surgical intervention.Methods: We retrospectively identified patients with UA from July 2012 to December 2021 evaluated in our urology outpatient. Inclusion criteria included patients ≤18 years old and confirmation of UA on ultrasound (US). Exclusion criteria were patients diagnosed with clinical mimickers on US, excision by general pediatric surgery service, or excision done concomitantly as part of another urological procedure.Results: We identified a total of 78 patients with UA. Of those, 35 (44.9%) underwent excision. The observation cohort was younger (5 months vs. 73 months, p=0.002), more likely to be asymptomatic (65.1% vs. 85.7%, p=0.038), and more likely to have UA characterized as a 'remnant' on US (72.1% vs. 48.6%, p=0.034). Univariate analysis showed that infected or symptomatic UA, or those characterized as hyperemic, cystic, or as a diverticulum on US were more likely to be excised. Multivariable analysis shows that patients with a 'urachal cyst' classification (p=0.008) and infectious presentation (p=0.046) were more likely to undergo surgical intervention. Excision was accomplished laparoscopically (80.0%) or robotically (11.4%). No excised UA was suspicious for malignancy.Conclusion: We present a large pediatric cohort with UA and found that infectious symptoms at presentation and those classified as 'urachal cyst' based on US were more likely to prompt surgical excision as compared with other factors.","PeriodicalId":23823,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Pediatric Surgery","volume":"8 1","pages":"e000977"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11931935/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143701718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Short-term outcomes and risk factors for mortality in neonatal cardiac surgeries with cardiopulmonary bypass: a 5-year single-center report. 新生儿心脏手术合并体外循环的短期结局和死亡率的危险因素：一项5年单中心报告

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World Journal of Pediatric Surgery Pub Date : 2025-03-17 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000968

Xianghong Zhang, Tingting Wen, Jiajie Fan, Yunxiang Qiu, Jiangmei Wang, Liyang Ying, Jiangen Yu, Xiangming Fan, Shengwen Song, Shanshan Shi, Xiangming Fang, Qiang Shu

{"title":"Short-term outcomes and risk factors for mortality in neonatal cardiac surgeries with cardiopulmonary bypass: a 5-year single-center report.","authors":"Xianghong Zhang, Tingting Wen, Jiajie Fan, Yunxiang Qiu, Jiangmei Wang, Liyang Ying, Jiangen Yu, Xiangming Fan, Shengwen Song, Shanshan Shi, Xiangming Fang, Qiang Shu","doi":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000968","DOIUrl":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000968","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Open-heart surgeries carry significantly greater risks in neonates than in older children. The current study aimed to analyze the short-term outcomes and risk factors for mortality in neonates undergoing cardiac surgeries.Methods: This retrospective analysis included neonates who underwent cardiac surgeries with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) at our center between 2019 and 2023. Perioperative and operative factors were collected, and in-hospital outcomes and risk factors for mortality were identified.Results: We analyzed the medical records of 190 neonates, including 111 males and 79 females. The median age at the time of surgery was 15 days, with a median weight of 3.2 kg. The overall mortality rate was 11.6%. Major postoperative complications included infection (48.9%), low cardiac output (48.4%), hepatic insufficiency (24.9%), acute kidney injury (22.1%), unplanned reintervention (13.1%), intracranial hemorrhage (3.7%), and cerebral infarction (0.5%). Multivariable analysis identified prolonged CPB time (odds ratio (OR)=1.018, p=0.014), Risk Stratification for Congenital Heart Surgery (RASCH-2) categories of ≥4 (OR=11.927, p=0.026), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) duration (OR=1.606, p=0.036), and peritoneal hemodialysis (OR=9.252, p=0.014) as significant predictors for mortality.Conclusions: Despite advancements in recent decades, continued vigilance is required to further reduce mortality rates among neonates undergoing cardiac surgeries.","PeriodicalId":23823,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Pediatric Surgery","volume":"8 Suppl 1","pages":"e000968"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11927473/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143693494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Conditions that mimic Hirschsprung's disease, but that are not Hirschsprung's disease. 类似于先天性先天性巨结肠病，但又不是先天性巨结肠病。

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World Journal of Pediatric Surgery Pub Date : 2025-03-12 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000918

