Todd Ponsky

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The interface between the ganglionic bowel and the a ganglion bowel can be very irregular and can project for 234 centimeters longer along one part of the circumference than the other, so that even if you just look at a longitudinal strip. You could see gangon cells at the proximal margin, but on the opposite side of that margin there may be no gangon cells, and so you may be dealing with a, a low transition zone pull through in that situation.
in our experience of these drains actually don't drain the leak. Um, I saw this when I was training, and I see it now with my colleagues who still put drains in. Uh, we get routine contrast studies, and there's sometimes a leak that's contained, and it's not drained by the drain. So to me, it's, it's causing pain, it may increase your leak rate, and it doesn't even work most. Of the time. So that's why I don't leave drains.
The reason that we switched to this, um, is that there are, if it's clearly if airway aspiration, you go to the operating room. It's the ones you don't know. And what we found is the ones you don't know, it's a suspicious story. They were coughing after eating. Um, more often than not, it's reactive airway and it's not a foreign body.
What I use, Joyce, is, um, usually if they're bad enough that you're wondering what their bladder pressures are, they're often intubated. Um, if they're that sick, and so I look at their peak airway pressures to see, so as I'm reducing them, I watch their peak airway pressures, and that's how I decide when to stop reducing.
the studies, uh, currently, I think, uh, you know, what this, uh, is hoping to highlight is the ability to use non-operative management of appendicitis in certain cases, but, um, uh, the studies that we have, uh, show that, uh, having the presence of an appendiculli actually has about a 50% failure rate.
the reason these protocols at least in my opinion are important is because there's not variation in care generally speaking they've been tried and true and work all right but the nurses know what it is and you know you don't need to call a doctor every time you want to increase by 10 cc's or whatever

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Todd's statements about Abdominal Wall Defects 100 statements

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Approach and component separation for suture closure and underlay mesh...

Statement spk_0 uses escharotic painting (escharization) followed by epithelialization for giant omphaloceles Open
Quotation I use escharization. I, I paint them and then treat them, I let them epithelialize. Open
Statement spk_0 tried silver-impregnated Aquacel which stuck to the sac, became incorporated, and could not be removed - described as a disaster Open
Quotation I laid the Aqua cell on the silver Aqua cell and it stuck to the, uh, sack and it became incorporated. And could not get it off. Open
Statement Component separation in small babies is not easy, especially if the omphalocele has been on a silo for a long period and tissues are scarred together Open
Statement Component separation requires dissection to the mid-axillary line to adequately mobilize tissue Open
Statement spk_0 now uses six-ply Surgisis which has 22 tension lines, allowing tension on the patch while bringing fascia together Open
Statement spk_0 had one massive omphalocele case with muscle only at lateral edge requiring combination of lateral component separation, Gore-Tex attachment, and serial stretching over 3 sessions (like Witzman patch) to achieve muscle-to-muscle closure Open
Statement Biologic dressings are not meant to be bridged - they turn into liquid as temporary material, not muscle, unless permanent Open
Statement spk_0 observed one pediatric case where biologic patch appeared to turn into muscle or scar Open

Tricks - Omphalocele - Approach & Component Separation For Suture Closure &...

Quotation I use escharization. I, I paint them and then treat them, I let them epithelialize. Open
Quotation I use escharization. I, I paint them and then treat them, I let them epithelialize. Open
Statement Silver Aquacel stuck to the omphalocele sac and became incorporated, failing to fall off as expected once it hardened underneath. Open
Statement Silver Aquacel stuck to the omphalocele sac and became incorporated, failing to fall off as expected once it hardened underneath. Open
Quotation I laid the Aqua cell on the silver Aqua cell and it stuck to the, uh, sack and it became incorporated. And could not get it off. Open
Quotation I laid the Aqua cell on the silver Aqua cell and it stuck to the, uh, sack and it became incorporated. And could not get it off. Open
Quotation he's one of these minds that you meet and, and he thinks so creatively, so he's so innovative, and every time I watch his videos, Um, I just am fascinated. Open
Quotation he's one of these minds that you meet and, and he thinks so creatively, so he's so innovative, and every time I watch his videos, Um, I just am fascinated. Open
Statement Component separation dissection to the mid-axillary line is necessary to adequately mobilize tissue and achieve closure. Open
Statement Component separation dissection to the mid-axillary line is necessary to adequately mobilize tissue and achieve closure. Open
Statement Six-ply Surgisis with 22 tension lines works better, allowing tension on the patch while bringing the fascia together. Open
Statement Six-ply Surgisis with 22 tension lines works better, allowing tension on the patch while bringing the fascia together. Open
Statement With escharization and delayed closure, children go home, play, are active regular kids, epithelialize the whole omphalocele, and can be fixed when older with component separation techniques. Open
Statement With escharization and delayed closure, children go home, play, are active regular kids, epithelialize the whole omphalocele, and can be fixed when older with component separation techniques. Open
Quotation we forget where we, we were, where we've come from sometimes, you know, we look at those great old pictures and, you know, of skin covered in phallos, which still didn't have great techniques to fix them, which we do have now. You can just get out of the way. Open
Quotation we forget where we, we were, where we've come from sometimes, you know, we look at those great old pictures and, you know, of skin covered in phallos, which still didn't have great techniques to fix them, which we do have now. You can just get out of the way. Open
Quotation They go home, they're playing, they're active regular kids. They they epithelialize the whole thing and then fix it when they're older with some of these maybe component separation type techniques. Open
Quotation They go home, they're playing, they're active regular kids. They they epithelialize the whole thing and then fix it when they're older with some of these maybe component separation type techniques. Open
Statement Livers in small-defect omphaloceles can have a mushroom or dumbbell shape, making reduction very difficult. Open
Statement Livers in small-defect omphaloceles can have a mushroom or dumbbell shape, making reduction very difficult. Open

Bilateral Wilm's Tumor - Complex Gastroschisis - Complex Ileal Atresia:...

Statement For gastroschisis, bedside reduction can be attempted under sedation (rectal acetaminophen and small-dose fentanyl) without intubation, with success in approximately 80% of cases even when all bowel is eviscerated. Open
Statement Spring-loaded Bianchi silos may enlarge the fascial defect because the compressive forces are directed outward at the ring level. Open
Statement If apple-peel bowel is ischemic (not necrotic) and not twisted, waiting until the next day to reassess viability is reasonable before committing to resection. Open

Abdominal Wall Defects with Dr. Jacob Langer

Statement Dr. Baird published a paper in JPS showing that patients with flap closure did better in every way than those with sutured fascial closure, including lower rates of umbilical hernia repair Open
Statement Spring-loaded silos (Bentech) create outward pressure forces as you push down, making the defect larger over time Open
Statement Spring-loaded silos (Bentech) create outward pressure forces as you push down, making the defect larger over time Open
Statement Cristobal Abello in Colombia uses Duoderm over the sac to compress and reduce omphaloceles over time Open
Statement Phil Gazzetta described the 'flip flop' technique (modification of component separation) for omphalocele closure: lateral incision of anterior sheath only, folding over while attached to posterior sheath, creating single posterior layer Open
Statement Phil Gazzetta described the 'flip flop' technique (modification of component separation) for omphalocele closure: lateral incision of anterior sheath only, folding over while attached to posterior sheath, creating single posterior layer Open

Compiled Sandler Rapid Fire Sessions: Update Course 2015

Quotation How do you know for sure there wasn't? Open
Quotation How do you know for sure there wasn't? Open
Statement For gastroschisis with inflamed bowel, bedside reduction without intubation is feasible using rectal Tylenol and minimal fentanyl Open
Statement For gastroschisis with inflamed bowel, bedside reduction without intubation is feasible using rectal Tylenol and minimal fentanyl Open
Statement Spring-loaded Bianchi silos may enlarge the fascial defect because the outward forces from the compressed ring push laterally Open
Statement Spring-loaded Bianchi silos may enlarge the fascial defect because the outward forces from the compressed ring push laterally Open

Gastroschisis: Advanced Practice Providers

Statement Todd Ponsky has done only non-sutured gastroschisis repair for the last 6 years and has never had a ventral hernia. He reports 10-20% umbilical hernia rate, most resolving by age 3-5 years, with perfect cosmetic results. Open
Statement Todd Ponsky has done only non-sutured gastroschisis repair for the last 6 years and has never had a ventral hernia. He reports 10-20% umbilical hernia rate, most resolving by age 3-5 years, with perfect cosmetic results. Open
Quotation I have only done this repair, uh, for the last 6 years. I have not done a sutured repair in 6 years. Open
Quotation I have only done this repair, uh, for the last 6 years. I have not done a sutured repair in 6 years. Open
Quotation I've never had a ventral hernia. Open
Quotation I've never had a ventral hernia. Open
Quotation We did a pediatric surgery event just like this, but for the pediatric surgeons, and we pulled the audience, and I think it was about 75% of the surgeons that did the non-sutured repair. Open
Statement In a pediatric surgery event poll, about 75% of surgeons reported doing non-sutured (Tegaderm) gastroschisis repair. Open
Quotation We did a pediatric surgery event just like this, but for the pediatric surgeons, and we pulled the audience, and I think it was about 75% of the surgeons that did the non-sutured repair. Open
Statement In a pediatric surgery event poll, about 75% of surgeons reported doing non-sutured (Tegaderm) gastroschisis repair. Open
Statement For non-sutured closure, Todd Ponsky places a silo on all patients, reduces at bedside, and if everything reduces he closes it by tying the umbilical cord with suture, laying it in a circle over the hole, applying gauze and Tegaderm, waiting 4 days, then changing dressing every 4 days until sealed (usually 2 weeks). Open
Statement For non-sutured closure, Todd Ponsky places a silo on all patients, reduces at bedside, and if everything reduces he closes it by tying the umbilical cord with suture, laying it in a circle over the hole, applying gauze and Tegaderm, waiting 4 days, then changing dressing every 4 days until sealed (usually 2 weeks). Open
Statement Todd Ponsky does not use bladder pressures for gastroschisis monitoring, finding them not terribly accurate in this patient size. He uses peak airway pressures as primary assessment during reduction, watching them to decide when to stop reducing, and looks at overall baby appearance and urine output. Open
Statement Todd Ponsky does not use bladder pressures for gastroschisis monitoring, finding them not terribly accurate in this patient size. He uses peak airway pressures as primary assessment during reduction, watching them to decide when to stop reducing, and looks at overall baby appearance and urine output. Open
Quotation We do not use bladder pressures. Uh, I don't find them to be terribly accurate in this size, uh, patient. Open
Quotation We do not use bladder pressures. Uh, I don't find them to be terribly accurate in this size, uh, patient. Open
Quotation What I use, Joyce, is, um, usually if they're bad enough that you're wondering what their bladder pressures are, they're often intubated. Um, if they're that sick, and so I look at their peak airway pressures to see, so as I'm reducing them, I watch their peak airway pressures, and that's how I decide when to stop reducing. Open
Quotation What I use, Joyce, is, um, usually if they're bad enough that you're wondering what their bladder pressures are, they're often intubated. Um, if they're that sick, and so I look at their peak airway pressures to see, so as I'm reducing them, I watch their peak airway pressures, and that's how I decide when to stop reducing. Open
Quotation There's never a downside to just releasing the silo and letting things back out again, right. Open
Quotation There's never a downside to just releasing the silo and letting things back out again, right. Open
Statement For gastroschisis monitoring, the volume of NG output matters less than the color: even high-volume clear/spitty output may allow feeding, but any bilious output (regardless of volume) means the patient is not ready to feed. Open
Statement For gastroschisis monitoring, the volume of NG output matters less than the color: even high-volume clear/spitty output may allow feeding, but any bilious output (regardless of volume) means the patient is not ready to feed. Open
Quotation The exact opposite is true that you can have a ton of spit coming out, but it doesn't mean that they're not ready to be fed, um, so for some reason in the little kids the volume doesn't seem to be as critical, um, as the color. Open
Quotation The exact opposite is true that you can have a ton of spit coming out, but it doesn't mean that they're not ready to be fed, um, so for some reason in the little kids the volume doesn't seem to be as critical, um, as the color. Open

7th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course 2019 - FULL SHOW

Quotation Just two days ago, I had a baby that I was operating on. And because you taught me this, the hemoglobin, they were going to transfuse up to a hematocrit of thoracin. No, I learned from the PDC. We don't have to do that anymore. Transfuse clinically. Open
Quotation I don't know if any surgeon would look at that and go 41 percent failure rate is a success. Open
Quotation I use this as something in my back pocket now. So I don't do it, but I have it there. So if someone's not a good surgical candidate, for whatever reason, I don't want it. Then I know I have it as an option, but I don't do it. Open

Abdominal Wall Defects with Dr. Jacob Langer

Statement The sutureless plastic closure technique was described by Anthony Sandler and doesn't require suturing the umbilical cord Open
Statement A study by Dr. Baird published in JPS showed that patients with flap closure did better in every way than those with sutured fascial closure, including lower rates of umbilical hernia repair Open
Statement Spring-loaded silos apply pressure outward as you push down, making the defect larger over time Open
Statement Spring-loaded silos apply pressure outward as you push down, making the defect larger over time Open
Statement The 'flip flop' technique (modification of component separation) involves incising laterally through anterior sheath only, folding it over while attached to posterior sheath, creating a single posterior sheath closure Open
Statement The 'flip flop' technique (modification of component separation) involves incising laterally through anterior sheath only, folding it over while attached to posterior sheath, creating a single posterior sheath closure Open

Umbilical Cord Defects with Dr. Kenneth Azarow

Statement A prospective trial at Dr. Ponsky's institution found triamcinolone (Kenalog) cream superior to silver nitrate for umbilical granulomas, with such a drastic difference the study was stopped early. Open
Statement Analysis of PHIS (Pediatric Health Information System) data showed the mean age for umbilical hernia repair across U.S. children's hospitals is 4 years. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: January 2022 APSA Issue

Statement At Akron Children's Hospital under Bob Perry, the bonus structure required the entire group to reach a certain RVU threshold for everyone to receive 50% of their bonus, eliminating competition for cases. Open
Quotation In Akron, Bob Perry, the way that he structured the bonus was that the entire group has to get a certain RVU, not a single person. Open
Quotation That way, there was no competition like trying to steal cases and stuff, because the whole group rose as a group. Open

Omphalocele & Gastroschisis

Statement For large omphalocele defects, besides intestine, a good amount of the liver is on the outside in the majority of cases. Open
Statement Fetal growth is tracked monthly in these cases because there is concern for significant growth restriction. Open
Statement For gastroschisis, only ultrasound is normally obtained to confirm the diagnosis without additional imaging. Open
Statement For omphalocele, besides ultrasound, MRI and echocardiogram are routinely obtained because these patients may have other associated anomalies. Open
Statement Gastroschisis affects approximately one in every 2200 live births. Open
Statement After sequential reduction with plastic clips in omphalocele, the patient is taken to the operating room for delayed primary closure of the fascia and skin. Open

Update Course 2021: UPDATE COURSE 2020: REVIEW OF LAST YEAR'S IMPORTANT T OPICS

Quotation We are, we all live in our own little country and we do our own little thing. And it's only when we talk to each other from all over that we do true learning. Open
Quotation This is about rapid fire. We're not doing in-depth stuff here. This is rapid fire, important topics that we feel and that a lot, that's why we bring new faculty in every year, that the faculty feel are kind of the real important points that we need to be highlighting all over the world that came up over the last year or so. Open
Quotation I promise you, I'm making this promise every year, something will glitch. Okay? I've been saying this for nine years. Even a few years ago, the whole power went out in the city and we had to drive to my living room. Something will glitch. Bear with us. Open
Quotation This only, as you know, this is free. This is free because, and we've been trying to keep this free as long as we can. We try to believe that knowledge should be free as long as we can do it, as best we can do it. Open
Statement 26% of respondents use intraoperative ICG to visualize the biliary tree, 23% use it in select patients, and 51% do not use it. Open
Statement Getting phenol into the operating room for sclerotherapy is not always easy due to institutional and pharmacy restrictions. Open
Statement The adoption of sutureless closure for abdominal wall defects represents a major practice change over nine years, with 90% now using it always or selectively compared to much lower rates previously. Open
Statement Approximately 50% of respondents always use sutureless abdominal closure for large abdominal wall defects, 40% use it in select patients, and only 11% do not use it. Open
Statement Implementing ERAS requires team buy-in, particularly from anesthesiologists, because of practice changes like allowing oral intake two hours preoperatively. Open
Statement Most institutions are either taking steps to address social determinants of health or working on it; few report no action. Open

Update Course 2022 - UPDATES IN GASTROSCHISIS FEEDING PROTOCOLS - Jason Fraser, Beth Rymeski, and Steven Lee

Quotation the reason these protocols at least in my opinion are important is because there's not variation in care generally speaking they've been tried and true and work all right but the nurses know what it is and you know you don't need to call a doctor every time you want to increase by 10 cc's or whatever Open
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Ponsky and Gauderer invent the PEG tube

