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Intestinal failure is not defined by bowel length — it is defined by function. Short bowel syndrome, mucosal enteropathies, motility disorders, and more. How well do you know the categories?

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Teduglutide is driving a 40% reduction in TPN needs over 6 months for pediatric short bowel syndrome — including patients with extreme anatomy. GLP-2 analog therapy is reshaping intestinal rehabilitation at Cincinnati Children’s.

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Growth plateau after TPN wean in short bowel syndrome? Reassess sodium and hydration first. ASPEN enteral autonomy requires 3+ months, not 6 weeks. Fluid comes off last.

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Trigonocephaly = triangular forehead from metopic suture fusion. Dr. Jesse Skoch at Cincinnati Children's explains craniosynostosis diagnosis and treatment.

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Pediatric e-bike trauma: 3 activations in 2021. 262 in 2025. Policy follows injury — trauma clinicians need to lead the advocacy. Dr. Romeo Ignacio, Rady Children's Hospital, at #WPTC2026.

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Pediatric ECPR: femoral vs. cervical cannulation — stroke risk up to 10% with either approach. @RothsteinDavid (Seattle Children's) and @JPGurria (CCHMC) on how to choose.

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Abdominal pain and ileus in a child on PEG-asparaginase: rule out pancreatitis before calling it constipation. Onset 3-10 days post-dose. Dx: 2 of 3 criteria. Hold the drug, care.@JPGurria

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85% of ped pancreatitis patients carry a genetic mutation. The PRSS1 trypsinogen variant is hitting kids as young as 1-3 years old with acute recurrent pancreatitis. Genetics belong in every workup. @JPGurria

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In craniosynostosis, fused sutures don't stop skull growth — they redirect it. Virchow's Law, explained by Dr. Jesse Skoch, MD, FAANS, FACS

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ECPR achieves 40% survival to discharge in pediatric cardiac arrest after failed conventional CPR — ALHSA data via @JPGurria & @RothsteinDavid. Volume and patient selection are the differentiators.

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Pediatric pancreatitis is not adult pancreatitis. Congenital biliary anomalies, trauma, and genetic mutations — not alcohol or gallstones — drive disease in children. @JPGurria

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New article you should know by @lizzyPAC8

“Predictive Power of Imaging: Assessing Parenchymal Fibrosis in Pediatric Chronic Pancreatitis" Saad M et. al.

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Pediatric ECPR: 30 min of CPR is not an automatic exclusion. Reversible pathology and physiologic numbers matter more than downtime alone. — @JPGurria and @RothsteinDavid

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Premature suture fusion = lost direction of skull growth. The brain keeps growing regardless. That mismatch is craniosynostosis.

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Which trauma strategies actually move outcomes — and which just add noise? Caitlin Sayyid, MD at #STACS2026 examines what matters most.

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We are highlighting ‘Laparoscopic-Assisted Pull-through for Imperforate Anus' by Dr. Steve Rothenberg. Check out our video library in the @‌StayCurrentMD app!

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In pediatric liver tumors, PRETEXT defines pulmonary mets at thresholds adults would ignore — and ~15% of lung resections find nodules imaging missed entirely.

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Rhabdomyosarcoma: negative margins are the goal — not wide ones. And if complete resection is not achievable, do not operate. Debulking does not help. Radiation handles local control.

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Neuroblastoma resection timing: post-cycle 4 induction = greatest tumor reduction, least fibrosis increase. The data-backed surgical sweet spot from Cincinnati Children's.

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PRETEXT IV hepatoblastoma + lung mets: no transplant until the lungs are clear. Refer to transplant at diagnosis — evaluation runs concurrent with chemo.

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