Surgical management of medically-refractory hyperinsulinism.

Background: Congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) and insulinomas are the most common causes of medically-refractory pediatric hyperinsulinism.

Methods: Children with CHI or insulinoma treated from 1/1/2014-1/1/2019 at an academic center were retrospectively analyzed. Primary outcome was persistent intravenous dextrose requirement at discharge.

Closer Look at the Nutritional Outcomes of Patients After Primary Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.

Objectives: We hypothesize that the patients after primary repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) can have poor nutritional outcomes and plan to identify risk factors to further stratify these patients.

Methods: Retrospective cohort of patients who had primary repair of CDH between 2000 and 2014 and had follow-up at our institution. Z scores (weight for age and weight for length) were calculated using the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth standards.