Quotation I'm not gonna give a lecture. Usually in these things, we all give a lecture about the state of the art of our specialty. I'm just gonna tell you a little story. Open
Statement Flexible fiber-optic endoscopy as currently known began around 1958 when Hersowitz at the University of Michigan developed a method using glass fibers to transmit images. Open
Statement In the 1960s, flexible endoscopy was used only for visualization of the GI tract without therapeutic interventions. Open
Statement In the early 1970s, Shina, a surgeon in New York, developed the ability to remove polyps from the GI tract endoscopically. Open
Statement Endoscopic polypectomy was significant because it enabled removal of polyps before they became cancer. Open
Quotation The chief of gastroenterology said, we're not going to train any surgeons to do endoscopy. We won't train you because you're a surgeon. Open
Statement The speaker trained in endoscopy in Canton, Ohio with Jim Canyon, performing approximately 500 cases over nearly 5 months. Open
Quotation He said, You will not touch a scope. Because you're a surgeon Open
Quotation Next day I got a call from my mother-in-law, she said, Go buy a scope. We got you covered. It's your scope. Open
Quotation By the time I finished my residency, I had put the gastroenterologist out of business at University Open
Statement The speaker and pediatric surgeon Michael Gauderer developed a technique to place feeding tubes endoscopically through the abdominal wall for children with brain damage requiring long-term feeding. Open
Statement The PEG tube procedure was probably the beginning of minimally invasive surgery. Open
Statement The PEG tube was developed in 1979, almost 40 years before this presentation. Open
Statement Major medical device companies including Olympus, Ross Laboratories, and Eaton Laboratory initially declined to commercialize the PEG tube. Open
Quotation They said we're not interested. Open
Statement The PEG tube was commercialized through American Endoscopy, a small company owned by Marlon Yonker. Open
Statement American Endoscopy was sold to Bard Endoscopy in 1986. Open
Statement The PEG tube is now used and overused throughout the world. Open
Statement The PEG was the first minimally invasive surgical procedure. Open
Statement Current endoscopic procedures include dividing muscles for achalasia, a condition where people cannot swallow. Open
Statement Endoscopic treatment is now available for Zenker's diverticulum, an outpouching of the esophagus causing swallowing difficulty. Open
Statement Surgery is now performed through the endoscope. Open
Quotation Marlon, I love you. Thank you. Open
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Gallstone Disease

Statement In A-frame patients (narrow costal margin), port placement must be adjusted lower because ribs prevent standard subcostal port positioning. Open
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Acute Pancreatitis

Quotation While most of these audio chapters are recordings between myself and experts in the field, we wanted to try something new this time. Open
Quotation Amylase and lipase, lipase more sensitive than amylase? Open

Welcome and Introductions: Pancreatic Disease

Quotation we have a panel of experts who know more than the rest of the world, it seems, uh, from what I've been reading Open
Statement Cincinnati Children's has been leading the world in pediatric surgical education Open
Statement The event will be recorded and available after 48 hours Open
Statement A new video portal will allow users to search by keyword and watch specific segments rather than entire events Open
Statement The Center of Telehealth at Cincinnati Children's is used daily by experts to help physicians and patients around the world Open
Statement Cincinnati Children's Pancreas Care Center is staffed by a large multidisciplinary group rather than one or two specialists Open

Acute and Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis: Pancreatic Disease

Statement Aspiration of pancreatic necrosis to rule out infection should be reserved for cases of true clinical deterioration; in the absence of significant clinical worsening, avoid needle aspiration due to risk of introducing infection into sterile necrosis. Open
Quotation You can very much be opening a can of worms if you're starting to stick things into the pancreas. Um, I can tell you that I, I think we've had, um, the need for one in the last 10 years, one necrosectomy for, for, you know, necro truly. Awful necrotizing pancreatitis. Open
Quotation In the absence of true significant clinical deterioration, we, we really avoid, avoid sticking needles in the pancreas, sticking drains. Open
Quotation You stick a needle into a collection that may be sterile, and then you have the risk of introducing infection, and then once you have infected necrosis. Things can can really deteriorate. Open
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Welcome and Introductions: Pancreatic Disease

Quotation we have a panel of experts who know more than the rest of the world, it seems, uh, from what I've been reading Open
Statement Cincinnati Children's has been leading the world in pediatric surgical education Open
Statement The event will be recorded and available after 48 hours Open
Statement A new video portal will allow users to search by keyword and watch specific segments rather than entire events Open
Statement The Center of Telehealth at Cincinnati Children's is used daily by experts to help physicians and patients around the world Open
Statement Cincinnati Children's Pancreas Care Center is staffed by a large multidisciplinary group rather than one or two specialists Open

Acute and Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis: Pancreatic Disease

Statement Aspiration of pancreatic necrosis to rule out infection should be reserved for cases of true clinical deterioration; in the absence of significant clinical worsening, avoid needle aspiration due to risk of introducing infection into sterile necrosis. Open
Statement Aspiration of pancreatic necrosis to rule out infection should be reserved for cases of true clinical deterioration; in the absence of significant clinical worsening, avoid needle aspiration due to risk of introducing infection into sterile necrosis. Open
Quotation You can very much be opening a can of worms if you're starting to stick things into the pancreas. Um, I can tell you that I, I think we've had, um, the need for one in the last 10 years, one necrosectomy for, for, you know, necro truly. Awful necrotizing pancreatitis. Open
Quotation You can very much be opening a can of worms if you're starting to stick things into the pancreas. Um, I can tell you that I, I think we've had, um, the need for one in the last 10 years, one necrosectomy for, for, you know, necro truly. Awful necrotizing pancreatitis. Open
Quotation In the absence of true significant clinical deterioration, we, we really avoid, avoid sticking needles in the pancreas, sticking drains. Open
Quotation In the absence of true significant clinical deterioration, we, we really avoid, avoid sticking needles in the pancreas, sticking drains. Open
Quotation You stick a needle into a collection that may be sterile, and then you have the risk of introducing infection, and then once you have infected necrosis. Things can can really deteriorate. Open
Quotation You stick a needle into a collection that may be sterile, and then you have the risk of introducing infection, and then once you have infected necrosis. Things can can really deteriorate. Open
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Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery - The Unsalvageable Esophagus & Cases

Quotation Some people believe that you have to use a scope to measure the true gap. I may not be at the end. Open
Quotation Some people believe that you have to use a scope to measure the true gap. I may not be at the end. Open
Statement In long-gap atresia, some surgeons use a Hagar dilator to measure the gap, but this may not reach the true end of the distal pouch. A flexible scope is more reliable for accurate gap measurement. Open
Statement In long-gap atresia, some surgeons use a Hagar dilator to measure the gap, but this may not reach the true end of the distal pouch. A flexible scope is more reliable for accurate gap measurement. Open
Quotation The only problem is the pigs keep dying. Open
Quotation The only problem is the pigs keep dying. Open
Statement In experimental porcine models of endoscopic Foker (using olive beads and wire traction), pressure necrosis at the anastomotic site is the suspected cause of death. Open
Statement In experimental porcine models of endoscopic Foker (using olive beads and wire traction), pressure necrosis at the anastomotic site is the suspected cause of death. Open
Statement Intraluminal magnetic anastomosis is being developed as a minimally invasive approach to long-gap atresia, with the goal of reducing pressure necrosis compared to bead-based traction. Open
Statement Intraluminal magnetic anastomosis is being developed as a minimally invasive approach to long-gap atresia, with the goal of reducing pressure necrosis compared to bead-based traction. Open
Quotation The whole big controversial thing is, do, are we trying too hard to save the esophagus? Open
Quotation The whole big controversial thing is, do, are we trying too hard to save the esophagus? Open
Quotation Stents don't work in, in scarred, uh, form strictures that are not fresh. Open
Quotation Stents don't work in, in scarred, uh, form strictures that are not fresh. Open
Statement Placing endoscopes from above and below during thoracoscopic stricture resection allows identification of the stricture by transillumination ('go to the light'). Open
Statement Placing endoscopes from above and below during thoracoscopic stricture resection allows identification of the stricture by transillumination ('go to the light'). Open
Statement Magnetic compression anastomosis (magnamosis) has been used successfully for gastrojejunostomy but is unproven in the esophagus. The main limitations are the distance magnets can attract across and the lack of mucosal lining in the resulting anastomosis. Open
Statement Magnetic compression anastomosis (magnamosis) has been used successfully for gastrojejunostomy but is unproven in the esophagus. The main limitations are the distance magnets can attract across and the lack of mucosal lining in the resulting anastomosis. Open
Statement Serial bougie dilation (e.g., Maloney or Savary dilators) is less effective than balloon dilation for esophageal strictures. Balloon dilation applies radial force and can crack scar tissue without requiring needle knife incision. Open
Statement Serial bougie dilation (e.g., Maloney or Savary dilators) is less effective than balloon dilation for esophageal strictures. Balloon dilation applies radial force and can crack scar tissue without requiring needle knife incision. Open
Quotation I always tease our gastroenterologists that it's impossible to remove the endoscope without bringing out tissue with it. Open
Quotation I always tease our gastroenterologists that it's impossible to remove the endoscope without bringing out tissue with it. Open
Statement Mobilizing the gastroesophageal junction to achieve length for primary esophageal anastomosis effectively creates a hiatal hernia and predisposes to reflux. Open
Statement Mobilizing the gastroesophageal junction to achieve length for primary esophageal anastomosis effectively creates a hiatal hernia and predisposes to reflux. Open
Quotation Clearly I had ischemia because it was 100% a technical issue, whether it was ischemia. Open
Quotation Clearly I had ischemia because it was 100% a technical issue, whether it was ischemia. Open
Statement For a spit fistula to avoid recurrent TEF, the distal esophageal stump must be fully mobilized down to the diaphragm and separated from the trachea, not just divided and dropped. Open
Statement For a spit fistula to avoid recurrent TEF, the distal esophageal stump must be fully mobilized down to the diaphragm and separated from the trachea, not just divided and dropped. Open
Quotation It's been a real pleasure being here today and it's been an honor how much I've learned in one day. Open
Quotation It's been a real pleasure being here today and it's been an honor how much I've learned in one day. Open
Quotation Absolutely amazing webinar, some amazing cases with excellent skills that you all brought today. I'm happy that you all are there for us when these cases get beyond the norm. Open

Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery - Difficult Tracheal Esophageal Fistula

Statement Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) can be used to demucosalize TEF tracts, but control is less precise than with bugbee cautery; TCA is applied on a pledget and can cause unintended burns if it contacts tissue during insertion. Open
Statement Anal fistula plugs (biologic, cone-shaped, made of Surgisis) can theoretically be used to occlude distal airway fistulas; they are wrapped with barbed suture and inserted into the tract to promote collagen matrix formation and scarring. Open

TEF Presentations (Extended): Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery

Quotation This instrument I learned from actually a previous Globalcast and now I use it all the time. Open
Quotation This instrument I learned from actually a previous Globalcast and now I use it all the time. Open
Statement The bugbee cautery is useful and underutilized among general surgeons for treating recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas. Open
Quotation The bugbee is so useful and underutilized among us as general surgeons. Open
Statement The bugbee cautery is useful and underutilized among general surgeons for treating recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas. Open
Quotation The bugbee is so useful and underutilized among us as general surgeons. Open
Quotation We may underappreciate tracheomalacia or malaysia. Open
Quotation We may underappreciate tracheomalacia or malaysia. Open
Statement General surgeons may underappreciate tracheomalacia or laryngomalacia, making collaboration with ENT colleagues valuable for comprehensive airway assessment. Open
Statement General surgeons may underappreciate tracheomalacia or laryngomalacia, making collaboration with ENT colleagues valuable for comprehensive airway assessment. Open
Statement Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) can be used for TEF demucosalization, but it is difficult to control precisely and leaves white tissue everywhere, whereas the bugbee provides more precise control. Open
Statement Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) can be used for TEF demucosalization, but it is difficult to control precisely and leaves white tissue everywhere, whereas the bugbee provides more precise control. Open
Quotation I have to tell you what scares me is when I'm done, it's white everywhere because I mean, the whole, it's hard to control it and be precise. Open
Quotation I have to tell you what scares me is when I'm done, it's white everywhere because I mean, the whole, it's hard to control it and be precise. Open
Quotation When I switched to the bug bee, I have herby bug bee bug beat, um, it's, uh, it absolutely is much more precise. Open
Quotation When I switched to the bug bee, I have herby bug bee bug beat, um, it's, uh, it absolutely is much more precise. Open
Quotation I'm always afraid because I can't see down that tube, and I wonder not just word in the esophagus, I wonder if I'm really destroying that fistula so much that I'm gonna perforate Open
Quotation I'm always afraid because I can't see down that tube, and I wonder not just word in the esophagus, I wonder if I'm really destroying that fistula so much that I'm gonna perforate Open
Statement Dead button batteries still have about 2 volts and continue to cause damage. Open
Quotation When they're dead, they're still not dead. They're still going. They got about 2 volts Open
Statement Button batteries can be distinguished from coins on AP X-ray by a visible rim, eliminating the need for a lateral view. Open
Statement For TEF repair, all that matters is achieving raw-on-raw tissue contact for healing. Open
Statement For TEF repair, all that matters is achieving raw-on-raw tissue contact for healing. Open
Statement Thoracoscopic diaphragmatic hernia repairs may have a higher recurrence rate than open repairs, possibly because they do not cause enough raw-on-raw tissue contact. Open
Statement Thoracoscopic diaphragmatic hernia repairs may have a higher recurrence rate than open repairs, possibly because they do not cause enough raw-on-raw tissue contact. Open
Statement Anal fistula plugs made of biologic material (surgesis) can be used for TEF repair by wrapping them with barbed VOC suture and inserting them into the fistula tract to promote scarring and collagen matrix formation. Open
Statement Anal fistula plugs made of biologic material (surgesis) can be used for TEF repair by wrapping them with barbed VOC suture and inserting them into the fistula tract to promote scarring and collagen matrix formation. Open
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Cloaca - Prental Imaging & Diagnosis - Counseling

Quotation I have never had a patient referred to me with a prenatal diagnosis of any rectum malformations, cloica ever. Open

Prenatal Imaging and Counseling: Cloaca and Complex ARMs 2015

Quotation I have never had a patient referred to me with a prenatal diagnosis of any rectal malformations, cloica ever. Open

Posterior Sagittal Anorectaplasty in a Female: Pediatric Colorectal...

