Early Reoperations after Primary Repair of Jejunoileal Atresia in Newborns.

To review nine-year experience in managing jejuno-ileal atresia (JIA) by primary resection and anastomosis and identify factors associated with reoperations. From April 2006 to May 2015, all consecutive neonates who underwent bowel resection and primary anastomosis for JIA were analyzed retrospectively. Patients with temporary enterostomy were excluded.

Laparoendoscopic single-site nephrectomy and heminephroureterectomy in children using standard laparoscopic setup versus conventional laparoscopy.

Objective: To investigate the safety and effectiveness of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) using standard laparoscopic setup in pediatric nephrectomy/heminephroureterectomy (HN) by comparing with conventional laparoscopy (CL).

Methods: Twelve consecutive children who underwent LESS (nephrectomy = 8, HN = 4) from 2009 to 2012 were compared with a matched cohort of 18 children who underwent CL (nephrectomy = 12, HN = 6) at the same institution. Data were reviewed retrospectively.

Minimally invasive management of bile leaks after blunt liver trauma in children.

Background: Management of bile leaks after blunt abdominal trauma remains controversial. Conventionally, open surgery has been considered necessary, but new modalities of treatment, including endoscopic biliary stenting and laparoscopy, offer a minimally invasive alternative.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of all cases of blunt liver trauma in children treated at our institution between May 2002 and October 2004 was performed looking for possible biliary injury.