European Journal of Pediatric Surgery & Reports

The European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports is an Open Access journal for case reports relating to the surgical care of neonates, infants, and children.

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🫁 Thoracoscopic Aortopexy for Pediatric Tracheomalacia — early experience (2023–now):
🌟 75% success, rising to 88.9% with pledgeted sutures + IA suspension
💡 Conclusion: Thoracoscopic aortopexy is feasible, safe, and effective when open-surgery principles are replicated.

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Early #herniarepair in #preemies = more respiratory complications + more #recurrences ❗
No benefit in preventing #incarceration.
When possible, late repair after #NICU discharge is safer.
📊 See key results below.
See this Instagram post by @ejps_reports https://t.co/C1KbnsCfMM

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Welcome Prof. Satoshi Ieiri!
We are honored to introduce Prof. Satoshi Ieiri, Professor and Chair of #PediatricSurgery at Kagoshima University, as a new #EditorialBoard Member of European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports.
#EJPSReports #SurgicalInnovation #RoboticSurgery

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📈 10-year study on pediatric appendicitis (2010–2020):
Multi drug resistent bacteria increased by ~9% per year.
🧫 especially in patients <12 years
💊 Findings call for updated antibiotic choices & stronger #antimicrobialstewardship.
#PediatricSurgery

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👶 28 infants (mean 31 d) underwent laparoscopic pyloromyotomy with low-pressure CO₂ (6–8 mmHg).
🧠 Cerebral O₂: stable
🫀 Splanchnic O₂: ↓ 7%, reversible
💧 Urine output: ↓ first 4 h postop
✅ Low-pressure laparoscopy = safe & effective in neonates
#PediatricSurgery

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💡 EUPSA 2023 Consensus for giant omphalocele:
💧 Paint & Wait still key
✂️ Early closure → biological mesh
🪡 Delayed closure → native tissue
❤️ Prognosis shaped by cardiac & chromosomal defects
👉 Unified guidance for surgeons facing giant omphalocele.
#EUPSA #PedSurgery

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CDE plication (n=112; median age 12 mo): 88% symptom relief, 90% radiographic improvement.

#Thoracoscopy vs #thoracotomy:
💧36h vs 96h IV
🛏️4d vs 8d stay
🤖 #RATS (n=5): ↑ hepatic injury + long-term issues ➜ Thoracoscopic plication favored #RATS

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A rare case of vanishing #gastroschisis: A preterm newborn born with only 21 cm of intestine underwent serial lengthening surgery & is thriving today at nearly 3 years, off parenteral nutrition. Prenatal diagnosis & multidisciplinary care are key. #PedsSurg

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🧬 In AVMs, KRAS mutation has been linked to osteolysis.
In our cohort, 100% of AVM patients with KRAS mutations showed bone loss, while none with MAP2K1, RASA1, or BRAF variants did.
Genetic testing may guide early detection & targeted therapy.
#AVM #KRAS #Genetics

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Distal humeral CSF classifications in youth?
🔍 Study of 51 pts → Dubberley, Bryan & Morgan = fair, AO = slight, Murthy = poor.
✅ Nearly all treated surgically.
💡 Bottom line: Classifications add little—surgery is standard.
#Orthopedics #PedsSurg

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💧Can a simple #uroflowmetry test detect urethral strictures in kids after #hypospadias repair?
We looked at 7 years of data to find out👇
#PediatricUrology #MedTwitter
✅ In non-TIP cases, uroflowmetry (Qmax) is a highly reliable screening tool.
#ejps_reports

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Carmen Mesas Burgos is the new Editor-in-Chief of EJPS Reports.

Goal: keep the Impact Factor strong & boost submissions 🚀
💡 Fee waived if accepted for #EUPSA Annual Meeting!

Good luck, Carmen – the journal is in great hands! 🙌

#PediatricSurgery #EJPSReports #Research

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📊 Review of 794 patients

🔄 Redo-Kasai –710
💧 Bile lake interventions –14
🩸 Shunt surgery –49
🧵 TIPSS –21
⏳ Age at intervention: 27 days → 35 years

💡Some salvage procedures can delay transplant in stable patients with complications like bile lakes or portal hypertension

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🍼 NEC is a major cause of death in very preterm infants. In a study of 401 surgical NEC cases, we identified key pre-op risk factors for 30-day mortality & NEC totalis:
▪️ Male sex
▪️ Low birthweight
▪️ PVG
▪️ Cardiovascular support
▪️ Short Dx-to-surgery time
#NEC #PedsSurg

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🎓 “I love the academic vibe, the chance to meet the experts we read every month – and to make friends for life.”
— Alexandra Wilke, young trainee at #EUPSA2025

💙 This is EJPS. This is EUPSA.
#PediatricSurgery #FutureSurgeons #EJPS #SurgicalTraining #WomenInSurgery #MedEd

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💡 New study on Chait Trapdoor™ cecostomy (CTC) in kids with therapy-resistant constipation or fecal incontinence:

🧒 62 pts, median age 12
⚠️ 79% had complications (32% major)
✅ Yet 65% reported symptom relief & satisfaction
#PedsSurg #Constipation #FI #Cecostomy

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🎤 “We must move beyond surgical technique and focus on function, quality of life & global access.”
— Prof. Ivo de Blaauw 🇳🇱

👏 A brilliant lecture on 25 years of progress in #AnorectalMalformations at #EUPSA2025.
#PediatricSurgery #ARM #SurgicalLeadership #GlobalSurgery #EJPS

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🧪 #Urinedipstick in kids with suspected #appendicitis?

Lund study (n=311) found:
🔹 But: Abnormal dipstick linked to
✔️ Retrocecal appy (aOR 2.4)
✔️ Complicated appy (aOR 2.3)
See this Instagram post by @ejps_reports https://t.co/NUYC2TILol

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🗣️ “A society like EUPSA needs a reference journal.”
— Prof. Paolo De Coppi, Past President

📚 Our members want more than updates — they want data, depth & science.

That’s why the EUPSA–EJPS partnership matters.
#PediatricSurgery #EUPSA #EJPS @paolodecoppi

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🟢💡 Green light for safer surgery?
ICG fluorescence-guided surgery was safe & useful in kids with #biliaryatresia, #choledochalcysts & #cholelithiasis.
No side effects, better visualization, safer dissection!
#PedsSurg #ICG #FluorescenceSurgery #some4pedsurg