50 Landmark Papers every Pediatric Surgeon Should Know

This book identifies the 50 key scientific articles in the field of pediatric surgery. It provides a commentary to each carefully selected paper and explains why these papers are so important, thus providing every surgeon with the foundation stones of knowledge in this fast-moving area.

The key advances in neonatal, pediatric, and fetal surgery – game-changers if you will – that have led to the significant improvements in clinical outcome and results are all included. The choice of papers provides an insight into the development of pediatric surgery and offers an important aid to understanding the subject for practicing pediatric surgeons and residents.

1. 1. Zur Operation der angeborenen Pylorusstenose.

1. 1. Congenital atresia of the esophagus with tracheoesophageal fistula: extrapleural ligation of fistula and end-to-end anastomosis of esophageal segments.

1. 1. Resection of rectum and rectosigmoid with preservation of the sphincter for benign spastic lesions producing megacolon. An experimental study

1. 1. Sonographic predictors of survival in fetal diaphragmatic hernia.

1. 1. A Randomized Trial of Prenatal versus Postnatal Repair of Myelomeningocele

1. 1. Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia

1. 1. Percutaneous vesicoamniotic shunting versus conservative management for fetal lower urinary tract obstruction (PLUTO): a randomised trial

1. 1. Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula: A Multi-Institutional Analysis.

1. 1. Experience with 220 Consecutive Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplications in Infants and Children.

1. 1. Open versus laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for pyloric stenosis: a prospective, randomized trial.

1. 1. Congenital intestinal atresia; observations on its origin.

1. 1. Oesophageal atresia: at-risk groups for the 1990s

1. 1. Gastrostomy without laparotomy: A percutaneous endoscopic technique

1. 1. Diamond-shaped anastomosis for congenital duodenal obstruction.

1. 1. Intestinal loop lengthening - a technique for increasing small intestinal length

1. 1. Serial Transverse Enteroplasty (STEP): A Novel Bowel Lengthening Procedure

1. 1. Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Therapeutic decisions based upon clinical staging

1. 1. Laparotomy versus Peritoneal Drainage for Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Perforation

1. 1. Pediatric Appendicitis Score
   2. A rectal suction biopsy tube for use in the diagnosis of Hirschsprung`s disease

Experience with rectal suction biopsy in the diagnosis of Hirschsprung`s disease

1. 1. Point mutations affecting the tyrosine kinase domain of the RET proto-oncogene in Hirschsprung`s disease

Mutations of the RET proto-oncogene in Hirschsprung`s disease.

1. 1. Endorectal "pull-through" without preliminary colostomy in neonates with Hirschsprung`s disease.

1. 1. Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty

1. 1. Preliminary report on the International Conference for the Development of Standards for the Treatment of Anorectal Malformations

1. 1. A new operation for non-correctable biliary atresia: hepatic portoenterostomy. (In Japanese)

1. 1. Congenital bile duct cysts classification, operative procedures, and review of thirty-seven cases including cancer arising from choledochal cyst

1. 1. Seamless management of biliary atresia in England and Wales (1999-2002)

1. 1. Gastroschisis: A Simple Technique for Staged Silo Closure

1. 1. Gastroschisis: a national cohort study to describe contemporary surgical strategies and outcomes

1. 1. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in 120 Infants Treated Consecutively With Permissive Hypercapnea/Spontaneous Respiration/Elective Repair

1. 1. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for newborn respiratory failure: 45 cases

1. 1. Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung. Classification and morphologic spectrum

1. 1. Current outcome of antenatally diagnosed cystic lung disease

1. 1. A 10-Year Review of a Minimally Invasive Technique for the Correction of Pectus Excavatum

1. 1. Vincristine sulfate and cyclophosphamide for children with metastatic neuroblastoma

1. 1. The Treatment Of Wilms’ Tumor: Results of the National Wilms’ Tumor Study

1. 1. Effectiveness and Toxicity of Cisplatin and Doxorubicin (PLADO) in Childhood Hepatoblastoma and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A SlOP Pilot Study

1. 1. Correction of experimentally produced vesicoureteric reflux in the piglet by intravesical injection of Teflon

Treatment of vesicoureteric reflux by endoscopic injection of Teflon

1. 1. Preliminary report: the antegrade continence enema

1. 1. Cystostomie continente trans-appendiculaire dans le traitement des vessies neurologiques

1. 1. The Role of Testicular Vascular Anatomy in the salvage of High Undescended Testis

1. 1. Metronidazole in prevention and treatment of bacteroides infections after appendicectomy

1. 1. Nonoperative treatment with antibiotics versus surgery for acute nonperforated appendicitis in children: a pilot randomized controlled trial

1. 1. Long-term total parenteral nutrition with growth, development, and positive nitrogen balance.

1. 1. Splenic studies. I. Susceptibility to infection after splenectomy performed in infancy

1. 1. Sacrococcygeal teratoma: American Academy of Pediatrics Surgical Section Survey-1973.

1. 1. Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study

1. 1. Tumor angiogenesis: therapeutic implications

1. 1. Prolonged duration of response to infliximab in early but not late pediatric Crohn`s disease

1. Bowel function and gastrointestinal quality of life among adults operated for Hirschsprung disease during childhood: a population-based study