Childhood trauma, resilience, psychopathology and social functioning in schizophrenia: A network analysis.

The affective pathway to psychosis implicates affective symptoms and neuroticism as mediating steps between childhood trauma and symptoms of schizophrenia. Prior research seldom examined the interplay between childhood trauma, resilience, personality, social functioning and symptoms in schizophrenia patients. This study recruited 290 schizophrenia patients, and constructed a regularized partial correlation network of childhood trauma, resilience, big-five personality traits, symptoms and social functioning.

Audiovisual temporal processing in adult patients with first-episode schizophrenia and high-functioning autism.

Schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are both neurodevelopmental disorders with altered sensory processing. Widened temporal binding window (TBW) signifies reduced sensitivity to detect stimulus asynchrony, and may be a shared feature in schizophrenia and ASD. Few studies directly compared audiovisual temporal processing ability in the two disorders.

Laparoscopic repair of congenital duodenal obstruction is feasible even in small-volume centres.

INTRODUCTION It has been suggested that laparoscopic repair of congenital duodenal obstruction (CDO) should be restricted to a limited number of designated centres of expertise. After gaining extensive experience with intracorporeal suturing in other procedures, we evaluated the feasibility of this approach at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHFSC; Edinburgh, UK). METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of all cases of CDO presenting to the RHFSC from 2012 to 2014.

Is it possible for "traditional" laparoscopic surgery to leave "invisible" scars?

Background: Improved cosmesis is widely recognized as the main benefit of single-port laparoscopy (SPL). Recently, some centers have started to perform SPL in infants and neonates. However, in our experience, the cosmetic result following traditional laparoscopic surgery in this age range is excellent.

Laparoscopy versus ultrasonography for the evaluation of Mullerian structures in children with complex disorders of sex development.

Purpose: The diagnosis of children with disorders of sex development (DSD) requires a karyotype, different biochemical and radiological investigations in the context of a multidisciplinary team. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of laparoscopy (L) versus ultrasonography (US) in the assessment of children with complex DSD.

Methods: We retrospectively examined the theatre database searching for children with DSD who underwent laparoscopic surgery from 1999 to 2011.

Endoscopic nephrectomy in children: is retro the way forward?

Objective: To determine the benefits of nephrectomy in children performed via a retroperitoneoscopic approach compared to the laparoscopic route.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed all endoscopic nephrectomies performed at our institution from August 1998 to February 2003.

Results: A total of 32 endoscopic nephrectomies were undertaken: 22 laparoscopic nephrectomies with 5 conversions to open surgery, and 10 retroperitoneoscopic.