Publications by authors named "Kechi Yu"
Open-ended urethral catheters reduce catheter obstruction after hypospadias repair.
Front Pediatr
December 2024
Backgrounds: Urethral catheter obstruction is a notable issue that pediatric patients with hypospadias may encounter in the early postoperative period. This retrospective study aims to assess the efficacy of open-ended urethral catheters with 2 side holes in mitigating catheter obstruction in pediatric patients following hypospadias repair.
Materials And Methods: The clinical data of pediatric patients who underwent hypospadias repair surgery from January 2021 to October 2023 were retrospectively collected.
Article Synopsis
- Hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) can lead to increased blood pressure in children, which is often underestimated due to their generally lower BP compared to adults.
- The study involved 114 children with severe hydronephrosis and compared their blood pressure and hormone levels with a control group of 153 healthy children, observing significant differences in pressure levels across various age groups.
- Post-surgery, children's blood pressure levels approached those of healthy controls, indicating that surgical intervention helped normalize their BP; however, certain hormonal concentrations remained altered even after the procedure.
Background: The surgical approach for high-level intra-abdominal testis (IAT) is variable. While most pediatric urologists prefer staged Fowler-Stephens orchiopexy (FSO), Shehata publicized a novel approach-known as staged laparoscopic traction orchiopexy (SLTO) or the Shehata technique-to better manage IATs.
Objective: This study compares the overall success rates, atrophy rates, retraction rates, and operation times of the two procedures to assist surgeons with developing procedure strategies.
Objective: To study the ideal Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) time for preterm infants with biliary atresia (BA) through evaluation of the postoperative effects.
Methods: Retrospectively, 34 preterm infants with BA from 2012 to 2016 were recruited in the present study. The following three groups were established according to their chronological and corrected age at the time of KPE operation: chronological age ≤ 90 days, chronological age > 90 days and corrected age ≤ 90 days, and corrected age > 90 days.
Background And Objective: The cardinal diagnostic sign of congenital aganglionic megacolon, or Hirschsprung's disease (HD), is an aganglionic segment of the distal colon or rectum. To determine the surgical planning of a radiological transition zone (TZ) in HD, this study investigated the association between a radiological TZ and the bowel resection length.
Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in children (n = 192) with suspected HD determined by radiological TZ on contrast barium enema, and who underwent pull-through operations.
Background: Over the last 15 years, the laparoscopic-assisted endorectal pull-through procedure has become the standard treatment for Hirschsprung disease in many centers around the world. Recently, single-incision laparoscopic techniques have drawn more attention. We describe a single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) subtotal colectomy to treat long-segment Hirschsprung disease (LSHD) and Hirschsprung disease allied disorder (HAD) in children.
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