Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia in infants: Comparison with open hernia repair.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia (LR) in infants in comparison with open hernia repair (OR).

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 465 infants treated for inguinal hernia from January 2006 to December 2015. Among them, 124 underwent LR and 341 underwent OR.

360-degree color hologram generation for real 3D objects.

Recently, holographic display and computer-generated holograms calculated from real existing objects have been more actively investigated to support holographic video applications. In this paper, we proposed a method of generating 360-degree color holograms of real 3D objects in an efficient manner. 360-degree 3D images are generated using the actual 3D image acquisition system consisting of a depth camera and a turntable and intermediate view generation.

Correlation between gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activity and outcomes after Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia.

Background/purpose: The role of serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) levels in predicting clinical outcomes after Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) is unknown. This study analyzed whether postoperative GGT along with the aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRi) predicted prognosis of biliary atresia (BA).

Methods: Data were retrospectively reviewed for 169 BA patients categorized into jaundice-free (JF) (total bilirubin <2.

Single Center Experience with Gastrostomy Insertion in Pediatric Patients: A 10-Year Review.

Purpose: This study was performed to review the outcomes of gastrostomy insertion in children at our institute during 10 years.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on 236 patients who underwent gastrostomy insertion from October 2005 to March 2015. We used our algorithm to select the least invasive method for gastrostomy insertion for each patient.

360-degree tabletop electronic holographic display.

We demonstrate a tabletop holographic display system for simultaneously serving continuous parallax 3.2-inch 360-degree three-dimensional holographic image content to multiple observers at a 45-degree oblique viewing circumference. To achieve this, localized viewing windows are to be seamlessly generated on the 360-degree viewing circumference.

Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor Reduces Hepatic Stiffness in Pediatric Chronic Liver Disease Patients Following Kasai Portoenterostomy.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to define the role of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors (COX-2i) in reducing hepatic fibrosis in pediatric patients with chronic liver disease.

Materials And Methods: From September 2009 to September 2010, patients over 2 years old who visited our outpatient clinic for follow-up to manage their chronic liver disease after Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia, were included in this study. Volunteers were assigned to the study or control groups, according to their preference.

Laparoscopic Surgical Glue Injection Hernioplasty: A Single-Institution Experience.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to provide clinical evidence supporting the safety and effectiveness of laparoscopic surgical glue injection hernioplasty (LSGIH) for indirect inguinal hernia repair in female patients.

Methods: We conducted a prospective study of LSGIH beginning in January 2013. N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate was used as the surgical glue for closure of the hernia sac.

Retrospective assessment of the validity of robotic surgery in comparison to open surgery for pediatric choledochal cyst.

Purpose: We evaluated the validity of robotic surgery (RS) for pediatric choledochal cyst (CC) in comparison to open surgery (OS).

Materials And Methods: From January 2009 to April 2013, clinical data from 79 consecutive pediatric patients with CC, who underwent RS (n=36) or OS (n=43) performed by a single pediatric surgeon, were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: In the RS group, the age of the patients was significantly older, compared to the OS group.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for the evaluation of liver fibrosis after biliary obstruction.

Aim: To investigate perfusion change in contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) to evaluate liver fibrosis based on biliary obstruction using an animal model.

Methods: New Zealand white rabbits (3-4 kg) underwent bile duct ligation to form a biliary obstruction model. We performed liver CEUS and laboratory tests on the day before the operation (day 0) and every 7 postoperative days until the rabbits were sacrificed.

Comparison of surgical outcomes between papillary thyroid cancer patients treated with the Harmonic ACE scalpel and LigaSure Precise instrument during conventional thyroidectomy: a single-blind prospective randomized controlled trial.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of thyroidectomy using the Harmonic ACE scalpel (HS) or the LigaSure Precise (LS) instrument in conventional thyroidectomy.

Materials And Methods: A prospective, randomized controlled trial was performed. Between August 2011 and June 2012, 832 patients who required thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer were randomized into groups treated with either the HS or the LS instrument.

Minimally invasive surgery in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: outcome and selection criteria.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to determine clinical indications for performing minimally invasive surgery (MIS) with acceptable results by reviewing our experience in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair and comparing outcomes of MIS with open surgery.