Shun Onishi, Satoshi Ieiri

{"title":"Conditions that mimic Hirschsprung's disease, but that are not Hirschsprung's disease.","authors":"Shun Onishi, Satoshi Ieiri","doi":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1136/wjps-2024-000918","url":null,"abstract":"Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is widely recognized in pediatric surgery. This condition has been elucidated, and therapeutic approaches have been developed. However, even when ganglion cells are present in the rectum, some patients still experience symptoms such as bowel obstruction, intestinal dilatation, and chronic constipation, which are similar to those observed in HSCR. A consensus regarding the terminology for these diseases is yet to be established. This group of diseases was defined as 'allied disorders of Hirschsprung's disease' (ADHD). They are classified into two categories based on pathology: (1) Abnormal ganglia, including immaturity of ganglia, hypoganglionosis, and intestinal neuronal dysplasia; and (2) Normal ganglia, including megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS), segmental dilatation, internal anal sphincter achalasia, and chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIIP). Hypoganglionosis, MMIHS, and CIIP are particularly severe and not curable by surgery. Guidelines were compiled to facilitate an accurate clinical diagnosis and provide appropriate treatment strategies for each disease. A full-thickness rectal biopsy with H&E and acetylcholinesterase staining is often required for a differential diagnosis. Patients are now able to survive longer with enteral nutrition combined with long-term intravenous nutrition and decompression of the gastrointestinal tract. However, all treatment strategies are symptomatic. It is necessary to improve the results of small intestine transplantation and to develop new therapies using regenerative medicine.","PeriodicalId":23823,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Pediatric Surgery","volume":"8 1","pages":"e000918"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11907078/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Medium- and long-term outcomes of tunneled labial mucosa tube grafts for the repair of primary severe hypospadias and failed hypospadias.

IF 0.8 4区医学

World Journal of Pediatric Surgery Pub Date : 2025-03-04 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000976

Hengyou Wang, Xiang Yan, Guangjie Chen, Chang Tao, Dehua Wu, Wei Ru, Daxing Tang

{"title":"Medium- and long-term outcomes of tunneled labial mucosa tube grafts for the repair of primary severe hypospadias and failed hypospadias.","authors":"Hengyou Wang, Xiang Yan, Guangjie Chen, Chang Tao, Dehua Wu, Wei Ru, Daxing Tang","doi":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000976","DOIUrl":"10.1136/wjps-2024-000976","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the medium and long-term outcomes of tunneled labial mucosa tube graft urethroplasty in the treatment of primary severe hypospadias and failed hypospadias.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of the patients who underwent tunneled labial mucosa tube graft urethroplasty at a single center between 2007 and 2020. Data collected included patient demographic, operative and post-operative characteristics. The surgical procedure was performed in two stages. Binary logistic regression model was used to identify risk factors for postoperative complication.Results: A total of 82 patients who were followed for at least 12 months were included in this study. Among these, 56 patients received primary repair, while 26 had previously undergone failed reconstruction. The mean age at surgery was 5.0 years. Postoperative urinary fistula occurred in 36 patients, with 24 requiring surgical repair and 12 resolving spontaneously. Urethral stricture developed in 26 patients, with 20 undergoing surgical intervention and 6 managed with urethral dilation. Preoperative surgical history was identified as an independent risk factor for postoperative complications (p=0.015).Conclusions: Although the complication rate associated with tunneled labial mucosa tube graft urethroplasty is relatively high compared with other techniques, it remains a viable option for patients with insufficient replacement materials, particularly for primary severe hypospadias. For cases of failed hypospadias repair, this procedure should be considered selectively based on patient-specific factors.","PeriodicalId":23823,"journal":{"name":"World Journal of Pediatric Surgery","volume":"8 1","pages":"e000976"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11881169/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Tribute to reviewers (January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025).

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World Journal of Pediatric Surgery Pub Date : 2025-02-16 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2025-reviewers

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Surgical management of short-segment Hirschsprung disease.

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World Journal of Pediatric Surgery Pub Date : 2024-12-31 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2024-000916

Haley Etskovitz, Rosa S Kim, Sarah Ziqi Wang, Prathima Nandivada

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Delayed diagnosis of anorectal malformations: a call for standardization of the current definitions. 肛门直肠畸形的延迟诊断：对当前定义标准化的呼吁。

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