{"title":"Combined Pre- and Postnatal Minimally Invasive Approach to a Complex Symptomatic Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation.","authors":"Francesco Macchini, Stefano Mazzoleni, Giacomo Cavallaro, Nicola Persico, Irene Borzani, Ernesto Leva","doi":"10.1055/a-2107-0409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2107-0409","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) is a rare congenital lung lesion that usually remains asymptomatic during the fetal and neonatal period. However, it can occasionally cause prenatal cardiocirculatory failure and fetal hydrops, requiring a thoraco-amniotic shunt (TAS) placement. In other cases, it can also cause symptoms at birth (such as respiratory distress) and may require urgent surgical intervention. Thoracoscopic lobectomy for neonates is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of right macrocystic CPAM causing fetal hydrops at 27 weeks of gestation. The fetus was treated with a TAS placement that successfully resolved the hydrops. At 39 weeks of gestation, a male neonate was born (weight 2,850 g). The TAS spontaneously displaced during delivery, causing an open pneumothorax (PNX), initially treated with a drainage. His condition gradually worsened, requiring ventilatory support. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed different giant cysts in the context of the right lower lobe, left mediastinal shift, and compression of the rest of the lung. An urgent surgical management was required. A thoracoscopic right lower lobectomy was performed at 10 days of life (weight 2,840 g). The postoperative course was uneventful; the child remained totally asymptomatic and showed a good recovery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of open iatrogenic PNX following TAS positioning and the second of neonatal thoracoscopic lobectomy in a newborn weighting less than 3 kg. The purpose of this report is to indicate that minimally invasive surgery is feasible, safe, and effective for the resection of CPAM, even in small newborns.</p>","PeriodicalId":43204,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports","volume":"11 1","pages":"e36-e39"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10370641/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10263729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Duarte Vaz Pimentel, Larissa Merten, Jan-Hendrik Gosemann, Ines Gockel, Boris Jansen-Winkeln, Steffi Mayer, Martin Lacher
{"title":"Hyperspectral Imaging-A Novel Tool to Assess Tissue Perfusion and Oxygenation in Esophageal Anastomoses.","authors":"Duarte Vaz Pimentel, Larissa Merten, Jan-Hendrik Gosemann, Ines Gockel, Boris Jansen-Winkeln, Steffi Mayer, Martin Lacher","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1769106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1769106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anastomotic stricture and leakage are common complications after repair of esophageal atresia (EA). A compromised perfusion of the anastomosis is a contributing factor. Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is an ultrashort noninvasive method to measure tissue perfusion. We present two cases of with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF)/EA repair, in whom we applied HSI: the first patient was a newborn with EA type C who underwent open TEF repair. The second one had an EA type A and cervical esophagostomy, in whom we performed gastric transposition. In both patients, HSI confirmed a good tissue perfusion of the later anastomosis. The postoperative course was uneventful and both patients are on full enteral feeds. We conclude that HSI is a safe and noninvasive tool that allows near real-time assessment of tissue perfusion and can contribute to the identification of the optimal anastomotic region during pediatric esophageal surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":43204,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports","volume":"11 1","pages":"e32-e35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10260350/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9632608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tamador Al-Shamaileh, Laura Tiusaba, Shimon Eric Jacobs, Teresa Lynn Russell, Elizaveta Bokova, Hans G Pohl, Briony K Varda, Christina Ho, Christina Feng, Andrea Badillo, Marc A Levitt
{"title":"Cloacal Malformation with Associated Urethral Atresia.","authors":"Tamador Al-Shamaileh, Laura Tiusaba, Shimon Eric Jacobs, Teresa Lynn Russell, Elizaveta Bokova, Hans G Pohl, Briony K Varda, Christina Ho, Christina Feng, Andrea Badillo, Marc A Levitt","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1761206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1761206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Introduction</b> Cloacal malformations comprise a heterogeneous group of anomalies that are considered the most complex anorectal malformations (ARMs) in females. Precise evaluation to identify the unique anatomy prior to reconstruction with collaboration between colorectal surgeons, urologists, and gynecologists is vital. Here, we present a rare anatomical variation in a patient with a cloacal malformation which affected operative and postoperative management. <b>Case description</b> A 6-year-old female with cloaca who underwent colostomy, vaginostomy, and vesicostomy as a newborn presented for reconstruction. Her VACTERL workup was negative except for an atretic right kidney. Her ARM index included the cloaca, a normal spine, and sacrum with a lateral sacral ratio of 0.7, predicting good potential for bowel continence. Cystoscopy through the vesicostomy showed a small bladder with normal ureteral orifices, and a closed bladder neck, with no identifiable urethra. A cloacagram showed an atretic common channel, a single small vagina, and a rectum below the pubococcygeal line. The patient underwent a posterior sagittal anorectovaginourethroplasty, vaginal patch using rectum, rectoplasty, and perineal body reconstruction. The urethra was not amenable to reconstruction, so the vesicostomy was preserved and a future Mitrofanoff was planned. <b>Conclusion</b> Urethral atresia is a rare and challenging finding in cloaca patients, and a vesicostomy is needed to drain urine in the newborn period. Preoperative examination under anesthesia, cystoscopy, vaginoscopy, and cloacagram are crucial to identify the precise anatomy and to plan accordingly.</p>","PeriodicalId":43204,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports","volume":"11 1","pages":"e1-e4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9904968/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10678814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frank Fideler, Migdad Mustafi, Hans-Joachim Kirschner, Ines Gerbig, Jörg Fuchs, Michael Hofbeck, Matthias Kumpf, Oliver Kagan, Jörg Michel, Walter Jost, Felix Neunhoeffer
