Development and validation of nomogram-based models for personalized survival assessment in pediatric hepatoblastoma patients.

Background: Hepatoblastoma (HB) is a prevalent form of liver cancer in pediatric patients, characterized by an embryonal malignant tumor. In the current study, a clinical prediction model was developed; that can effectively assess the likelihood of a patient's survival with HB.

Methods: Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database for cases of HB between 2010 and 2019 were used in this retrospective research.

Efficacy of peritoneal drainage in very-low-birth-weight neonates with Bell's stage II necrotizing enterocolitis: A single-center retrospective study.

Background: Currently, pediatric surgeons are challenged by a lack of consensus on the optimal management strategy (conservative or surgical) for children with Bell's stage II necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

Aim: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of peritoneal drainage in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) neonates with modified Bell's stage II NEC.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 102 NEC (modified Bell's stage II) neonates born with VLBW who were treated at the Fujian Children's Hospital (Fujian Branch of Shanghai Children's Medical Center) between January 2017 and January 2020; these included 24 cases in the peritoneal drainage group, 36 cases in the exploratory laparotomy group, and 42 cases in the conservative treatment group.

Anorectal malformation combined with Hirschsprung's disease: a case report.

Anorectal malformation (ARM) and Hirschsprungs disease (HSCR) are frequently associated with other congenital malformations, but rarely with one another. We describe the case of a child with intermediate anorectal malformation who underwent ARM correction. This child experienced recurrent postoperative symptoms, including intestinal obstruction, nutrition intolerance, and weight loss.

Exploration of the thoracoscopic treatment of esophageal atresia under high-frequency ventilation.

Objective: Explore the feasibility and safety of thoracoscopy in the treatment of esophageal atresia under high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) mode.

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective analysis. A total of 24 children were divided into the HFOV and the No-HFOV group.

Comparison of Outcomes between Two Surgical Techniques for Patients with Intestinal Neuronal Dysplasia.

Objective: Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a serious congenital intestinal disease with a prevalence of 1/5000. HSCR remains one of the most severe congenital malformations of the abdominal organs in children that require complex reconstructive surgery. This study is aimed at investigating the clinical analysis of ileal Santulli stoma and ileal double-lumen stoma in children diagnosed with intestinal neuronal dysplasia (IND).

Laparoscopic-assisted Soave procedure for Hirschsprung disease: 10-year experience with 106 cases.

Background: The purpose of this study was to summarize the clinical experience and 10 year follow-up results of laparoscopic assisted Soave procedure for the treatment of long-segment Hirschsprung disease (HD).

Methods: From January 2010 to February 2020, 106 children with long-segment HD participated in this study. The laparoscopic-assisted Soave procedure was performed for the treatment of long-segment HD.

Clinical Efficacy of an Indwelling Transanal Tube for the Prevention of Anastomotic Leakage After Hirschsprung's Disease: A Single Center Experience with Chinese Patients.

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical effectiveness of an indwelling transanal tube for the prevention of anastomotic leakage (AL) after a radical operation for Hirschsprung's disease (HD). We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data from 158 patients who had undergone laparoscopic-assisted Soave procedures for HD at our hospital from May 2015 to May 2019. Patients were divided into two groups depending upon whether the anal drainage tube was retained or not retained: an indwelling group (group A,  = 86) and a no-indwelling group (group B,  = 72).

Using Elevated Cholesterol Synthesis as a Prognostic Marker in Wilms' Tumor: A Bioinformatic Analysis.

Background: Wilms tumor is the most common renal malignancy of children. Identifying factors that could predict the prognosis of patients with Wilms tumor is clinically meaningful. Many studies found tumors with elevated cholesterol synthesis that are featured with dismal prognosis.

Clinical efficacy of transverse preputial island flap urethroplasty for single-stage correction of proximal hypospadias: a single-centre experience in Chinese patients.

Background: This study was designed to summarize the clinical outcomes of transverse preputial island flap urethroplasty for single-stage correction of proximal hypospadias in our hospital.

Method: This study retrospectively analysed the clinical data, including the preoperative general information, intraoperative and postoperative data, and follow-up data, of 155 children with proximal hypospadias who were admitted to our hospital from January 2009 to January 2019.

Results: During follow-up, a total of 92 postoperative complications occurred, and 41 patients underwent reoperation.

The Value of Thoracic Lavage in the Treatment of Anastomotic Leakage After Surgery for Type III Esophageal Atresia.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to define whether the addition of thoracic lavage to chest drainage was more efficient than the use of chest drainage alone in the treatment for anastomotic leaks in type III esophageal atresia. MATERIAL AND METHODS The clinical data of 42 patients with anastomotic leakage treated with the addition of thoracic lavage from January 2012 to March 2019 in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. The clinical data of 50 patients with anastomotic leakage treated without thoracic lavage from March 1999 to December 2011 in our hospital were selected as controls.

Clinical Analysis of Azygos Vein Preservation Under Thoracoscope in the Operation of Type III Esophageal Atresia.

The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical effectiveness of azygos vein preservation when using a thoracoscope in the operation for type III esophageal atresia for children. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 34 patients (group B) who underwent the thoracoscopic operation of type III esophageal atresia with azygos vein preservation from January 2017 to April 2018. The clinical data of 36 patients (group A) who underwent the thoracoscopic operation of type III esophageal atresia with azygos vein mutilation from April 2015 to December 2016 were selected as a control group.