Statement Total body prep from nipples to toes is standard for these patients, allowing flexibility to flip between supine and prone positions Open

Colorectal Quiz: Episode 49 – Collaborating for Kids: Colorectal & Pelvic Solutions (with a Little Help from AI)

Quotation Mark, you're always not only good at anal rectum malformations, but you have been interested in All the tech and the media from the very beginning. Open
Quotation What M and I are working on is how we can mass produce content to equilibrate knowledge around the world, and we know that the only way to do that is to use cutting edge technology, automation tools and AI. Open
Statement Notebook LM is a free offering from Google that can create realistic-sounding podcasts between two AI voices from uploaded documents. Open
Quotation I would love to hear your thoughts, Mark, on your first experience with Notebook LM. Open
Quotation No one has been able to do it as well as Notebook LM. Open
Statement The AI-generated podcast voices are not customizable; users are limited to the same male and female voices. Open
Quotation There's actually an incredible video where they uploaded a document telling these two podcast hosts that they were AI and how they reacted. They freaked out. Open
Quotation Do I think this is the future of podcasting? I don't. Open
Statement Notebook LM's beta version allows users to join the AI conversation interactively. Open
Quotation You could click join, and it goes, hey, what's up? And you could say, hey, I heard what you just said about the colostomy. I'm not sure I agree, and then it will talk with you. Open
Quotation The AI revolution has happened, and each month, it's blowing up and replacing jobs. Open
Quotation If you're not, you'll get behind. Open
Statement Hospitals should have teams that continuously bring new AI tools to clinicians every week. Open
Statement Em Gootee triangulates multiple AI platforms to combine the strengths of different tools (intelligence, audio, video). Open
Quotation You have to have human oversight to make sure they're correct. Open
Statement Human oversight is necessary to ensure AI-generated medical content is correct. Open

Colorectal Quiz: Episode 49 – Collaborating for Kids: Colorectal & Pelvic Care (with Help from AI)

Quotation What M and I are working on is how we can mass produce content to equilibrate knowledge around the world, and we know that the only way to do that is to use cutting edge technology, automation tools and AI. Open
Quotation The future will be that you will just tell AI, make me a 10 minute podcast on this so I can listen on the way to work, and you can actually do that now. Open
Statement Notebook LM is a free Google offering that can upload any document and create a realistic-sounding podcast between two people Open
Statement Notebook LM has perfected human-sounding conversation better than any other available tools Open
Quotation We have been trying to replicate this with different tools. No one has been able to do it as well as Notebook LM. Open
Statement The limitation of Notebook LM is that it uses the same two voices (one man and one woman) and is not customizable Open
Quotation There's actually an incredible video where they uploaded a document telling these two podcast hosts that they were AI and how they reacted. They freaked out. Open
Quotation Do I think this is the future of podcasting? I don't. I think the voices are great, but it's not customizable enough. Open
Statement Notebook LM beta version allows users to join the conversation and interact with the AI hosts in real-time Open
Quotation The AI revolution has happened, and each month it's blowing up and replacing jobs. Open
Statement AI can now create functional apps from descriptions alone, with code generated instantly, threatening developer jobs Open
Quotation You have to be looking at AI and using it in your workflow. If you're not, you'll get behind. Open
Statement Medical teams should triangulate multiple AI platforms, using the intelligence of one with the audio of another and video of another to create the best product Open
Quotation She doesn't rely on one AI platform. She will bring 3 or 4 together and use the intelligence of this one with the audio of this one and the video of this one to create the best product. Open
Statement Human oversight with medical writers is necessary to ensure AI-generated medical content is correct Open
Quotation You have to have human oversight to make sure they're correct. We have medical writers that make sure that everything we use is correct. Open

Colorectal Quiz: Episode 49 - Collaborating for Kids: Colorectal & Pelvic Solutions (with a Little Help from AI)

Quotation what em and i are working on is how we can mass produce content to equilibrate knowledge around the world and we know that the only way to do that is to use cutting edge technology automation tools and ai Open
Statement NotebookLM is a free offering from Google that can upload any content and create a realistic-sounding podcast between two people. Open
Quotation do i think this is the future of podcasting i don't i think the voices are great but it's not customizable enough you're stuck with what it decided Open
Quotation the key thing is to be like you're doing and everyone else you have to be looking at ai and using it in your workflow if you're not you'll get behind Open
Quotation the ai revolution has happened and each month it's blowing up and replacing jobs Open
Statement A review article that took two weeks to produce five years ago can now be created in minutes using NotebookLM with the same 30 source articles. Open
Statement NotebookLM can identify gaps in knowledge across multiple research articles and recognize when new articles fill those gaps. Open

Colorectal Quiz: Episode 2

Quotation You all both looked at this image and said, you can tell, obviously, that this is too low, too posterior. Without a stimulator in the office, what do you look for to immediately tell that the analplasty was done too low? Open
Todd's statements about Appendicitis 19 statements

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Standardization of Care for Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis

Statement The way pediatric surgery is done is quite variable and not standardized, especially appendicitis. Open

Appendicitis Management & APPY Trial: Update Course 2016

Quotation what does the evidence tell us about how we should be managing appendicitis Open
Quotation I am not gonna use this as a treatment protocol. I'm treating this as, uh, that's good to know that this is an option Open
Statement At Nationwide, a separate small population with appendicoliths was allowed enrollment, but that arm was stopped based on the failure rate. Open
Statement In a cohort of patients with post-appendectomy abscesses, outcomes were relatively equivalent between drain and no drain, but the biggest abscesses and worst patients received drains. Open
Statement After size-matching to 17.5 cm² (AP versus lateral in axial dimension), there was an advantage to not having a drain. Open
Statement For abscesses less than 20 cm² (less than 4 x 5 cm), drains are typically discouraged because the advantage is small and drains add an extra anesthetic, procedure, and may increase length of stay. Open

Biliary Atresia, Appendicitis, Intestinal Failure, and Anesthetic...

Statement Dr. Ponsky's chief of anesthesiology instituted a 'rule of two': defer elective operations until after age 2 and avoid two anesthetics in one year. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky now defers dermoid cyst excision in a 6-month-old until 18 months but does not delay inguinal hernia repair due to known incarceration risk in young infants. Open

Appendicitis with Dr. Whit Holcomb

Statement 10-12mm fascial incision is needed to safely exteriorize appendix without dropping it, as grasper creates U-shaped configuration Open
Statement Retrospective study of over 700 cases using electrocautery for mesoappendix showed almost no bleeding except one patient with factor 8 deficiency Open
Statement Early 1990s experience at Vanderbilt showed 3 children with adjacent small bowel injuries from cautery during laparoscopic appendectomy requiring reoperation Open

Biliary Atresia, Appendicitis, Intestinal Failure, and Anesthetic...

Statement Dr. Ponsky's chief of anesthesiology instituted a 'rule of two': defer elective operations until after age 2 and avoid two anesthetics in one year. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky now defers dermoid cyst excision in a 6-month-old until 18 months but does not delay inguinal hernia repair due to known incarceration risk in young infants. Open

Update Course 2022 - TOP PUBLICATIONS IN NON- PED SURG JOURNALS - Jose Campos

Quotation I met Jose Campos at, I think, an IPEG meeting or something and he came up to me and he says, I said, hi, how are you? He goes, yeah, the stuff you're doing is a problem. I was like, nice to meet you too. He said, you're only looking at pediatric surgical journals and pediatric surgical societies, you're missing all of the incredible publications that come out in articles we don't read. Open
Quotation It was invented before there was widespread laparoscopy. It came first. Then laparoscopic. Because of that order, a lot of people favor PEG, but it's blind. I mean, you're putting something right through the belly without looking, so it makes no sense to me. Open
Statement The article by Todd Ponsky Sr. and Mike Goddard on PEG tube placement remains the most cited article in the history of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, with approximately three times the citations of the number two article. Open
Quotation The article by Jeff Ponsky and Mike Goddard remains the most cited article in the history of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery by far by like three times the number two article so it's a real landmark paper and we owe dr. Ponsky and Goddard a tip the cap for coming up with this technique when it really was the first minimally invasive way to insert a gastrostomy tube. Open

Update Course 2023 - Update Course 2022 and Best of the Best Recap

Quotation Best of the best is since we can't attend every conference, we invite the best conferences once a year to submit their top presentations that they felt were the best. And we do a battle of all of these people around the world to say, to give you a quick update of what was the best at each conference, and then we name at the end, who is the best of each conference and who is the best in the world that year in, in pediatric surgery. Open
Todd's statements about Biliary Atresia 53 statements

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Biliary Atresia - Robert Parry: Update Course 2014

Statement Rich Ricketts' series showed not statistically significant better results with Kasai at 76 days or older compared to 0-75 days, possibly representing a different disease phenotype in late presenters. Open
Statement Reversal of portal flow is a very concerning finding because patients can achieve good biliary drainage and normal bilirubin but still progress to transplant due to profound portal hypertension. Open
Quotation that reversal of portal flow makes me really concerned because, you know, I've I've had patients that I've done a cassa on have achieved good biliary drainage. They've got a normal bilirubin. But their portal hypertension then continues to ramp up Open
Quotation that reversal of portal flow makes me really concerned because, you know, I've I've had patients that I've done a cassa on have achieved good biliary drainage. They've got a normal bilirubin. But their portal hypertension then continues to ramp up Open
Statement Reversal of portal flow is a very concerning finding because patients can achieve good biliary drainage and normal bilirubin but still progress to transplant due to profound portal hypertension. Open
Quotation the hepatologists can actually limp these kids along. They're not nutritionally in a great place, but they can get them out to be, you know, a year in the absence of a cassai and the absence of a transplant Open
Quotation the hepatologists can actually limp these kids along. They're not nutritionally in a great place, but they can get them out to be, you know, a year in the absence of a cassai and the absence of a transplant Open
Statement Hepatologists can manage biliary atresia patients medically for up to a year in the absence of Kasai or transplant, though nutritional status suffers. Open
Statement Hepatologists can manage biliary atresia patients medically for up to a year in the absence of Kasai or transplant, though nutritional status suffers. Open
Statement In patients with end-stage liver disease signs (profound fibrosis, reversed portal flow), Kasai may not improve outcomes and the operative stress may worsen their condition. Open
Statement In patients with end-stage liver disease signs (profound fibrosis, reversed portal flow), Kasai may not improve outcomes and the operative stress may worsen their condition. Open
Quotation it's almost like um a race between regeneration of hepatocytes and progression of fibrosis Open
Quotation it's almost like um a race between regeneration of hepatocytes and progression of fibrosis Open
Quotation I've had a patient that I didn't redo, and I thought surely the thing was a failure because the bilirubin remained elevated, and then at 5 months post-op, the bilirubin dropped to normal Open
Statement Some biliary atresia patients show delayed response to Kasai, with bilirubin remaining elevated for months then dropping to normal at 5 months post-op, suggesting a race between hepatocyte regeneration and fibrosis progression. Open
Statement Some biliary atresia patients show delayed response to Kasai, with bilirubin remaining elevated for months then dropping to normal at 5 months post-op, suggesting a race between hepatocyte regeneration and fibrosis progression. Open
Quotation I've had a patient that I didn't redo, and I thought surely the thing was a failure because the bilirubin remained elevated, and then at 5 months post-op, the bilirubin dropped to normal Open
Quotation if the question is getting them to the OR sooner, now you're going to delay by, you know, however many days, you know, while you're inducing them with phenobarb Open
Quotation if the question is getting them to the OR sooner, now you're going to delay by, you know, however many days, you know, while you're inducing them with phenobarb Open
Statement A recent paper in Gastroenterology described a scoring system using liver biopsy plus clinical parameters with nearly 100% ability to predict biliary atresia. Open
Statement Pathologists' understanding of biliary atresia histology has improved significantly compared to 20 years ago. Open
Statement Pathologists' understanding of biliary atresia histology has improved significantly compared to 20 years ago. Open
Statement Interventional radiologists can perform percutaneous liver biopsy safely and routinely, making it a low-barrier test. Open
Statement Interventional radiologists can perform percutaneous liver biopsy safely and routinely, making it a low-barrier test. Open

Biliary Atresia

Quotation This is uh Doctor Greg Tia. Greg is the, uh, congratulations, the new uh chief of pediatric surgery at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Open

Biliary Atresia, Appendicitis, Intestinal Failure, and Anesthetic...

Statement Dr. Ponsky's chief of anesthesiology instituted a 'rule of two': defer elective operations until after age 2 and avoid two anesthetics in one year. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky now defers dermoid cyst excision in a 6-month-old until 18 months but does not delay inguinal hernia repair due to known incarceration risk in young infants. Open

Biliary Atresia, Appendicitis, Intestinal Failure, and Anesthetic...

Statement Dr. Ponsky's chief of anesthesiology instituted a 'rule of two': defer elective operations until after age 2 and avoid two anesthetics in one year. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky now defers dermoid cyst excision in a 6-month-old until 18 months but does not delay inguinal hernia repair due to known incarceration risk in young infants. Open

Update Course 2021: UPDATE COURSE 2020: REVIEW OF LAST YEAR'S IMPORTANT T OPICS

Quotation We are, we all live in our own little country and we do our own little thing. And it's only when we talk to each other from all over that we do true learning. Open
Quotation This is about rapid fire. We're not doing in-depth stuff here. This is rapid fire, important topics that we feel and that a lot, that's why we bring new faculty in every year, that the faculty feel are kind of the real important points that we need to be highlighting all over the world that came up over the last year or so. Open
Quotation I promise you, I'm making this promise every year, something will glitch. Okay? I've been saying this for nine years. Even a few years ago, the whole power went out in the city and we had to drive to my living room. Something will glitch. Bear with us. Open
Quotation This only, as you know, this is free. This is free because, and we've been trying to keep this free as long as we can. We try to believe that knowledge should be free as long as we can do it, as best we can do it. Open
Statement 26% of respondents use intraoperative ICG to visualize the biliary tree, 23% use it in select patients, and 51% do not use it. Open
Statement Getting phenol into the operating room for sclerotherapy is not always easy due to institutional and pharmacy restrictions. Open
Statement Approximately 50% of respondents always use sutureless abdominal closure for large abdominal wall defects, 40% use it in select patients, and only 11% do not use it. Open
Statement The adoption of sutureless closure for abdominal wall defects represents a major practice change over nine years, with 90% now using it always or selectively compared to much lower rates previously. Open
Statement Implementing ERAS requires team buy-in, particularly from anesthesiologists, because of practice changes like allowing oral intake two hours preoperatively. Open
Statement Most institutions are either taking steps to address social determinants of health or working on it; few report no action. Open

Biliary Atresia Part I

Statement IPEG placed a moratorium on laparoscopic Kasai portoenterostomy because of poor outcomes. Open

Heat 1 Winner: Dariusz Patkowski, MD, PhD - Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery 2024

Statement The thoracoscopic procedure for long gap esophageal atresia using sliding knots is beneficial to learn Open
Statement The thoracoscopic procedure for long gap esophageal atresia using sliding knots is beneficial to learn Open
Quotation I wanna do a whole thing on just sliding knots now. Open
Quotation I wanna do a whole thing on just sliding knots now. Open
Quotation If it's really true that resecting liver cuts mortality down by 50%, I, I just am curious about the data. Open
Quotation If it's really true that resecting liver cuts mortality down by 50%, I, I just am curious about the data. Open
Statement Data was presented suggesting that resecting liver cuts mortality down by 50% in biliary atresia, though the judge expressed uncertainty about the data Open
Quotation I would love to know more about the data, but since we couldn't talk to her, I, I, I, I don't know. Open
Quotation I would love to know more about the data, but since we couldn't talk to her, I, I, I, I don't know. Open
Quotation I think that also could be a huge, um, breakthrough in pediatric surgery. Open
Quotation I think that also could be a huge, um, breakthrough in pediatric surgery. Open
Quotation Darius, congratulations, you're moving on to the next heat. Open
Quotation Darius, congratulations, you're moving on to the next heat. Open
Todd's statements about Bladder Outlet Obstruction 14 statements

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Fetal Genitourinary Diseases and Bladder Outlet Obstruction: Fetal...

Statement The area of preparing families and children with normal fluid bladder outlet obstruction for chronic medical care is probably most rapidly expanding Open
Quotation We have no good predictors of survival. Many things have been tried. They work with limited ability to predict which uh fetuses will survive into childhood. Open
Statement 50% of fetuses with bladder outlet obstruction that survive to live birth will survive infancy and childhood Open
Statement 50% of fetuses with bladder outlet obstruction will survive to birth with therapy Open
Statement Fetuses with bladder outlet obstruction and normal fluid are delivered close to term to avoid complicating prematurity Open
Statement For bladder outlet obstruction patients with normal amniotic fluid at evaluation, the historical approach has been observation regarding treatment Open
Statement Neonates with bladder outlet obstruction who survived birth and early infancy historically had no opportunity for additional treatment beyond that period Open
Statement There are no good predictors of survival for fetuses with bladder outlet obstruction, though many approaches have been tried with limited predictive ability Open
Statement Many children with bladder outlet obstruction who survived fetal life would die of end-stage renal disease in infancy Open
Statement For bladder outlet obstruction with abnormal fluid at evaluation, the approach includes evaluating renal fluid production and quality, preparing for chronic medical care, and restoring fluid to normal levels if chosen by the family Open
Statement Management of bladder outlet obstruction requires a multidisciplinary team including neonatologists, urologists, transplant surgeons, and nephrologists Open
Statement There is now a growing population of adult survivors of bladder outlet obstruction that requires ongoing care Open
Statement The historical paradigm for bladder outlet obstruction provides language and perspective for counseling families about other genitourinary diseases such as cloaca in females Open
Quotation 50% of fetuses with this disorder will survive to birth with therapy, and 50% of those that survive to live birth will survive infancy and childhood. Open
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Burns

Statement Escharotomies are performed in the first 24–36 hours if circumferential burns risk limb or torso ischemia; pulse oximetry or Doppler checks every 2 hours guide the decision. Open
Quotation the first thing we do is make sure that they're well decompressed Open
Todd's statements about Cancer 1 statement

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Unconscious Bias

Statement Todd Ponsky admits he thinks of who to put on panels by recalling who he's seen on other panels, thereby perpetuating bias. Open
Todd's statements about Catheter Fracture 2 statements

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Retained Central Venous Catheters

Statement Power ports are polyurethane catheters. Open
Statement Silastic lines generally have a larger size diameter for a given lumen compared to polyurethane lines. Open
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Retained Central Venous Catheters

Statement Power ports are polyurethane catheters. Open
Statement Silastic lines generally have a larger size diameter for a given lumen compared to polyurethane lines. Open
Todd's statements about Cervical Spine Injury 33 statements

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Cervical Spine Injury: Update Course 2016

Statement Tincture of time—observing a child overnight in a collar and re-examining when calm—is a valid alternative to immediate advanced imaging in some cases. Open
Statement One neck CT delivers radiation equivalent to approximately 600 plain films. Open
Quotation It takes 600 plane films to equal one neck CT and radiation. Open
Statement If an initial lateral C-spine film is inadequate, proceeding to CT results in radiation exposure from both modalities. Open
Statement Institutional protocols typically drive imaging decisions in level 2 trauma patients, with automatic CT scanning common in many centers. Open
Statement Flexion-extension films can be performed two ways: voluntary patient movement in cooperative older children, or assisted movement under fluoroscopy with a physician present. Open