Methods: Medical records of patients who underwent CDH repair were reviewed retrospectively between January 2008 and December 2012, and outcomes were compared between MIS and open repair of CDH.

Results: From 2008 to 2012, 35 patients were operated on for CDH.

Feasibility of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer patients clinically suspected of axillary lymph node metastasis on preoperative imaging.

Background: Generally, sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is performed in patients with clinically negative axillary lymph node (LN). This study was to assess imaging techniques in axillary LN staging and to evaluate the feasibility of SLNB in patients clinically suspected of axillary LN metastasis on preoperative imaging techniques (SI).

Methods: A prospectively maintained database of 767 breast cancer patients enrolled between January 2006 and December 2009 was reviewed.

Long-term outcome of left- vs right-sided antegrade continence enema.

Background/purpose: This study compared long-term outcomes of left- vs right-sided antegrade continence enema (ACE) procedures.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed medical records and performed a follow-up telephone survey of patients who underwent the ACE procedure at Severance Children's Hospital between 1999 and 2011.

Results: A total of 49 patients underwent 51 ACE procedures.

Clinical characteristics and treatment of esophageal atresia: a single institutional experience.

Purpose: Treatment for esophageal atresia has advanced over several decades due to improvements in surgical techniques and neonatal intensive care. Subsequent to increased survival, postoperative morbidity has become an important issue in this disease. The aim of our study was to analyze our experience regarding the treatment of esophageal atresia.

Lessons and tips from the experience of pediatric robotic choledochal cyst resection.

Purpose: The laparoscopic surgery for a choledochal cyst in children is technically challenging because of its high degree of complexity despite its possibility. In an attempt to overcome this laparoscopic weakness and to facilitate the difficult steps in the minimally invasive surgery for choledochal cyst resection in children, we have performed the robot-assisted resection of the choledochal cyst. The aim of this study is to report lessons and tips obtained from our experience of the robot-assisted choledochal cyst resection in children.

Second serial transverse enteroplasty procedure in an infant with extreme short bowel syndrome.

The serial transverse enteroplasty (STEP) procedure is a novel technique to lengthen and taper the bowel in patients with short bowel syndrome. The advantages of STEP include not only technical ease and simplicity, but also the ability to repeat the procedure. Herein, we report a case of extreme short bowel syndrome that was successfully treated by the second STEP procedure.

Home intravenous antibiotic treatment for intractable cholangitis in patients with biliary atresia following Kasai portoenterostomies.

Purpose: Patients with biliary atresia (BA) treated with Kasai portoenterostomy may later develop intractable cholangitis (IC) that is unresponsive to routine conservative treatment. It may cause biliary cirrhosis and eventually hepatic failure with portal hypertension. Control of IC requires prolonged hospitalization for the administration of intravenous antibiotics.

The clinical effects of hospitalization in a low pollutant room on atopic dermatitis.

Background: Environmental pollutants are thought to be one of major triggers of atopic dermatitis (AD).

Objective: We attempted to evaluate the clinical effects of environment with low indoor pollutant levels on AD management.

Methods: Fifty-one children (mean age 1.

Association of infant feeding practices in the general population with infant growth and stool characteristics.

This was a prospective cohort study of 976 infants from birth to 12 months of age. Infants were fed breast milk, goat infant formula, cow infant formula, or a combination of formula and breast milk during the first 4 months of age. Data on type of milk feeding and infant growth (weight and height) were collected at birth and at 4, 8, and 12 months during routine clinical assessment.

Slide thyrocricotracheoplasty for the treatment of high-grade subglottic stenosis in children.

Background/purpose: The aim of this study was to describe our early experiences with a novel surgical procedure, "slide thyrocricotracheoplasty," for the treatment of high-grade subglottic stenosis in children.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed in 7 children who underwent slide thyrocricotracheoplasty for high-grade subglottic stenosis from 1996 to 2009.

Results: Three patients were male and four were female.

[Health promotion lifestyle according to self-perception of obesity and objective status measured by bioelectric impedance analysis in college women].

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify congruence between self-perception and objective status of obesity according to %Fat, and to investigate health promotion lifestyle in college women.

Methods: The participants were a convenience sample of 392 college women who were eligible and agreed to participate in this study. Respondents were asked questions using a health promotion lifestyle profile and were evaluated for their body composition using InBody 3.