Thoracoscopic Resection of Pulmonary Lesions in Israel: The Mentorship Approach.

Background: Most congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAMs) are detected antenatally. The majority of newborns are asymptomatic. Patients are prone to subsequent respiratory complications and to a lesser extent malignant transformation remains concerning.

Is fundoplication mandatory in children with neurological impairment undergoing gastrostomy?

Aim: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and surgical gastrostomy (SG) are common procedures in children with neurological impairment (NI) with swallowing difficulties. Pulmonary aspirations are a major concern and performing concomitant or delayed fundoplication is still controversial, especially among these patients. The aim of our study was to review our experience with fundoplication performed concomitantly with gastrostomy or later and to evaluate patient outcomes.

Aerodigestive Clinics as Emerging Pediatric Care Model: The First 100 Patients in Israel.

Background: Aerodigestive clinics are run by interdisciplinary medical and surgical teams, and provide complex care coordination and combined endoscopies.

Objectives: To describe the design and patient population of the first pediatric aerodigestive center in Israel.

Methods: A retrospective single-center cohort study was conducted describing patients followed in the aerodigestive clinic of Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, a tertiary pediatric hospital, between its inception in January 2017 and June 2020.

Not only appendicitis: rare appendix disorders manifesting as surgical emergencies in children.

Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal pathology in children. However, other rare non-inflammatory non-neoplastic disorders involving the appendix may manifest as surgical emergencies. This study aimed to describe these atypical entities and present representative cases.

Emergency or urgent splenectomy in children for non-traumatic reasons.

Emergency splenectomy is rarely performed since a widespread consensus exists towards conservative management of splenic injury. However, in selected conditions, mainly hematological, there is a role for emergency or urgent splenectomy. This study aims to retrospectively review these cases and discuss outcome in relation to the pre-existing splenic pathologies.

Current management of lipoblastoma.

Unlabelled: Lipoblastoma is a rare and benign tumor arising from embryonal fat cells. It is generally diagnosed in children younger than 3 years of age and can occur in the extremities or on the trunk. We present our series of 10 children with lipoblastoma treated at Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel between 2011 and 2016.

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis following repair of esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula.

Two cases of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) developed after a few weeks of repair of an esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula (EA and TEF). Both cases were dealt successfully with laparoscopic pyloromyotomy.

Androgen insensitivity syndrome: risk of malignancy and timing of surgery in a paediatric and adolescent population.

Background: Management of female phenotype XY disorders poses a series of problems for the treating clinician. Even after a series of investigations and imaging modalities, there are lingering doubts about the exact nature of the disease and the correct management option. Optimal timing and necessity for removal of their testes have been a debated issue by physicians.

Fibrous hamartoma of infancy.

Fibrous hamartoma of infancy is a rare benign soft tissue tumor that usually occurs within the first 2 years of life. We report 3 cases of fibrous hamartoma of infancy seen over a 10-year period. Treatment is curative by local excision with a low local recurrence rate.

Management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children.

Objective: To examine the role of CT scans and early surgical intervention in the management of pediatric patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP).

Methods: Retrospective cohort study.

Results: The authors identified 46 cases with 70 episodes of pneumothorax.

The management of long gap esophageal atresia.

Background: Present management of esophageal atresia has enabled the survival rate to approach 95%. Controversy remains concerning the many options for the surgical management of long gap esophageal atresia without tracheoesophageal fistula and represents the difficulty of this pathology. In the last couple of years, we have had a nonexplained outbreak of cases of long gap esophageal atresia without tracheoesophageal fistula.