Pediatric Trauma With Dr. Richard Falcone

Statement The challenge in pancreatic trauma is determining whether there is a pancreatic duct injury. Open
Quotation I think the challenge in pancreas trauma is really trying to figure out is there a duct, a duct injury or not. I think that's, that's your number one, your number one question and your number one concern. Open
Statement There is increasing evidence that true pancreatic duct disruption is better treated with early distal pancreatectomy, ideally spleen-preserving. Open
Statement Some children can have significant-appearing pancreatic injuries on CT, but ERCP or MRCP shows the duct is intact, and these children will heal without surgery. Open
Statement ERCP has the advantage of being potentially therapeutic (stent placement) but the disadvantage of injecting dye that can cause pancreatic inflammation. Open
Statement MRCP does not carry the risk of causing pancreatic inflammation that ERCP does. Open
Statement Conservative management of pancreatic duct disruption can work and pseudocysts are manageable and drainable, but this approach results in longer TPN time and longer hospital length of stay compared to early pancreatectomy. Open
Statement Centers that report good outcomes with distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic trauma are those with surgeons who are very comfortable operating on the pancreas and do it frequently. Open
Statement Surgeons who rarely operate on the pancreas may put patients at more complication risk by attempting distal pancreatectomy, and non-operative management may be in the patient's best interest at such centers. Open
Statement More literature is trending toward operating on pancreatic duct injuries more frequently, and if surgery is chosen, it should be done within the first 24 hours. Open
Statement The decision to operate on pancreatic trauma should be made within the 24-hour window after obtaining ERCP or MRCP to confirm duct disruption. Open
Statement If intraoperative findings show parenchymal pancreatic injury without ductal disruption, the appropriate management is drainage rather than distal pancreatectomy. Open
Statement Cincinnati Children's Hospital data showed that before implementing standardized screening, low socioeconomic status and minority children with head injuries were much more likely to receive skeletal surveys and social services evaluation than middle/upper class non-minority families. Open
Quotation One of the things that that we struggled with is who's making that decision to that which kid needs to be screened and it and how much bias, how much bias there exists around that decision. Open
Statement Abuse occurs in all races and all socioeconomic groups, though economic stress may add some risk. Open
Statement Cincinnati Children's Hospital implemented a protocol where all children under 2 admitted with head injuries from mechanisms not witnessed publicly receive skeletal survey and social work evaluation. Open
Statement Publicly witnessed mechanisms are defined as events seen by unrelated parties (e.g., fall from grocery cart at supermarket, motor vehicle collision), not events witnessed only by family members or caregivers. Open
Quotation Despite evaluating more kids, we would, you would have expected if you increased your denominator, um, you know, your percent positives, you know, positive abuse rates are going to drop. We actually didn't see that. We saw it stayed exactly the same. Open
Statement After implementing standardized screening criteria, the percentage of positive abuse cases remained at 50% despite evaluating more children, indicating previously undetected abuse was being identified. Open
Statement The 50% positive abuse rate in screened children represents a biased population because they had injuries severe enough to require hospital admission. Open
Statement A screening test with nearly 50% positive rate is more productive than most screening tests used for other conditions. Open
Statement Families find standardized non-accidental trauma screening more reassuring because it can be explained as standard protocol for all families with this injury type, not a judgment about the specific family. Open
Quotation The families are reassured by that. Open
Statement Abnormal liver function tests greater than 150-200 indicate good chance of some abdominal injury, but normal LFTs provide very little evidence of safety. Open
Statement Cincinnati Children's Hospital has moved away from routine LFTs, amylase, and lipase in trauma patients, obtaining them only when other indications for CT scan already exist. Open
Statement FAST examination has low sensitivity and is very user-dependent, providing false sense of security in stable patients. Open
Statement FAST remains useful for hypotensive patients to rapidly determine if there is blood in the abdomen, which was the original indication for its development. Open
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Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery - Difficult Tracheal Esophageal Fistula

Statement Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) can be used to demucosalize TEF tracts, but control is less precise than with bugbee cautery; TCA is applied on a pledget and can cause unintended burns if it contacts tissue during insertion. Open
Statement Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) can be used to demucosalize TEF tracts, but control is less precise than with bugbee cautery; TCA is applied on a pledget and can cause unintended burns if it contacts tissue during insertion. Open
Statement Anal fistula plugs (biologic, cone-shaped, made of Surgisis) can theoretically be used to occlude distal airway fistulas; they are wrapped with barbed suture and inserted into the tract to promote collagen matrix formation and scarring. Open
Statement Anal fistula plugs (biologic, cone-shaped, made of Surgisis) can theoretically be used to occlude distal airway fistulas; they are wrapped with barbed suture and inserted into the tract to promote collagen matrix formation and scarring. Open
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Patient Testimonial and Experience: Pectus Innovations

Statement Pain team protocols eliminate the need to wait for individual physician orders for pain medication Open
Statement Having a dedicated pain team with established protocols reduces delays in pain medication administration Open
Quotation I think having a pain team and a protocol helps. Helps helps get the patients their their pain medicine faster because they don't have to wait for a doctor to get the order and all that. Open

Pectus-Patient Testimonial and Experience

Quotation I think having a pain team and a protocol helps. Helps helps get the patients their their pain medicine faster because they don't have to wait for a doctor to get the order and all that. Open
Statement Having a pain team and protocol helps patients receive pain medicine faster because they don't have to wait for a doctor to write the order Open
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Journal of pediatric surgery Article Review: April 2023, IPEG issue

Quotation I love it. And I think it's great to have a measurement tool that actually has use for clinical decision-making rather than just noting the severity is actually will help guide you in surgery. Open
Todd's statements about Cholelithiasis 13 statements

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Case-Based Journal Review: Cholelithiasis 2024

Quotation It really depends on the patient and the situation. Open
Quotation I typically do it before they go home, and I have not found that it's prohibitively difficult in most cases to do the operation. Open
Quotation So 2% of the time in patients, even if they have no stones, they will get recurrent pancreatitis from their initial insult, whereas 60% if you wait 6 weeks. That is so provocative. That is so clear cut that nobody should be debating this anymore. Open
Statement Even in patients with no stones remaining, 2% will get recurrent pancreatitis from the initial insult Open
Statement When patients present with gallstone pancreatitis, most pain and elevated enzymes occur as the stone is passing, and symptoms often resolve overnight as the stone passes Open
Quotation So if your numbers normalize, I do not do ERCP. I will do an intraoperative changiogram to make sure there's not another stone, but I would not do an ERCP if their numbers normalize. Open
Statement If laboratory values normalize after gallstone pancreatitis, ERCP is not indicated, but intraoperative cholangiogram should be performed to check for additional stones Open
Quotation If I have a patient that comes in with an impacted stone, and their lipase is elevated, the next day their lipase goes up even more, they're, they're getting more and more jaundiced, they're getting worse, I would send them for ERCP because I don't know how good I am at retrieving impacted stones. Open
Statement For patients with impacted stone, rising lipase, and worsening jaundice, ERCP is preferred because surgeon confidence in retrieving impacted stones intraoperatively is lower Open
Quotation So here's an example of where I am old and washed up. The answer to this should be yes. I just don't have as much experience as my younger colleagues. Open
Quotation I agree with you. I am skeptical of papers that claim that something is now the new standard just because it's become their new standard. It doesn't necessarily mean that it's recommended as the standard of care. Open
Statement ICG can be administered intravenously, eliminating the need for instrumentation required by traditional intraoperative cholangiogram Open
Quotation I think we should be learning about ICG. I mean this is provocative for me to say, Todd, come on, get with it. Like this is something you should probably learn. Open
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Biliary Atresia - Robert Parry: Update Course 2014

Quotation that reversal of portal flow makes me really concerned because, you know, I've I've had patients that I've done a cassa on have achieved good biliary drainage. They've got a normal bilirubin. But their portal hypertension then continues to ramp up Open
Statement Reversal of portal flow is a very concerning finding because patients can achieve good biliary drainage and normal bilirubin but still progress to transplant due to profound portal hypertension. Open
Quotation the hepatologists can actually limp these kids along. They're not nutritionally in a great place, but they can get them out to be, you know, a year in the absence of a cassai and the absence of a transplant Open
Statement Hepatologists can manage biliary atresia patients medically for up to a year in the absence of Kasai or transplant, though nutritional status suffers. Open
Statement In patients with end-stage liver disease signs (profound fibrosis, reversed portal flow), Kasai may not improve outcomes and the operative stress may worsen their condition. Open
Quotation it's almost like um a race between regeneration of hepatocytes and progression of fibrosis Open
Statement Some biliary atresia patients show delayed response to Kasai, with bilirubin remaining elevated for months then dropping to normal at 5 months post-op, suggesting a race between hepatocyte regeneration and fibrosis progression. Open
Quotation I've had a patient that I didn't redo, and I thought surely the thing was a failure because the bilirubin remained elevated, and then at 5 months post-op, the bilirubin dropped to normal Open
Quotation if the question is getting them to the OR sooner, now you're going to delay by, you know, however many days, you know, while you're inducing them with phenobarb Open
Statement Pathologists' understanding of biliary atresia histology has improved significantly compared to 20 years ago. Open
Statement Interventional radiologists can perform percutaneous liver biopsy safely and routinely, making it a low-barrier test. Open

Biliary Atresia

Quotation This is uh Doctor Greg Tia. Greg is the, uh, congratulations, the new uh chief of pediatric surgery at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Open
Quotation This is uh Doctor Greg Tia. Greg is the, uh, congratulations, the new uh chief of pediatric surgery at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Open
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Abdominal Wall Defects with Dr. Jacob Langer

Statement The sutureless plastic closure technique was described by Anthony Sandler and doesn't require suturing the umbilical cord Open
Statement A study by Dr. Baird published in JPS showed that patients with flap closure did better in every way than those with sutured fascial closure, including lower rates of umbilical hernia repair Open
Statement Spring-loaded silos apply pressure outward as you push down, making the defect larger over time Open
Statement The 'flip flop' technique (modification of component separation) involves incising laterally through anterior sheath only, folding it over while attached to posterior sheath, creating a single posterior sheath closure Open
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Cloaca - Prental Imaging & Diagnosis - Counseling

Quotation I have never had a patient referred to me with a prenatal diagnosis of any rectum malformations, cloica ever. Open

Fetal Genitourinary Diseases and Bladder Outlet Obstruction: Fetal...

Statement There are no good predictors of survival for fetuses with bladder outlet obstruction, though many approaches have been tried with limited predictive ability Open
Statement The area of preparing families and children with normal fluid bladder outlet obstruction for chronic medical care is probably most rapidly expanding Open
Quotation 50% of fetuses with this disorder will survive to birth with therapy, and 50% of those that survive to live birth will survive infancy and childhood. Open
Statement For bladder outlet obstruction with abnormal fluid at evaluation, the approach includes evaluating renal fluid production and quality, preparing for chronic medical care, and restoring fluid to normal levels if chosen by the family Open
Statement Management of bladder outlet obstruction requires a multidisciplinary team including neonatologists, urologists, transplant surgeons, and nephrologists Open
Quotation We have no good predictors of survival. Many things have been tried. They work with limited ability to predict which uh fetuses will survive into childhood. Open
Statement The historical paradigm for bladder outlet obstruction provides language and perspective for counseling families about other genitourinary diseases such as cloaca in females Open
Statement For bladder outlet obstruction patients with normal amniotic fluid at evaluation, the historical approach has been observation regarding treatment Open
Statement Many children with bladder outlet obstruction who survived fetal life would die of end-stage renal disease in infancy Open
Statement 50% of fetuses with bladder outlet obstruction will survive to birth with therapy Open
Statement Fetuses with bladder outlet obstruction and normal fluid are delivered close to term to avoid complicating prematurity Open
Statement There is now a growing population of adult survivors of bladder outlet obstruction that requires ongoing care Open
Statement Neonates with bladder outlet obstruction who survived birth and early infancy historically had no opportunity for additional treatment beyond that period Open
Statement 50% of fetuses with bladder outlet obstruction that survive to live birth will survive infancy and childhood Open

Prenatal Imaging and Counseling: Cloaca and Complex ARMs 2015

Quotation I have never had a patient referred to me with a prenatal diagnosis of any rectal malformations, cloica ever. Open
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Evaluation & Management Of Hirschsprung's Disease

Statement Dr. Ponsky performs suction rectal biopsy in almost any patient who required a contrast enema to rule out distal obstruction, regardless of whether the enema suggests meconium plug, small left colon, or other diagnosis. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky performs suction rectal biopsy in almost any patient who required a contrast enema to rule out distal obstruction, regardless of whether the enema suggests meconium plug, small left colon, or other diagnosis. Open
Statement Dr. Collins reports that the Duhamel pouches she has examined pathologically have contained both ganglionic and aganglionic parts. Open
Statement Dr. Collins reports that the Duhamel pouches she has examined pathologically have contained both ganglionic and aganglionic parts. Open

Cloaca - Prental Imaging & Diagnosis - Counseling

Quotation I have never had a patient referred to me with a prenatal diagnosis of any rectum malformations, cloica ever. Open

Radiology and Image Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease

Statement Dr. Ponsky always performs suction rectal biopsy in almost any patient who needed a contrast enema to rule out distal obstruction, whether meconium plug, small colon, or other cause. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky always performs suction rectal biopsy in almost any patient who needed a contrast enema to rule out distal obstruction, whether meconium plug, small colon, or other cause. Open
Quotation I always do. So other than the game of am I right at getting question, can I make it even more broad? I would do it. I do it in almost any distal, any patient that needed a contrast enema. Open
Quotation I always do. So other than the game of am I right at getting question, can I make it even more broad? I would do it. I do it in almost any distal, any patient that needed a contrast enema. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky performs rectal biopsy even in meconium ileus cases. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky performs rectal biopsy even in meconium ileus cases. Open
Statement If it is clearly meconium ileus with reflux into terminal ileum and clinical improvement, some surgeons will not do rectal biopsy. Open
Statement Dr. Collins has seen resected Duhamel pouches that had both ganglionic and aganglionic parts, but does not know what their contrast enemas looked like. Open
Statement Dr. Collins has seen resected Duhamel pouches that had both ganglionic and aganglionic parts, but does not know what their contrast enemas looked like. Open

Surgical Procedures for Hirschsprung Disease

Statement The concordance between pathology and radiology is 75% in rectosigmoid Hirschsprung patients, meaning 25% are discordant. Open
Statement Concordance between pathology and radiology is only 25% for long-segment Hirschsprung disease. Open
Statement When starting laparoscopically, you can look at the bowel and often tell what looks normal vs. abnormal, then take a biopsy at that level. Open
Statement When starting laparoscopically, you can look at the bowel and often tell what looks normal vs. abnormal, then take a biopsy at that level. Open
Statement If you start transanally and break through the peritoneum, it can be difficult to maintain pneumoperitoneum when you then go laparoscopically. Open
Statement If you start transanally and break through the peritoneum, it can be difficult to maintain pneumoperitoneum when you then go laparoscopically. Open
Statement Laparoscopic dissection is easy and gives you a head start when doing the transanal portion. Open
Statement Laparoscopic dissection is easy and gives you a head start when doing the transanal portion. Open
Statement Laparoscopy in Hirschsprung can be used for diagnosis (leveling biopsies, ostomy creation), definitive surgery (mobilization, watching pull-through), and postoperatively (Malone creation). Open
Statement Laparoscopy in Hirschsprung can be used for diagnosis (leveling biopsies, ostomy creation), definitive surgery (mobilization, watching pull-through), and postoperatively (Malone creation). Open
Statement Pitfalls of laparoscopy: difficult with very distended colon (poor visualization), need to de-rotate right colon if pulling transverse/right colon (may require small laparotomy). Open
Statement Pitfalls of laparoscopy: difficult with very distended colon (poor visualization), need to de-rotate right colon if pulling transverse/right colon (may require small laparotomy). Open
Statement Benefits of laparoscopy over pure transanal: decreases stretch of anal sphincters on high dissections, allows dissection to pelvic floor (very short transanal component), prevents twisting of pulled-through bowel. Open
Statement Benefits of laparoscopy over pure transanal: decreases stretch of anal sphincters on high dissections, allows dissection to pelvic floor (very short transanal component), prevents twisting of pulled-through bowel. Open
Statement Compared to laparotomy, laparoscopy decreases incision size, reduces discomfort, potentially allows earlier bowel function (1-2 days difference), and shorter hospitalization. Open
Statement Compared to laparotomy, laparoscopy decreases incision size, reduces discomfort, potentially allows earlier bowel function (1-2 days difference), and shorter hospitalization. Open
Statement For transanal alone, laparoscopy doesn't offer much decrease in return of bowel function or postoperative hospitalization compared to pure transanal. Open
Statement For transanal alone, laparoscopy doesn't offer much decrease in return of bowel function or postoperative hospitalization compared to pure transanal. Open