{"title":"Successful on-ECLS Repair of CDH and Omphalocele in a Newborn.","authors":"Frank Fideler, Migdad Mustafi, Hans-Joachim Kirschner, Ines Gerbig, Jörg Fuchs, Michael Hofbeck, Matthias Kumpf, Oliver Kagan, Jörg Michel, Walter Jost, Felix Neunhoeffer","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1767734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1767734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Both congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDHs) and omphaloceles show relevant overall mortality rates as individual findings. The combination of the two has been described only sparsely in the literature and almost always with a fatal course. Here, we describe a term neonate with a rare high-risk constellation of left-sided CDH and a large omphalocele who was successfully treated on extracorporeal life support (ECLS). Prenatally, the patient was diagnosed with a large omphalocele and a left CDH with a lung volume of ∼27% and an observed to expected lung-to-head ratio of 30%. Due to respiratory insufficiency, an ECLS device was implanted. As weaning from ECLS was not foreseeable, the female infant underwent successful surgery on ECLS on the ninth day of life. Perioperative high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and circulatory and coagulation management under point-of-care monitoring were the main anesthesiological challenges. Over the following 3 days, ECLS weaning was successful, and the patient was extubated after another 43 days. Surgical treatment on ECLS can expand the spectrum of therapy in high-risk constellations if potential risks are minimized and there is close interdisciplinary cooperation.</p>","PeriodicalId":43204,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports","volume":"11 1","pages":"e15-e19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10085641/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9304519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rebekka Rose, Kai-Uwe Kleitsch, Diana Born, Pascal Heye
{"title":"<i>Dirofilaria repens</i> in a Pediatric Patient-First Case Report from Switzerland.","authors":"Rebekka Rose, Kai-Uwe Kleitsch, Diana Born, Pascal Heye","doi":"10.1055/s-0043-1768706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1768706","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the first case of <i>Dirofilaria repens</i> in a 4-year-old male patient in Switzerland. The disease is a vector-borne parasitic infection that is not endemic to Switzerland. A 4-year-old male presented with a tender mass in the left groin. The patient was taken to the operating room for surgical exploration to rule out a pathology that could be harmful to the spermatic cord. A node was found along the spermatic cord and excised. Histopathology and microbiology studies revealed the diagnosis of <i>Dirofilaria repens</i> . Even though Switzerland is not endemic to <i>Dirofilaria repens</i> , the diagnosis of a parasitic infection should be considered in patients presenting with subcutaneous nodules in correlation with a travel history to endemic areas. The treatment consists of complete excision of the affected tissue.</p>","PeriodicalId":43204,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports","volume":"11 1","pages":"e29-e31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10183248/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9485469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shimon Eric Jacobs, Laura Tiusaba, Elizaveta Bokova, Tamador Al-Shamaileh, Teresa Lynn Russell, Emily C Rutan, Harutyun Haroyan, Yong Wang, Christina Feng, Andrea Badillo, Marc A Levitt
{"title":"A Deeper Curse: A Hirschsprung Patient's Evaluation Unmasks a Rare Association with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome and Neuroblastoma.","authors":"Shimon Eric Jacobs, Laura Tiusaba, Elizaveta Bokova, Tamador Al-Shamaileh, Teresa Lynn Russell, Emily C Rutan, Harutyun Haroyan, Yong Wang, Christina Feng, Andrea Badillo, Marc A Levitt","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1758826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1758826","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a rare case of a 2-year-old male patient referred for primary evaluation of constipation and ultimately treatment of Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) whose preoperative workup incidentally revealed a posterior paraspinal mass. Following the biopsy of the mass, the patient exhibited hypoventilation and hypoxia requiring a delayed extubation, raising suspicion for congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS). We focus on the known history of associations between HSCR and CCHS, in addition to recently found genetic mutations in paired-like homeobox 2B that link HSCR, CCHS, and neuroblastoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":43204,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e156-e159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9708406/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35208021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adriana Koenig, Anika Ménétrey, Tobias Jhala, Vincent Uerlings, Philipp O Szavay