CinciHirsch - Pathology of Hirschprung Disease

Statement Dr. Frykman was trained to stop attempting suction rectal biopsies at about 6 months of age and take patients to the operating room instead. Open
Statement Dr. Frykman was trained to stop attempting suction rectal biopsies at about 6 months of age and take patients to the operating room instead. Open

Outcomes and Complications in Hirschsprung Disease

Statement Many institutions assess pull-through specimens using only a longitudinal strip rather than examining the full circumference of the proximal margin; the interface between ganglionic and aganglionic bowel can be irregular and project 2-4 cm longer along one part of the circumference. Open
Quotation Many places still have clung to this idea that the way to assess a pull through specimen is to do a longitudinal strip of the length of the specimen and not look at the full circumference of the proximal margin. Open
Quotation The interface between the ganglionic bowel and the a ganglion bowel can be very irregular and can project for 234 centimeters longer along one part of the circumference than the other. Open
Statement A survey of Canadian pediatric surgeons found nearly half resect 4 centimeters or less from the biopsy site, and about 10% resect right at the site of positive biopsy, creating high risk of pull-throughs in the transition zone. Open
Quotation Laparoscopy is minimally invasive but gives you actually make even better exposure, so you're not compromising exposure with laparoscopy. Open
Statement Laparoscopy is minimally invasive but provides even better exposure than open surgery; small umbilical incisions compromise exposure. Open
Statement Laparoscopy is minimally invasive but provides even better exposure than open surgery; small umbilical incisions compromise exposure. Open
Quotation Laparoscopy is minimally invasive but gives you actually make even better exposure, so you're not compromising exposure with laparoscopy. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Update Course 2015

Quotation I don't believe that a pure trans anal is necessarily less invasive. In other words, I believe that putting 3 incisions on the abdomen is actually less invasive in my hands, in my hands, certainly not in your guys' hands, but in my hands, I'm gonna be torquing in that anal canal much more than if I had done it laparoscopically and freed everything up from the abdominal approach. Open
Statement Pure transanal pull-through may not be less invasive than laparoscopic approach, as prolonged torquing in the anal canal can be more traumatic than three small abdominal incisions. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Surgical Procedures

Statement The concordance between pathology and radiology is 75% in rectosigmoid Hirschsprung disease patients, meaning 25% are discordant. Open
Statement The concordance is only 25% for long-segment Hirschsprung disease between radiology and pathology. Open
Statement When starting laparoscopically, if you break the peritoneum transanally first, it becomes hard to maintain pneumoperitoneum. Open
Statement Laparoscopy decreases the stretch of anal sphincters compared to pure transanal approach when going high, which could affect fecal continence. Open
Statement With laparoscopy, you can dissect way down to the pelvic floor, so the actual transanal dissection is very short with very limited stretch on the sphincters. Open

Prenatal Imaging and Counseling: Cloaca and Complex ARMs 2015

Quotation I have never had a patient referred to me with a prenatal diagnosis of any rectal malformations, cloica ever. Open
Quotation I have never had a patient referred to me with a prenatal diagnosis of any rectal malformations, cloica ever. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Radiology Aspect

Statement Rectal biopsy should be performed in almost any patient who needed a contrast enema to rule out distal obstruction, including cases of meconium plug or small left colon. Open
Statement Rectal biopsy should be performed in almost any patient who needed a contrast enema to rule out distal obstruction, including cases of meconium plug or small left colon. Open
Quotation I would do it. I do it in almost any distal, any patient that needed a contrast enema. To rule out a distal obstruction, I'm going to be doing a suction rectal biopsy, whether it's meconium plug or a small colon. Open
Quotation I would do it. I do it in almost any distal, any patient that needed a contrast enema. To rule out a distal obstruction, I'm going to be doing a suction rectal biopsy, whether it's meconium plug or a small colon. Open
Statement In clearly documented meconium ileus where reflux into terminal ileum is achieved and the patient clinically improves, rectal biopsy may not be necessary. Open
Statement In clearly documented meconium ileus where reflux into terminal ileum is achieved and the patient clinically improves, rectal biopsy may not be necessary. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Cases and Complications

Quotation The interface between the ganglionic bowel and the a ganglion bowel can be very irregular and can project for 234 centimeters longer along one part of the circumference than the other, so that even if you just look at a longitudinal strip. You could see gangon cells at the proximal margin, but on the opposite side of that margin there may be no gangon cells, and so you may be dealing with a, a low transition zone pull through in that situation. Open
Quotation The interface between the ganglionic bowel and the a ganglion bowel can be very irregular and can project for 234 centimeters longer along one part of the circumference than the other, so that even if you just look at a longitudinal strip. You could see gangon cells at the proximal margin, but on the opposite side of that margin there may be no gangon cells, and so you may be dealing with a, a low transition zone pull through in that situation. Open
Statement A survey of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons by Jack Langer found that nearly half of surgeons resect 4 cm or less from the biopsy site, and about 10% resect right at the site of positive biopsy, creating high risk for pull-throughs in the transition zone. Open
Statement Laparoscopy is minimally invasive but provides maybe even better exposure than open surgery, so exposure is not compromised with laparoscopy. Open
Statement Laparoscopy is minimally invasive but provides maybe even better exposure than open surgery, so exposure is not compromised with laparoscopy. Open
Statement Enterocolitis does not occur in pure anorectal malformations without Hirschsprung disease. Open
Statement Enterocolitis does not occur in pure anorectal malformations without Hirschsprung disease. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Update Course 2013

Statement In newborn bowel obstruction with distended abdomen and distal air, start with contrast enema rather than upper GI Open
Statement Bilious emesis typically prompts upper GI, but newborn distal obstruction is an exception where contrast enema is more informative Open
Statement Tissue diagnosis is absolutely required before operating for Hirschsprung disease Open
Statement In older children (age 2-3 and up), suction rectal biopsy should not be performed; instead do open rectal biopsy under general anesthesia Open
Statement In 3-year-old with severely dilated colon from chronic Hirschsprung disease, the dilated segment is unlikely to collapse and should be resected Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Update Course 2013

Statement In newborn bowel obstruction with distal air, contrast enema should precede upper GI unless clinical presentation strongly suggests malrotation Open
Statement Prone positioning for pull-through is easier on surgeon's back and neck compared to lithotomy Open

Posterior Sagittal Anorectaplasty in a Female: Pediatric Colorectal...

Statement Total body prep from nipples to toes is standard for these patients, allowing flexibility to flip between supine and prone positions Open

Colorectal - Clinical Practice Updates

Quotation Is there any evidence for anything that, that y'all have mentioned? I mean, it seems like this is the right topic to try to get some better evidence for it, but I'm just interested to know, is there evidence for what y'all are, for any of these uh suggested treatments. Open
Quotation Is there any evidence for anything that, that y'all have mentioned? I mean, it seems like this is the right topic to try to get some better evidence for it, but I'm just interested to know, is there evidence for what y'all are, for any of these uh suggested treatments. Open
Quotation I'll just raise my standard thing that I always raise, which is why are we getting a CAT scan? Open
Quotation I'll just raise my standard thing that I always raise, which is why are we getting a CAT scan? Open

Biliary Atresia, Appendicitis, Intestinal Failure, and Anesthetic...

Statement Dr. Ponsky's chief of anesthesiology instituted a 'rule of two': defer elective operations until after age 2 and avoid two anesthetics in one year. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky now defers dermoid cyst excision in a 6-month-old until 18 months but does not delay inguinal hernia repair due to known incarceration risk in young infants. Open

The Colorectal Quiz Episode 3.5: Proximal Hirschsprung Disease

Statement A baby with bilious emesis and non-classic abdominal x-ray could have had distal air and then had a volvulus, requiring urgent upper GI to rule out malrotation before contrast enema. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: October 2021

Quotation And the fact that, you know, we're seeing 85% follow-up is surprising to me and, and Encouraging. Open
Statement The 85% follow-up rate in child abuse victims is surprising and encouraging. Open
Quotation This article points out the problem of Gestalt and necrotizing enterocolitis. You know, it's really easy when they have free air. When they don't, we're all different and we don't have a defined protocol that's been built yet. Open
Statement In NEC, it is easy to make surgical decisions when there is free air, but without definitive protocol for other presentations, surgeons hedge and delay daily about whether to operate. Open
Statement Many surgeons who see the value of bowel management programs lack the volume or resources to build formal programs, making it reasonable to refer patients to nearby established programs. Open
Quotation Honestly, a lot of people see the value of this, don't have the volume or the resources to build a formal program, and it's very reasonable to send these kids to a new Nearby bowel management program. Open
Statement There is variability in the use of ultrasound versus MRI for detecting tethered cord in anorectal malformation patients, and radiographs are not a good substitute. Open

Update Course 2022 - APSA PDC UPDATES - Mary Edwards, Paul Jeziorczak, Craig Lillehei, and Charles Snyder,

Quotation The reason that we switched to this, um, is that there are, if it's clearly if airway aspiration, you go to the operating room. It's the ones you don't know. And what we found is the ones you don't know, it's a suspicious story. They were coughing after eating. Um, more often than not, it's reactive airway and it's not a foreign body. Open
Quotation The reason that we switched to this, um, is that there are, if it's clearly if airway aspiration, you go to the operating room. It's the ones you don't know. And what we found is the ones you don't know, it's a suspicious story. They were coughing after eating. Um, more often than not, it's reactive airway and it's not a foreign body. Open
Quotation CAT scan pretty much almost a hundred percent will direct you to go to the OR or not. So it's very low radiation and it eliminates those that are equivocal of getting an unnecessary instrumentation of their airway in the face of reactive airway disease. Open
Quotation CAT scan pretty much almost a hundred percent will direct you to go to the OR or not. So it's very low radiation and it eliminates those that are equivocal of getting an unnecessary instrumentation of their airway in the face of reactive airway disease. Open
Quotation I do believe that working with the neonatology team on the decision to operate is actually prudent. I know you were, but a lot of people get upset about that. And I do have that discussion now. Ultimately, the decision is mine. But oftentimes they do sway me. Open
Quotation I do believe that working with the neonatology team on the decision to operate is actually prudent. I know you were, but a lot of people get upset about that. And I do have that discussion now. Ultimately, the decision is mine. But oftentimes they do sway me. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: February 2023, BAPS issue

Statement Centers of excellence for esophageal atresia are showing better outcomes Open
Statement Centralization of esophageal atresia care would be difficult to implement in the United States healthcare system Open

Colorectal Quiz: Episode 49 – Collaborating for Kids: Colorectal & Pelvic Solutions (with a Little Help from AI)

Quotation Mark, you're always not only good at anal rectum malformations, but you have been interested in All the tech and the media from the very beginning. Open
Quotation Mark, you're always not only good at anal rectum malformations, but you have been interested in All the tech and the media from the very beginning. Open
Quotation What M and I are working on is how we can mass produce content to equilibrate knowledge around the world, and we know that the only way to do that is to use cutting edge technology, automation tools and AI. Open
Quotation What M and I are working on is how we can mass produce content to equilibrate knowledge around the world, and we know that the only way to do that is to use cutting edge technology, automation tools and AI. Open
Statement Notebook LM is a free offering from Google that can create realistic-sounding podcasts between two AI voices from uploaded documents. Open
Statement Notebook LM is a free offering from Google that can create realistic-sounding podcasts between two AI voices from uploaded documents. Open
Quotation I would love to hear your thoughts, Mark, on your first experience with Notebook LM. Open
Quotation I would love to hear your thoughts, Mark, on your first experience with Notebook LM. Open
Quotation No one has been able to do it as well as Notebook LM. Open
Quotation No one has been able to do it as well as Notebook LM. Open
Statement The AI-generated podcast voices are not customizable; users are limited to the same male and female voices. Open
Statement The AI-generated podcast voices are not customizable; users are limited to the same male and female voices. Open
Quotation There's actually an incredible video where they uploaded a document telling these two podcast hosts that they were AI and how they reacted. They freaked out. Open
Quotation There's actually an incredible video where they uploaded a document telling these two podcast hosts that they were AI and how they reacted. They freaked out. Open
Quotation Do I think this is the future of podcasting? I don't. Open
Quotation Do I think this is the future of podcasting? I don't. Open
Statement Notebook LM's beta version allows users to join the AI conversation interactively. Open
Statement Notebook LM's beta version allows users to join the AI conversation interactively. Open
Quotation You could click join, and it goes, hey, what's up? And you could say, hey, I heard what you just said about the colostomy. I'm not sure I agree, and then it will talk with you. Open
Quotation You could click join, and it goes, hey, what's up? And you could say, hey, I heard what you just said about the colostomy. I'm not sure I agree, and then it will talk with you. Open
Quotation The AI revolution has happened, and each month, it's blowing up and replacing jobs. Open
Quotation The AI revolution has happened, and each month, it's blowing up and replacing jobs. Open
Quotation If you're not, you'll get behind. Open
Quotation If you're not, you'll get behind. Open
Statement Hospitals should have teams that continuously bring new AI tools to clinicians every week. Open
Statement Hospitals should have teams that continuously bring new AI tools to clinicians every week. Open
Statement Em Gootee triangulates multiple AI platforms to combine the strengths of different tools (intelligence, audio, video). Open
Statement Em Gootee triangulates multiple AI platforms to combine the strengths of different tools (intelligence, audio, video). Open
Quotation You have to have human oversight to make sure they're correct. Open
Statement Human oversight is necessary to ensure AI-generated medical content is correct. Open
Quotation You have to have human oversight to make sure they're correct. Open
Statement Human oversight is necessary to ensure AI-generated medical content is correct. Open

Colorectal Quiz: Episode 49 - Collaborating for Kids: Colorectal & Pelvic Solutions (with a Little Help from AI)

Statement NotebookLM is a free offering from Google that can upload any content and create a realistic-sounding podcast between two people. Open
Quotation what em and i are working on is how we can mass produce content to equilibrate knowledge around the world and we know that the only way to do that is to use cutting edge technology automation tools and ai Open
Quotation do i think this is the future of podcasting i don't i think the voices are great but it's not customizable enough you're stuck with what it decided Open
Statement A review article that took two weeks to produce five years ago can now be created in minutes using NotebookLM with the same 30 source articles. Open
Quotation the key thing is to be like you're doing and everyone else you have to be looking at ai and using it in your workflow if you're not you'll get behind Open
Quotation the ai revolution has happened and each month it's blowing up and replacing jobs Open
Statement NotebookLM can identify gaps in knowledge across multiple research articles and recognize when new articles fill those gaps. Open

Colorectal Quiz: Episode 2

Quotation You all both looked at this image and said, you can tell, obviously, that this is too low, too posterior. Without a stimulator in the office, what do you look for to immediately tell that the analplasty was done too low? Open
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Fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion and twin-twin transfusion: Fetal...

Statement Ruben Quintero's 1997 staging system for TTTS actually describes physiologic states: stage 1 reflects initial volume transfer, stage 2 represents cephalization of blood flow, stage 3 represents increasing placental resistance, and stage 4 represents cardiac failure in the recipient. Open
Statement Only 30-35% of stage 1 TTTS progresses to stage 2 or higher; 28% stay at stage 1 throughout pregnancy, and 40% regress completely or resolve. Open
Statement The recipient twin in TTTS develops progressive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy due to both preload (volume) and afterload (peripheral vasoconstriction from renin-angiotensin activation) issues. Open
Statement CHOP's cardiovascular score significantly drops within 1 week to 10 days after laser photocoagulation in the vast majority of cases, showing the recipient twin's heart has great potential to heal. Open
Statement Diode laser is much safer than argon laser with lower penetration depth and no vessel rupture cases since switching to diode at CHOP. Open
Statement CHOP's miss rate for vascular anastomoses is 0.8% based on placental injection studies, compared to 10-15% miss rates reported in literature. Open
Statement CHOP has performed about 80 bipolar cord cauterizations with 86% singleton survival and over 90 radiofrequency ablations with 83% singleton survival for selective cord occlusion. Open

Stay Current Journal Club: Episode 1 - Ventricular Dysfunction in CDH and...

Quotation I can't tell if left ventricular dysfunction is a marker or an actual cause of higher mortality. Open
Statement Cryotherapy is gaining traction in pectus repair, with Kansas City publishing multiple studies showing good results. Open
Statement Protocolizing care leads to improved outcomes, as demonstrated by the pectus repair standardization study. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: November 2021

Quotation Almost never. That's what I, that's what I suspected. And that is why I think this is a single institution experience because that's just the way they do it there. Open
Quotation Almost never. That's what I, that's what I suspected. And that is why I think this is a single institution experience because that's just the way they do it there. Open
Statement Todd Ponsky has worked at 5 children's hospitals and has had to place a central line at ECMO decannulation only twice, never having to reinsert a line afterwards Open
Statement Todd Ponsky has worked at 5 children's hospitals and has had to place a central line at ECMO decannulation only twice, never having to reinsert a line afterwards Open
Statement If you just need access, then just use a PICC line rather than a central line Open
Quotation If you just need access, then just use a PICC line. Open
Quotation If you just need access, then just use a PICC line. Open
Statement If you just need access, then just use a PICC line rather than a central line Open
Statement Leaving a central line at ECMO decannulation may be reasonable in older patients because they'll need hemodialysis more often Open
Statement Leaving a central line at ECMO decannulation may be reasonable in older patients because they'll need hemodialysis more often Open
Quotation the main reason to, to do it early. not only is it easier, but you have a much less chance of having an infection beforehand, and so it's clean, pristine virgin plains. Open
Statement The main reason to operate on congenital lung malformations early is not only that it's easier, but you have a much less chance of having an infection beforehand, so it's clean, pristine virgin plains Open
Quotation the main reason to, to do it early. not only is it easier, but you have a much less chance of having an infection beforehand, and so it's clean, pristine virgin plains. Open
Statement The main reason to operate on congenital lung malformations early is not only that it's easier, but you have a much less chance of having an infection beforehand, so it's clean, pristine virgin plains Open
Statement Todd Ponsky was trained to operate on congenital lung malformations at 6 to 8 months of age, but now operates at 3 months Open
Statement Todd Ponsky was trained to operate on congenital lung malformations at 6 to 8 months of age, but now operates at 3 months Open
Quotation So I was trained at 6 to 8 months. Now I'm down to 3 months. Open
Quotation So I was trained at 6 to 8 months. Now I'm down to 3 months. Open
Statement If you feel comfortable doing a partial splenectomy, it works 70% of the time (avoiding completion splenectomy) Open
Quotation OK, so the conclusion of this paper is, if you feel comfortable doing a partial splenectomy. It works 70% of the time. Open
Statement If you feel comfortable doing a partial splenectomy, it works 70% of the time (avoiding completion splenectomy) Open
Quotation OK, so the conclusion of this paper is, if you feel comfortable doing a partial splenectomy. It works 70% of the time. Open

Update Course 2022 - APSA PDC UPDATES - Mary Edwards, Paul Jeziorczak, Craig Lillehei, and Charles Snyder,

Quotation The reason that we switched to this, um, is that there are, if it's clearly if airway aspiration, you go to the operating room. It's the ones you don't know. And what we found is the ones you don't know, it's a suspicious story. They were coughing after eating. Um, more often than not, it's reactive airway and it's not a foreign body. Open
Quotation CAT scan pretty much almost a hundred percent will direct you to go to the OR or not. So it's very low radiation and it eliminates those that are equivocal of getting an unnecessary instrumentation of their airway in the face of reactive airway disease. Open
Quotation I do believe that working with the neonatology team on the decision to operate is actually prudent. I know you were, but a lot of people get upset about that. And I do have that discussion now. Ultimately, the decision is mine. But oftentimes they do sway me. Open

BOB in Ped Surg 2023 - AAP Winner - Shelby Sferra, MD

Quotation Are we not making a difference? Are we not seeing Any benefit of all of these uh initiatives to try to decrease. And if it's not working, then how do we change course, or am I reacting too soon? Open

Case-Based Journal Review: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 2023

Quotation I deliver in an ECHO center if it's severe. I don't do feto, so I would refer to a place that knows better than me. Open
Quotation I can't think of many centers that do fetal but are not experts in neonatal and ECMO. Like that is so high level to be doing feto that it would be crazy that you would be doing feto but not have all the other elements. Open
Statement FETO does not eliminate the need for ECMO; both interventions can be performed in the same patient. Open
Statement For CDH repair on ECMO, anticoagulation management involves decreasing heparin and using Amicar before, during, and after surgery, with neonatologists managing the protocol. Open
Quotation We decrease the Epirin and use Amicar previous, during, and after the surgery. Open
Quotation I did one as a fellow and it was a bloody mess. Open
Quotation I love minimal invasive surgery, but I don't know where the pendulum is swinging right now. Open
Quotation Instead of saying whether it's with a camera or with an open incision, it would be better to understand what is happening in the operation that we believe is causing it. Open
Statement Possible technical factors contributing to higher recurrence in thoracoscopic CDH repair include: insufficient scar formation from lack of tissue opposition, inadequate unfurling of the diaphragm, taking bites at the same tissue level creating a bundle that can pull away, or insufficient number of sutures. Open
Statement Biological patches are not designed to function as a bridge and should not be used alone for CDH repair; they can be used to reinforce a synthetic patch by placing on top. Open
Quotation I would never use a biologic by itself. It's not meant to be a bridge. That's not how it was designed. Open
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Congenital Cystic Lung Lesions: Update Course 2014

Statement CT scan can identify multifocal disease in congenital cystic lung lesions, which may change surgical management (e.g., disease in all three lobes of one lung). Open
Statement CT scan can identify multifocal disease in congenital cystic lung lesions, which may change surgical management (e.g., disease in all three lobes of one lung). Open

Panel Discussion: Pediatric Thoracic Surgery Part 1-Lung Lesions 2012

Quotation I was sitting here thinking I've heard you give so many thoracic talks, but this is the first time I've ever heard you give everything, and watching each lobe at a time is an amazing value because you see it, it just, it all puts it together and makes sense. Open
Quotation I was sitting here thinking I've heard you give so many thoracic talks, but this is the first time I've ever heard you give everything, and watching each lobe at a time is an amazing value because you see it, it just, it all puts it together and makes sense. Open

Complications and Beyond

Statement Journal of Pediatric Surgery partners with GlobalCastMD and Stay Current app to share key charts from articles through social media for educational purposes Open
Statement Until the true malignancy risk of congenital lung lesions is established, debate between observation (Canadian approach) versus resection (US approach) will continue Open
Statement For flat-surface bleeding from vessel stump, suture is most reliable control method; clips and staplers can worsen bleeding Open
Statement For flat-surface bleeding from vessel stump, suture is most reliable control method; clips and staplers can worsen bleeding Open
Statement Surgeons performing thoracoscopic lobectomy must be proficient in intracorporeal suturing and tying before attempting the procedure Open
Statement Surgeons performing thoracoscopic lobectomy must be proficient in intracorporeal suturing and tying before attempting the procedure Open
Statement Steve Rothenberg makes relaxing incision on diaphragm and places mesh laterally to prevent esophageal erosion Open
Statement Post-fundoplication obstruction can result from four sites: mesh, top stitch, bottom stitch, or fundus itself Open
Statement Post-fundoplication obstruction can result from four sites: mesh, top stitch, bottom stitch, or fundus itself Open
Statement Patients who cycle between reflux and obstruction after multiple fundoplication revisions may never achieve perfect outcome Open
Statement Patients who cycle between reflux and obstruction after multiple fundoplication revisions may never achieve perfect outcome Open
Statement Virginia Commonwealth performs gastric disconnects in cognitively normal patients with acceptable outcomes Open
Statement Gastric distention from large TEF causing respiratory compromise requires emergent decompression, but decompression itself can cause hemodynamic collapse Open
Statement Gastric distention from large TEF causing respiratory compromise requires emergent decompression, but decompression itself can cause hemodynamic collapse Open
Statement For EA/TEF patient decompensating from gastric distention, fastest control is open gastrostomy with immediate esophageal control rather than laparoscopic approach Open
Statement For EA/TEF patient decompensating from gastric distention, fastest control is open gastrostomy with immediate esophageal control rather than laparoscopic approach Open
Statement Nottingham UK group is collecting series of esophageal lung cases and seeking collaboration with other institutions Open
Statement Nottingham UK group is collecting series of esophageal lung cases and seeking collaboration with other institutions Open

Neonatal Lung Lesions with Dr. Steven Rothenberg

Statement If using the LigaSure device, do not activate the cutting function; seal, remove the device, and cut with scissors to allow partial division and confirmation of hemostasis. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: November 2021

Quotation Almost never. That's what I, that's what I suspected. And that is why I think this is a single institution experience because that's just the way they do it there. Open
Statement Todd Ponsky has worked at 5 children's hospitals and has had to place a central line at ECMO decannulation only twice, never having to reinsert a line afterwards Open
Statement If you just need access, then just use a PICC line rather than a central line Open
Quotation If you just need access, then just use a PICC line. Open
Statement Leaving a central line at ECMO decannulation may be reasonable in older patients because they'll need hemodialysis more often Open
Quotation the main reason to, to do it early. not only is it easier, but you have a much less chance of having an infection beforehand, and so it's clean, pristine virgin plains. Open
Statement The main reason to operate on congenital lung malformations early is not only that it's easier, but you have a much less chance of having an infection beforehand, so it's clean, pristine virgin plains Open
Quotation So I was trained at 6 to 8 months. Now I'm down to 3 months. Open
Statement Todd Ponsky was trained to operate on congenital lung malformations at 6 to 8 months of age, but now operates at 3 months Open
Quotation OK, so the conclusion of this paper is, if you feel comfortable doing a partial splenectomy. It works 70% of the time. Open
Statement If you feel comfortable doing a partial splenectomy, it works 70% of the time (avoiding completion splenectomy) Open

Update Course 2022 - APSA PDC UPDATES - Mary Edwards, Paul Jeziorczak, Craig Lillehei, and Charles Snyder,

Quotation The reason that we switched to this, um, is that there are, if it's clearly if airway aspiration, you go to the operating room. It's the ones you don't know. And what we found is the ones you don't know, it's a suspicious story. They were coughing after eating. Um, more often than not, it's reactive airway and it's not a foreign body. Open
Quotation CAT scan pretty much almost a hundred percent will direct you to go to the OR or not. So it's very low radiation and it eliminates those that are equivocal of getting an unnecessary instrumentation of their airway in the face of reactive airway disease. Open
Quotation I do believe that working with the neonatology team on the decision to operate is actually prudent. I know you were, but a lot of people get upset about that. And I do have that discussion now. Ultimately, the decision is mine. But oftentimes they do sway me. Open
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Congenital Cystic Lung Lesions: Update Course 2014

Statement CT scan can identify multifocal disease in congenital cystic lung lesions, which may change surgical management (e.g., disease in all three lobes of one lung). Open

Panel Discussion: Pediatric Thoracic Surgery Part 1-Lung Lesions 2012

Quotation I was sitting here thinking I've heard you give so many thoracic talks, but this is the first time I've ever heard you give everything, and watching each lobe at a time is an amazing value because you see it, it just, it all puts it together and makes sense. Open

Complications and Beyond

Statement For flat-surface bleeding from vessel stump, suture is most reliable control method; clips and staplers can worsen bleeding Open
Statement Surgeons performing thoracoscopic lobectomy must be proficient in intracorporeal suturing and tying before attempting the procedure Open
Statement Post-fundoplication obstruction can result from four sites: mesh, top stitch, bottom stitch, or fundus itself Open
Statement Patients who cycle between reflux and obstruction after multiple fundoplication revisions may never achieve perfect outcome Open
Statement Gastric distention from large TEF causing respiratory compromise requires emergent decompression, but decompression itself can cause hemodynamic collapse Open
Statement For EA/TEF patient decompensating from gastric distention, fastest control is open gastrostomy with immediate esophageal control rather than laparoscopic approach Open
Statement Nottingham UK group is collecting series of esophageal lung cases and seeking collaboration with other institutions Open
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Top Ten Things to Remember from the 2017 Stay Current Annual Update Course...

Quotation This is a total new change from the traditional way of managing solid organ injuries. Open
Quotation I think it should almost never be given for anything. Open
Quotation It's really a very simple procedure. It really takes about 3 to 5 minutes. Open

Cardiac Sympathectomy: Update Course 2017

Quotation We took the lower half. So if you look at the stellate, when it gets to the point where it widens, that's where we took it. Open
Quotation you either have a horner's or you die. So I mean, to me a horner's is a little bit of an OK consolation. Open
Quotation It actually made me worried that I didn't do a sufficient. Inferior ganglionectomy, but they haven't had any firing Open
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Update Course Rewind: 2020 ERAS

Statement Pediatric surgery knowledge is growing exponentially, making it impossible to stay up to date Open
Quotation It is impossible to stay up to date. Open
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ATLS 2021 Pediatric Surgery Update

Statement Thromboelastography (TEG) can guide transfusion management if readily available at the institution. Open
Quotation The key is remembering to call and stop it once you think you're in a good spot, but they're gonna keep sending coolers. Open
Statement Massive transfusion protocols have been proven to help, with more data in adults but also data supporting use in pediatrics. Open
Statement Once a massive transfusion protocol is activated, blood products continue to arrive automatically until the protocol is stopped; providers must remember to deactivate it. Open
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2022 Pediatric Surgery Update Course - Top disruptive technologies in medicine

Quotation We are very focused on paying attention to what are the new technologies that are becoming disruptive? What do we pay attention to? How do we know what to pay attention to? Open
Quotation I can't tell if this is hokey or if this is meaningful. I also can't tell the difference if this is another way of just saying running through simulation triages Open
Quotation Dan and I always joke that a lot of the stuff that Em is going to show, we sometimes think is a little on the early side. So it's kind of fun and gamey but not really meaningful. ARVR is one of those things. I think it's not quite there yet Open
Quotation Dan and I always say that virtual reality is still gay and not helpful yet. It's like everyone uses it for training and I want to use it for clinical care Open
Statement Tellaview is a company offering glasses that allow remote viewers to see what the wearer sees and telestrate onto their view, with the ability to turn the overlay on or off during surgery Open
Statement Overlaying CT scans during surgery to visualize tumor anatomy with on/off capability is an upcoming augmented reality application for surgeons Open
Statement Apple is developing glasses that are literally just glasses (not bulky goggles), which will make augmented reality overlays more applicable for surgeons Open
Quotation A digital twin is an actual digital replica of whatever it is you want. You could right now scan your entire room and you can move furniture around and it's that's a digital twin of your room Open
Quotation You can make a digital twin of a patient and then you can manipulate the model Open
Quotation Progression is exponential. So 15 years ago, it would take 15 years to go from science fiction idea to reality. Now we're seeing it in months Open
Statement Technology progression in healthcare is now exponential rather than linear, with innovations moving from concept to reality in months rather than the 15 years it would have taken previously Open
Statement Most hospitals will likely have LiDAR scanning technology at their fingertips within 2 years Open
Quotation I think that we'll find in probably 2 years, most of the hospitals here will have some version of this at their fingertips Open
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2022 Pediatric Surgery Update Course - Top disruptive technologies in medicine

Quotation We are very focused on paying attention to what are the new technologies that are becoming disruptive? What do we pay attention to? How do we know what to pay attention to? Open
Quotation I can't tell if this is hokey or if this is meaningful. I also can't tell the difference if this is another way of just saying running through simulation triages Open
Quotation Dan and I always joke that a lot of the stuff that Em is going to show, we sometimes think is a little on the early side. So it's kind of fun and gamey but not really meaningful. ARVR is one of those things. I think it's not quite there yet Open
Quotation Dan and I always say that virtual reality is still gay and not helpful yet. It's like everyone uses it for training and I want to use it for clinical care Open
Statement Tellaview is a company offering glasses that allow remote viewers to see what the wearer sees and telestrate onto their view, with the ability to turn the overlay on or off during surgery Open
Statement Overlaying CT scans during surgery to visualize tumor anatomy with on/off capability is an upcoming augmented reality application for surgeons Open
Statement Apple is developing glasses that are literally just glasses (not bulky goggles), which will make augmented reality overlays more applicable for surgeons Open
Quotation A digital twin is an actual digital replica of whatever it is you want. You could right now scan your entire room and you can move furniture around and it's that's a digital twin of your room Open
Quotation You can make a digital twin of a patient and then you can manipulate the model Open
Quotation Progression is exponential. So 15 years ago, it would take 15 years to go from science fiction idea to reality. Now we're seeing it in months Open
Statement Technology progression in healthcare is now exponential rather than linear, with innovations moving from concept to reality in months rather than the 15 years it would have taken previously Open
Statement Most hospitals will likely have LiDAR scanning technology at their fingertips within 2 years Open
Quotation I think that we'll find in probably 2 years, most of the hospitals here will have some version of this at their fingertips Open
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Empyema and Pneumothorax: Update Course 2014

Quotation is it worth putting 100% of the patients through a vat if only 15% of them need to be operated on? Open
Statement Spontaneous pneumothorax is rare in children under 16 years old and predominantly occurs in teenagers approaching adulthood Open
Statement Patients with spontaneous pneumothorax typically have asthenic body habitus with thin chest capacity Open
Statement Current practice is more aggressive, with many surgeons performing VATS on first pneumothorax rather than waiting for recurrence Open
Quotation I think in this day and age we do Open
Statement Standard VATS technique for pneumothorax includes apical wedge resection and mechanical pleurodesis by roughing the pleura with a scratch pad Open
Quotation I've gone back on some kids that have had that have been recurrent pneumos that have had the pleural roughed up, and it looks like no one was ever there Open
Statement Some surgeons perform mechanical pleurodesis on both visceral and parietal pleura, though this may increase air leak risk Open
Statement Talc pleurodesis distributes uniformly throughout the chest during thoracoscopy but creates dense adhesions that make future thoracic surgery extremely difficult, sometimes requiring retropleural approach Open
Statement Reliable post-operative nursing surveillance is essential when omitting chest tubes after pneumothorax surgery to detect early re-accumulation Open
Statement A study of 350 patients undergoing lung procedures (not specifically pneumothorax) showed no complications when chest tubes were omitted post-operatively Open