{"title":"Successful Treatment of a Single Giant Renal Cyst in a Newborn with Drainage and Sclerotherapy.","authors":"Adriana Koenig, Anika Ménétrey, Tobias Jhala, Vincent Uerlings, Philipp O Szavay","doi":"10.1055/a-1939-4031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1939-4031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Simple renal cysts are a scarce entity in pediatric patients and their etiology is unknown in most cases. Usually, they are monitored with ultrasound and regular follow-up of renal function. Surgical treatment is rarely indicated. We report the case of a newborn with a single giant renal cyst that could be treated successfully with drainage and sclerotherapy. Single giant renal cysts require careful investigation and monitoring. In cysts without communication to the pelvico-caliceal system, sclerotherapy by instillation of doxycycline is a therapeutic option.</p>","PeriodicalId":43204,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e152-e155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9652114/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40469622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tom Malik, Robert Wheeler, Nigel J Hall, Juliet Gray
{"title":"A Case of Prepubertal Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation in Metachronous Bilateral Mature Ovarian Teratoma Requiring Bilateral Oophorectomy.","authors":"Tom Malik, Robert Wheeler, Nigel J Hall, Juliet Gray","doi":"10.1055/a-1926-2053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1926-2053","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mature ovarian teratoma has the potential to occur metachronously in the contralateral ovary. There are significant implications for fertility as bilateral oophorectomy may be indicated. In prepubertal girls, ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) offers the only possibility of a future biological pregnancy but outcome data are limited. We present a case of prepubertal OTC in a 12-year-old girl undergoing a second oophorectomy for metachronous contralateral mature teratoma. We offer a discussion of the challenges that emerged regarding perioperative decision-making, balancing the need for safe oncological resection with the desire to preserve fertility.</p>","PeriodicalId":43204,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e148-e151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9652113/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40469621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shimon E Jacobs, Laura Tiusaba, Elizaveta Bokova, Tamador Al-Shamaileh, Teresa L Russell, Briony K Varda, Christina Feng, Andrea T Badillo, Marc A Levitt
{"title":"Where Is the Vagina? A Rectal Stricture after a Presumed Cloacal Repair Turns Out to be the Mobilized Vagina and a Missed High Rectovaginal Fistula.","authors":"Shimon E Jacobs, Laura Tiusaba, Elizaveta Bokova, Tamador Al-Shamaileh, Teresa L Russell, Briony K Varda, Christina Feng, Andrea T Badillo, Marc A Levitt","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1755538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1755538","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a case of a rare complication in a 10-month-old female referred to our institution for an anal stricture after primary cloacal repair as an infant. Multimodal imaging, careful physical exam, and endoscopic evaluation revealed her vagina had been pulled through to the location of her anal sphincter muscle complex. We describe the correction of this problem, including identification of her rectum.</p>","PeriodicalId":43204,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e145-e147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9550519/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33527169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Ayako Accarain, Marc Laureys, Luc Joyeux, Nasroola Damry, Henri Steyaert, Helena Reusens
{"title":"Arterial Embolization and Methylene Blue Injection into the Aberrant Artery in Two Infants with Intralobar Sequestration.","authors":"Anna Ayako Accarain, Marc Laureys, Luc Joyeux, Nasroola Damry, Henri Steyaert, Helena Reusens","doi":"10.1055/s-0042-1757570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1757570","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital lung dysplasia. An intralobar sequestration (ILS) is a nonfunctional mass within the lung parenchyma without bronchial communication and with aberrant systemic arterial blood supply. Surgical resection or close observation can be proposed in the management of asymptomatic and low-risk ILS, but there is a lack of consensus. Endovascular embolization before thoracoscopic resection of ILS has been described to limit perioperative bleeding. Another technique previously reported is the injection of methylene blue in the feeding artery to macroscopically mark the sequestration from the healthy lung. In that way, a nonanatomical resection can be performed instead of a lobectomy without the risk of leaving abnormal lung tissue in place. We describe the first two cases of these two techniques combined: a 3-year-old girl with an ILS in the right lower lobe with an artery originating from the abdominal aorta, and a 14-month-old girl with an ILS in the right lower lobe with an artery coming from the celiac trunk. The combination of embolization and injection of methylene blue in the aberrant artery leads to a clear macroscopic demarcation of the blue-colored ILS from the healthy lung parenchyma and allowed safe nonanatomical resection of the ILS without risk of bleeding or compromising normal lung tissue.</p>","PeriodicalId":43204,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports","volume":" ","pages":"e141-e144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2022-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9550518/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33527168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}