Empyema with Dr. Shawn St. Peter

Quotation I have to tell you, Sean, after I did my first one, I walked in the next morning in the ICU. He was so sick that we transferred him to the ICU the night before. He was sitting up in bed smiling, gives me the thumbs up. I said, Can I take a photograph? This is a photographic memory of what it looks like, my first TPA patient. Open

Empyema with Dr. Shawn St. Peter

Quotation I walked in the next morning in the ICU. He was so sick that we transferred him to the ICU the night before. He was sitting up in bed smiling, gives me the thumbs up. Open
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Evaluation & Management Of Hirschsprung's Disease

Statement Dr. Ponsky performs suction rectal biopsy in almost any patient who required a contrast enema to rule out distal obstruction, regardless of whether the enema suggests meconium plug, small left colon, or other diagnosis. Open
Statement Dr. Collins reports that the Duhamel pouches she has examined pathologically have contained both ganglionic and aganglionic parts. Open

Radiology and Image Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease

Statement Dr. Ponsky always performs suction rectal biopsy in almost any patient who needed a contrast enema to rule out distal obstruction, whether meconium plug, small colon, or other cause. Open
Quotation I always do. So other than the game of am I right at getting question, can I make it even more broad? I would do it. I do it in almost any distal, any patient that needed a contrast enema. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky performs rectal biopsy even in meconium ileus cases. Open
Statement Dr. Collins has seen resected Duhamel pouches that had both ganglionic and aganglionic parts, but does not know what their contrast enemas looked like. Open

Outcomes and Complications in Hirschsprung Disease

Quotation Laparoscopy is minimally invasive but gives you actually make even better exposure, so you're not compromising exposure with laparoscopy. Open
Statement Laparoscopy is minimally invasive but provides even better exposure than open surgery; small umbilical incisions compromise exposure. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Update Course 2015

Quotation I don't believe that a pure trans anal is necessarily less invasive. In other words, I believe that putting 3 incisions on the abdomen is actually less invasive in my hands, in my hands, certainly not in your guys' hands, but in my hands, I'm gonna be torquing in that anal canal much more than if I had done it laparoscopically and freed everything up from the abdominal approach. Open
Statement Pure transanal pull-through may not be less invasive than laparoscopic approach, as prolonged torquing in the anal canal can be more traumatic than three small abdominal incisions. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Radiology Aspect

Statement Rectal biopsy should be performed in almost any patient who needed a contrast enema to rule out distal obstruction, including cases of meconium plug or small left colon. Open
Quotation I would do it. I do it in almost any distal, any patient that needed a contrast enema. To rule out a distal obstruction, I'm going to be doing a suction rectal biopsy, whether it's meconium plug or a small colon. Open
Statement In clearly documented meconium ileus where reflux into terminal ileum is achieved and the patient clinically improves, rectal biopsy may not be necessary. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Cases and Complications

Quotation The interface between the ganglionic bowel and the a ganglion bowel can be very irregular and can project for 234 centimeters longer along one part of the circumference than the other, so that even if you just look at a longitudinal strip. You could see gangon cells at the proximal margin, but on the opposite side of that margin there may be no gangon cells, and so you may be dealing with a, a low transition zone pull through in that situation. Open
Statement Laparoscopy is minimally invasive but provides maybe even better exposure than open surgery, so exposure is not compromised with laparoscopy. Open
Statement Enterocolitis does not occur in pure anorectal malformations without Hirschsprung disease. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Update Course 2013

Statement In newborn bowel obstruction with distended abdomen and distal air, start with contrast enema rather than upper GI Open
Statement Bilious emesis typically prompts upper GI, but newborn distal obstruction is an exception where contrast enema is more informative Open
Statement Tissue diagnosis is absolutely required before operating for Hirschsprung disease Open
Statement In older children (age 2-3 and up), suction rectal biopsy should not be performed; instead do open rectal biopsy under general anesthesia Open
Statement In 3-year-old with severely dilated colon from chronic Hirschsprung disease, the dilated segment is unlikely to collapse and should be resected Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Update Course 2013

Statement In newborn bowel obstruction with distal air, contrast enema should precede upper GI unless clinical presentation strongly suggests malrotation Open
Statement Prone positioning for pull-through is easier on surgeon's back and neck compared to lithotomy Open

Colorectal - Clinical Practice Updates

Quotation Is there any evidence for anything that, that y'all have mentioned? I mean, it seems like this is the right topic to try to get some better evidence for it, but I'm just interested to know, is there evidence for what y'all are, for any of these uh suggested treatments. Open
Quotation I'll just raise my standard thing that I always raise, which is why are we getting a CAT scan? Open
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Glycopyrrolate for Anastomtic Dehiscence in Esophageal Atresia

Quotation OK, so the results are pretty astounding. The Robinol or the glycopyrolate group really had impressive results compared to the placebo group. Open
Quotation I think this is a great study to review because it's a novel treatment that can have substantial effect on a very complicated problem we all deal with. I know that I'll change my practice based on this and start giving Roben all to my, uh, leaks after TEF repair Open
Statement Glycopyrrolate is a novel treatment that can have substantial effect on the complicated problem of anastomotic leak after esophageal atresia repair Open

Thoracoscopic TEF Repair, Is It Really Better Than Open? Update Course 2018

Quotation Every year we try to do a session on technique and um so this year, uh, Doctor Rothenberg is going to talk to us about the thoracoscopic TEF. Open
Quotation the more shocking thing to me was that I thought that's higher than I would have expected for the world. Open
Quotation I think I'd be very cautious about a broad paint stroke of all. EA's being repaired thoracoscopically because there's, uh, we selectively choose the ones, so that we can get optimize the outcomes based on the technique and skill of the surgeon. Open

Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery - The Unsalvageable Esophagus & Cases

Quotation Some people believe that you have to use a scope to measure the true gap. I may not be at the end. Open
Quotation Some people believe that you have to use a scope to measure the true gap. I may not be at the end. Open
Statement In long-gap atresia, some surgeons use a Hagar dilator to measure the gap, but this may not reach the true end of the distal pouch. A flexible scope is more reliable for accurate gap measurement. Open
Statement In long-gap atresia, some surgeons use a Hagar dilator to measure the gap, but this may not reach the true end of the distal pouch. A flexible scope is more reliable for accurate gap measurement. Open
Statement In experimental porcine models of endoscopic Foker (using olive beads and wire traction), pressure necrosis at the anastomotic site is the suspected cause of death. Open
Quotation The only problem is the pigs keep dying. Open
Statement In experimental porcine models of endoscopic Foker (using olive beads and wire traction), pressure necrosis at the anastomotic site is the suspected cause of death. Open
Quotation The only problem is the pigs keep dying. Open
Statement Intraluminal magnetic anastomosis is being developed as a minimally invasive approach to long-gap atresia, with the goal of reducing pressure necrosis compared to bead-based traction. Open
Statement Intraluminal magnetic anastomosis is being developed as a minimally invasive approach to long-gap atresia, with the goal of reducing pressure necrosis compared to bead-based traction. Open
Quotation The whole big controversial thing is, do, are we trying too hard to save the esophagus? Open
Quotation The whole big controversial thing is, do, are we trying too hard to save the esophagus? Open
Quotation Stents don't work in, in scarred, uh, form strictures that are not fresh. Open
Quotation Stents don't work in, in scarred, uh, form strictures that are not fresh. Open
Statement Placing endoscopes from above and below during thoracoscopic stricture resection allows identification of the stricture by transillumination ('go to the light'). Open
Statement Placing endoscopes from above and below during thoracoscopic stricture resection allows identification of the stricture by transillumination ('go to the light'). Open
Statement Magnetic compression anastomosis (magnamosis) has been used successfully for gastrojejunostomy but is unproven in the esophagus. The main limitations are the distance magnets can attract across and the lack of mucosal lining in the resulting anastomosis. Open
Statement Magnetic compression anastomosis (magnamosis) has been used successfully for gastrojejunostomy but is unproven in the esophagus. The main limitations are the distance magnets can attract across and the lack of mucosal lining in the resulting anastomosis. Open
Statement Serial bougie dilation (e.g., Maloney or Savary dilators) is less effective than balloon dilation for esophageal strictures. Balloon dilation applies radial force and can crack scar tissue without requiring needle knife incision. Open
Statement Serial bougie dilation (e.g., Maloney or Savary dilators) is less effective than balloon dilation for esophageal strictures. Balloon dilation applies radial force and can crack scar tissue without requiring needle knife incision. Open
Quotation I always tease our gastroenterologists that it's impossible to remove the endoscope without bringing out tissue with it. Open
Quotation I always tease our gastroenterologists that it's impossible to remove the endoscope without bringing out tissue with it. Open
Statement Mobilizing the gastroesophageal junction to achieve length for primary esophageal anastomosis effectively creates a hiatal hernia and predisposes to reflux. Open
Statement Mobilizing the gastroesophageal junction to achieve length for primary esophageal anastomosis effectively creates a hiatal hernia and predisposes to reflux. Open
Quotation Clearly I had ischemia because it was 100% a technical issue, whether it was ischemia. Open
Quotation Clearly I had ischemia because it was 100% a technical issue, whether it was ischemia. Open
Statement For a spit fistula to avoid recurrent TEF, the distal esophageal stump must be fully mobilized down to the diaphragm and separated from the trachea, not just divided and dropped. Open
Statement For a spit fistula to avoid recurrent TEF, the distal esophageal stump must be fully mobilized down to the diaphragm and separated from the trachea, not just divided and dropped. Open
Quotation It's been a real pleasure being here today and it's been an honor how much I've learned in one day. Open
Quotation It's been a real pleasure being here today and it's been an honor how much I've learned in one day. Open
Quotation Absolutely amazing webinar, some amazing cases with excellent skills that you all brought today. I'm happy that you all are there for us when these cases get beyond the norm. Open

Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery - Difficult Tracheal Esophageal Fistula

Statement Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) can be used to demucosalize TEF tracts, but control is less precise than with bugbee cautery; TCA is applied on a pledget and can cause unintended burns if it contacts tissue during insertion. Open
Statement Anal fistula plugs (biologic, cone-shaped, made of Surgisis) can theoretically be used to occlude distal airway fistulas; they are wrapped with barbed suture and inserted into the tract to promote collagen matrix formation and scarring. Open

Glycopyrrolate for Anastomtic Dehiscence in Esophageal Atresia

Statement Glycopyrrolate (Robinol) is a novel treatment that can have substantial effect on anastomotic leaks after esophageal atresia repair Open
Quotation I know that I'll change my practice based on this and start giving Roben all to my, uh, leaks after TEF repair Open

Tracheoesophageal Fistula with Dr. Daniel von Allmen

Statement Physical examination findings in esophageal atresia include assessment of abdominal contour (scaphoid vs. distended) and respiratory status. Open
Quotation I personally like to try to pass the NG tube myself, having been burned with NG tubes that wouldn't go down, and the patient was started on treatment as an oesophageal atresia and subsequently found that the NG tube passes just fine. Open
Statement Personal confirmation of NG tube passage is important because some patients started on treatment for esophageal atresia were subsequently found to have tubes that passed normally. Open
Statement Thoracoscopically, the azygos can be divided with energy devices or clips; hook cautery can be used if applied slowly up and down rather than all at once. Open
Statement Proximal pouch dissection is similar to separating rectum and vagina—making two planes out of one with no great natural separation. Open
Quotation I will tell you that my Partner here, Bob Perry has now done, I think 5 or 6 of these, and all of them have worked great, so his results are different than mine. I think it must be in the way he does it, but I've, I've witnessed them and they've been spectacular outcomes actually you almost couldn't even tell that there was any stricture at all at the anastomosis after the Fokker. Open
Statement Bob Perry has performed 5-6 Foker procedures with excellent outcomes and minimal stricture formation. Open
Statement For thoracoscopic anastomosis, Vicryl ties down nicely but cannot be used with knot pusher as it will tear through esophagus under tension; monofilament is needed for knot pusher technique. Open
Quotation I couldn't decide between Vicryl or or PDS or Prolean, and what I found is if you're going to use avicrol, which I think ties down really nice and tight, that's typically what I use. You can't use the knot pusher. Open
Statement For intracorporeal knot tying, braided suture is safe and preferred. Open
Quotation I personally don't divide the esophagus all the way distally after I clip it, so I clip it and leave it, and I don't go to cut the fistula until I'm ready to place my first stitch, so it doesn't drop down toward the diaphragm. Open
Statement When clipping the fistula thoracoscopically, do not divide the esophagus distally until ready to place first stitch, preventing it from dropping toward diaphragm. Open

TEF Presentations (Extended): Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery

Quotation This instrument I learned from actually a previous Globalcast and now I use it all the time. Open
Quotation The bugbee is so useful and underutilized among us as general surgeons. Open
Statement The bugbee cautery is useful and underutilized among general surgeons for treating recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas. Open
Statement General surgeons may underappreciate tracheomalacia or laryngomalacia, making collaboration with ENT colleagues valuable for comprehensive airway assessment. Open
Quotation We may underappreciate tracheomalacia or malaysia. Open
Statement Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) can be used for TEF demucosalization, but it is difficult to control precisely and leaves white tissue everywhere, whereas the bugbee provides more precise control. Open
Quotation I have to tell you what scares me is when I'm done, it's white everywhere because I mean, the whole, it's hard to control it and be precise. Open
Quotation When I switched to the bug bee, I have herby bug bee bug beat, um, it's, uh, it absolutely is much more precise. Open
Quotation I'm always afraid because I can't see down that tube, and I wonder not just word in the esophagus, I wonder if I'm really destroying that fistula so much that I'm gonna perforate Open
Statement For TEF repair, all that matters is achieving raw-on-raw tissue contact for healing. Open
Statement Thoracoscopic diaphragmatic hernia repairs may have a higher recurrence rate than open repairs, possibly because they do not cause enough raw-on-raw tissue contact. Open
Statement Anal fistula plugs made of biologic material (surgesis) can be used for TEF repair by wrapping them with barbed VOC suture and inserting them into the fistula tract to promote scarring and collagen matrix formation. Open

Leak after Esophageal Atresia Repair / TEF Repair: Discussion of World Experts

Quotation there is a reason why there is a disruption, and most of the time it's tension or bad vascularization. And by redoing the anastomosis, I don't see how you can make it better than the first time. Open
Statement Chest drains often do not effectively drain anastomotic leaks; contained leaks can be present on contrast studies despite the presence of a drain. Open
Statement Chest drains may cause pain, potentially increase leak rate, and often do not work, which are reasons not to leave them routinely. Open
Quotation in our experience of these drains actually don't drain the leak. Um, I saw this when I was training, and I see it now with my colleagues who still put drains in. Uh, we get routine contrast studies, and there's sometimes a leak that's contained, and it's not drained by the drain. So to me, it's, it's causing pain, it may increase your leak rate, and it doesn't even work most. Of the time. So that's why I don't leave drains. Open

Introduction and Panel Discussion: EA & TEF

Quotation I have seen at least three patients who, uh, were referred because of what was called a recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula. Uh, by very experienced pediatric surgeons, where the fistula was not a recurrent one, it was a missed upper pouch fistula. Open
Statement At least three patients referred for 'recurrent' TEF actually had missed upper pouch fistulas, which are easier to repair than true recurrences. Open
Quotation I've seen some papers come through just recently, uh, as the editor of, uh, Pediatric Surgery International of babies with, uh, gaps of 2.5 centimeters, and the title of the paper was the Management of Long gap esophageal atresia. I would venture to say that everybody here at the table and everybody on the faculty would not call a 2.5 centimeter gap long gap. Open
Statement Meta-analyses of long-gap EA are difficult to interpret because studies use inconsistent definitions of 'long gap'; some papers label 2.5 cm gaps as long gap, which most surgeons would not. Open
Quotation the time your anastomosis is the weakest is about 5 to 7 days. And that's the time when we routinely. Wake them up. Open

Complications and Beyond

Statement Journal of Pediatric Surgery partners with GlobalCastMD and Stay Current app to share key charts from articles through social media for educational purposes Open
Statement Until the true malignancy risk of congenital lung lesions is established, debate between observation (Canadian approach) versus resection (US approach) will continue Open
Statement For flat-surface bleeding from vessel stump, suture is most reliable control method; clips and staplers can worsen bleeding Open
Statement Surgeons performing thoracoscopic lobectomy must be proficient in intracorporeal suturing and tying before attempting the procedure Open
Statement Steve Rothenberg makes relaxing incision on diaphragm and places mesh laterally to prevent esophageal erosion Open
Statement Post-fundoplication obstruction can result from four sites: mesh, top stitch, bottom stitch, or fundus itself Open
Statement Patients who cycle between reflux and obstruction after multiple fundoplication revisions may never achieve perfect outcome Open
Statement Virginia Commonwealth performs gastric disconnects in cognitively normal patients with acceptable outcomes Open
Statement Gastric distention from large TEF causing respiratory compromise requires emergent decompression, but decompression itself can cause hemodynamic collapse Open
Statement For EA/TEF patient decompensating from gastric distention, fastest control is open gastrostomy with immediate esophageal control rather than laparoscopic approach Open
Statement Nottingham UK group is collecting series of esophageal lung cases and seeking collaboration with other institutions Open

Tracheoesophageal Fistula with Dr. Daniel von Allmen

Statement Proximal pouch dissection is similar to separating rectum and vagina - making two planes out of one without great natural separation Open
Quotation I will tell you that there's so much debate on this, and I know that from experience people have strong feelings one way or the other. Open
Statement Marcelo Martinez Ferro's 'spaghetti trick' - grabbing and twirling tip of proximal pouch shows the dissection plane nicely Open
Statement Vicryl ties down nice and tight but cannot use knot pusher for first stitch under tension as it will tear through esophagus; need monofilament for extracorporeal knots Open
Statement Braided suture is safe for all intracorporeal technique Open
Statement After clipping fistula, do not divide it completely until ready to place first stitch so distal esophagus doesn't drop toward diaphragm Open
Statement Must be able to see and incorporate mucosa on every stitch; hanging stitch helps visualize lumen of both proximal and distal ends Open
Statement Can position ET tube after bronchoscopy to selectively ventilate left lung Open
Statement Leak increases risk of postoperative stricture Open
Statement Pediatric surgeons don't do fantastic job of long-term follow-up with TEF patients Open

Update Course Rewind: Magnet Therapy for Esophageal Atresia

Quotation You don't lose anything by trying to go in and do the dissection to see if you can get them together. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: December 2021

Quotation what ERAS has taught us. is that we can push the limits on, on some of the traditional thinking of how these patients need to stay in the hospital for a while, get traditional narcotics and all these long therapies, and in this crazy pandemic as we're trying to figure out how to mobilize hospital beds and get patients out of the hospital, ERAS kind of set us up for that. Open

Case Based Journal Review: Esophageal Atresia in 2022

Quotation I would divide the azyous, but that's purely because that's how I was trained. Open
Quotation I Never like dividing it. You're in this tiny little space and you're cauterizing a vein that you kind of know you don't need to be doing because you could probably still do the operation without doing it. Open
Quotation I'll tell you what's not convincing me, this paper. Open
Quotation I don't need someone to prove to me that dividing it hurts the patient. I need someone to prove to me that you don't need to divide it. Open
Quotation I would say absolutely put it down, but then take it out at the end of the case. Open
Quotation I used to theorize that you should leave a huge tube across the anastomosis, and that would keep it stented open and it would heal wide open. Boy was I wrong. Open
Quotation And for anyone out there listening, it's hard to do. That's been your safety line, and to let go of it is a little scary, but it certainly did not impact. Uh, any of our outcomes. In fact, it's probably been better Open
Statement If a leak occurs, it doesn't always drain through the chest tube Open
Statement A chest tube may injure, suck on, or increase the chance of disruption of the anastomosis Open
Statement Chest tubes are painful for patients Open
Quotation If I were to give a summary of today's selection of articles, the theme is less is more. Open
Quotation If I felt like chest tubes hurt the operation or the anastomosis or a patient, I could be convinced to stop using them. It's a little scary, but I think it's probably heading in that direction. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: February 2023, BAPS issue

Statement Centers of excellence for esophageal atresia are showing better outcomes Open
Statement Centralization of esophageal atresia care would be difficult to implement in the United States healthcare system Open
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Update Course Rewind: Magnet Therapy for Esophageal Atresia

Quotation You don't lose anything by trying to go in and do the dissection to see if you can get them together. Open
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Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Quotation All those relative indications like pneumatosis, a fixed loop, any of those things, they all drive me, but not as single entities. Usually I have to have a couple of things indicating that something is going on. Open
Statement Pneumoperitoneum is the only single factor that would prompt operation; otherwise a constellation of findings (pneumatosis, hemodynamic instability, fixed loop, worsening acidosis/ventilation) is required. Open
Quotation My concern with that is they're still sick when you're operating and how do you know if you're leaking? You just can't evaluate the kid's belly after doing a very scary tenuous anastomosis. Open
Quotation Prior to the Washington DC conference, I would have waited 8 weeks minimum and 2 kg. But the data that Andrew Badillo presented showed that you can do early anastomosis much earlier than I had always done. Open

Malrotation

Quotation I think the hardest part for the laparoscopic labs is really dealing with the mesentery in the bowel. I think the laparoscopy is very good for dividing, freeing up the duodenum to obviously taking out the appendix. Open
Quotation You see how dilated those loops of bowel are? So, that, that's going to always give you a low lying ligament of trites when you have dilated loops of bowel. And that's exactly why I don't get upper GIs when you're just ruling out for a G tube. Open
Statement When bowel loops are dilated, this will always give you a low-lying ligament of Treitz Open
Quotation I don't need a PH probe to tell me that this kid is vomiting. I don't need a milk scan to tell me that. In fact, you know my feeling on that. I think that none of those studies are very helpful Open

Malrotation - Volvulus - Meconium Ileus - Solid Organ Injury: Update Course 2015

Statement In heterotaxy syndrome with right atrial isomerism, there is a higher incidence of malrotation compared to left atrial isomerism. Open
Statement Many radiologists have switched from gastrografin to isotonic contrast (such as iohexol) for meconium ileus enemas, which defeats the therapeutic purpose of the enema. Open
Statement Radiologists avoid gastrografin due to concerns about the hypertonicity of the contrast medium. Open
Quotation I'd say turn around. Treat the patient, not the, not the blush. Open
Statement Activity restrictions after solid organ injury follow the grade plus 2 weeks rule (e.g., grade 3 injury = 5 weeks restriction). Open
Statement In adults, 2 centimeters is the cutoff size for mesenteric vessel pseudoaneurysms at which intervention is typically considered. Open

Bilateral Wilm's Tumor - Complex Gastroschisis - Complex Ileal Atresia:...

Statement For gastroschisis, bedside reduction can be attempted under sedation (rectal acetaminophen and small-dose fentanyl) without intubation, with success in approximately 80% of cases even when all bowel is eviscerated. Open
Statement Spring-loaded Bianchi silos may enlarge the fascial defect because the compressive forces are directed outward at the ring level. Open
Statement If apple-peel bowel is ischemic (not necrotic) and not twisted, waiting until the next day to reassess viability is reasonable before committing to resection. Open

Malrotation Rapid Fire Session: Update Course 2015

Statement In situs inversus with malrotation, the appendix is in the correct location (a double negative), so appendectomy may not be indicated. Open
Quotation The appendix is in the correct location and he's malrotated, so it's a double negative. Open

Necrotizing Enterocolitis with Dr. Gail Besner

Statement A recent Journal of Pediatric Surgery article showed substantial decrease in TPN use with mucous fistula refeeding. Open

Abdominal Wall Defects with Dr. Jacob Langer

Statement Dr. Baird published a paper in JPS showing that patients with flap closure did better in every way than those with sutured fascial closure, including lower rates of umbilical hernia repair Open
Statement Spring-loaded silos (Bentech) create outward pressure forces as you push down, making the defect larger over time Open
Statement Cristobal Abello in Colombia uses Duoderm over the sac to compress and reduce omphaloceles over time Open
Statement Phil Gazzetta described the 'flip flop' technique (modification of component separation) for omphalocele closure: lateral incision of anterior sheath only, folding over while attached to posterior sheath, creating single posterior layer Open

Compiled Sandler Rapid Fire Sessions: Update Course 2015

Quotation How do you know for sure there wasn't? Open
Quotation How do you know for sure there wasn't? Open
Statement For gastroschisis with inflamed bowel, bedside reduction without intubation is feasible using rectal Tylenol and minimal fentanyl Open
Statement For gastroschisis with inflamed bowel, bedside reduction without intubation is feasible using rectal Tylenol and minimal fentanyl Open
Statement Spring-loaded Bianchi silos may enlarge the fascial defect because the outward forces from the compressed ring push laterally Open
Statement Spring-loaded Bianchi silos may enlarge the fascial defect because the outward forces from the compressed ring push laterally Open

Gastroschisis: Advanced Practice Providers

Statement Todd Ponsky has done only non-sutured gastroschisis repair for the last 6 years and has never had a ventral hernia. He reports 10-20% umbilical hernia rate, most resolving by age 3-5 years, with perfect cosmetic results. Open
Quotation I have only done this repair, uh, for the last 6 years. I have not done a sutured repair in 6 years. Open
Quotation I've never had a ventral hernia. Open
Quotation We did a pediatric surgery event just like this, but for the pediatric surgeons, and we pulled the audience, and I think it was about 75% of the surgeons that did the non-sutured repair. Open
Statement In a pediatric surgery event poll, about 75% of surgeons reported doing non-sutured (Tegaderm) gastroschisis repair. Open
Statement For non-sutured closure, Todd Ponsky places a silo on all patients, reduces at bedside, and if everything reduces he closes it by tying the umbilical cord with suture, laying it in a circle over the hole, applying gauze and Tegaderm, waiting 4 days, then changing dressing every 4 days until sealed (usually 2 weeks). Open
Statement Todd Ponsky does not use bladder pressures for gastroschisis monitoring, finding them not terribly accurate in this patient size. He uses peak airway pressures as primary assessment during reduction, watching them to decide when to stop reducing, and looks at overall baby appearance and urine output. Open
Quotation We do not use bladder pressures. Uh, I don't find them to be terribly accurate in this size, uh, patient. Open
Quotation What I use, Joyce, is, um, usually if they're bad enough that you're wondering what their bladder pressures are, they're often intubated. Um, if they're that sick, and so I look at their peak airway pressures to see, so as I'm reducing them, I watch their peak airway pressures, and that's how I decide when to stop reducing. Open
Quotation There's never a downside to just releasing the silo and letting things back out again, right. Open
Statement For gastroschisis monitoring, the volume of NG output matters less than the color: even high-volume clear/spitty output may allow feeding, but any bilious output (regardless of volume) means the patient is not ready to feed. Open
Quotation The exact opposite is true that you can have a ton of spit coming out, but it doesn't mean that they're not ready to be fed, um, so for some reason in the little kids the volume doesn't seem to be as critical, um, as the color. Open

7th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course 2019 - FULL SHOW

Quotation Just two days ago, I had a baby that I was operating on. And because you taught me this, the hemoglobin, they were going to transfuse up to a hematocrit of thoracin. No, I learned from the PDC. We don't have to do that anymore. Transfuse clinically. Open
Quotation I use this as something in my back pocket now. So I don't do it, but I have it there. So if someone's not a good surgical candidate, for whatever reason, I don't want it. Then I know I have it as an option, but I don't do it. Open
Quotation I don't know if any surgeon would look at that and go 41 percent failure rate is a success. Open

Biliary Atresia, Appendicitis, Intestinal Failure, and Anesthetic...

Statement Dr. Ponsky's chief of anesthesiology instituted a 'rule of two': defer elective operations until after age 2 and avoid two anesthetics in one year. Open
Statement Dr. Ponsky now defers dermoid cyst excision in a 6-month-old until 18 months but does not delay inguinal hernia repair due to known incarceration risk in young infants. Open

Abdominal Wall Defects with Dr. Jacob Langer

Statement The sutureless plastic closure technique was described by Anthony Sandler and doesn't require suturing the umbilical cord Open
Statement A study by Dr. Baird published in JPS showed that patients with flap closure did better in every way than those with sutured fascial closure, including lower rates of umbilical hernia repair Open
Statement Spring-loaded silos apply pressure outward as you push down, making the defect larger over time Open
Statement Spring-loaded silos apply pressure outward as you push down, making the defect larger over time Open
Statement The 'flip flop' technique (modification of component separation) involves incising laterally through anterior sheath only, folding it over while attached to posterior sheath, creating a single posterior sheath closure Open
Statement The 'flip flop' technique (modification of component separation) involves incising laterally through anterior sheath only, folding it over while attached to posterior sheath, creating a single posterior sheath closure Open

Umbilical Cord Defects with Dr. Kenneth Azarow

Statement A prospective trial at Dr. Ponsky's institution found triamcinolone (Kenalog) cream superior to silver nitrate for umbilical granulomas, with such a drastic difference the study was stopped early. Open
Statement Analysis of PHIS (Pediatric Health Information System) data showed the mean age for umbilical hernia repair across U.S. children's hospitals is 4 years. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: October 2021

Quotation And the fact that, you know, we're seeing 85% follow-up is surprising to me and, and Encouraging. Open
Statement The 85% follow-up rate in child abuse victims is surprising and encouraging. Open
Quotation This article points out the problem of Gestalt and necrotizing enterocolitis. You know, it's really easy when they have free air. When they don't, we're all different and we don't have a defined protocol that's been built yet. Open
Statement In NEC, it is easy to make surgical decisions when there is free air, but without definitive protocol for other presentations, surgeons hedge and delay daily about whether to operate. Open
Quotation Honestly, a lot of people see the value of this, don't have the volume or the resources to build a formal program, and it's very reasonable to send these kids to a new Nearby bowel management program. Open
Statement Many surgeons who see the value of bowel management programs lack the volume or resources to build formal programs, making it reasonable to refer patients to nearby established programs. Open
Statement There is variability in the use of ultrasound versus MRI for detecting tethered cord in anorectal malformation patients, and radiographs are not a good substitute. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: January 2022 APSA Issue

Statement At Akron Children's Hospital under Bob Perry, the bonus structure required the entire group to reach a certain RVU threshold for everyone to receive 50% of their bonus, eliminating competition for cases. Open
Quotation In Akron, Bob Perry, the way that he structured the bonus was that the entire group has to get a certain RVU, not a single person. Open
Quotation That way, there was no competition like trying to steal cases and stuff, because the whole group rose as a group. Open

Omphalocele & Gastroschisis

Statement For large omphalocele defects, besides intestine, a good amount of the liver is on the outside in the majority of cases. Open
Statement Fetal growth is tracked monthly in these cases because there is concern for significant growth restriction. Open
Statement For omphalocele, besides ultrasound, MRI and echocardiogram are routinely obtained because these patients may have other associated anomalies. Open
Statement For gastroschisis, only ultrasound is normally obtained to confirm the diagnosis without additional imaging. Open
Statement Gastroschisis affects approximately one in every 2200 live births. Open
Statement After sequential reduction with plastic clips in omphalocele, the patient is taken to the operating room for delayed primary closure of the fascia and skin. Open

Stay Current Throwbacks Necrotizing Enterocolitis with Dr. Gail Besner

Statement Some babies with peritoneal drains continue to produce stool from the drain for weeks, and if this persists for approximately two weeks, conversion to laparotomy should be considered. Open
Statement A recent Journal of Pediatric Surgery article showed substantial decrease in TPN use with mucous fistula refeeding. Open

Update Course 2021: TOP PUBLICATIONS IN NON - PED SURG JOURNALS

Quotation I would call my radiologist and have him do an upper GI and stand there watching it. Open
Statement Upper GI contrast study is operator-dependent and requires direct communication with radiologist, readily available at high-volume centers but requires more coordination at community hospitals. Open
Quotation the studies, uh, currently, I think, uh, you know, what this, uh, is hoping to highlight is the ability to use non-operative management of appendicitis in certain cases, but, um, uh, the studies that we have, uh, show that, uh, having the presence of an appendiculli actually has about a 50% failure rate. Open
Statement The presence of an appendicolith in appendicitis has about a 50% failure rate with non-operative management, making it a contraindication for non-surgical treatment. Open
Quotation so, um, that's, uh, you know, uh, not good enough, uh, for me. Uh, so, uh, most of us actually use the presence of that appendicolith as a no go, uh, for, uh, non-operative management. Open
Quotation I, I would agree that we should be going with normal sailing based on the ATLS protocols. I, I will tell you though, um, that nationwide in adults we are starting to see ambulance rigs. Travel with whole blood capabilities in adults and people are starting to use whole blood even earlier. Open
Statement Nationwide in adults, ambulance rigs are starting to travel with whole blood capabilities and people are using whole blood even earlier in trauma resuscitation. Open
Statement Current ATLS protocols recommend initial bolus with normal saline or crystalloid solution before moving to blood products in pediatric trauma. Open
Quotation I have to tell you this is, I love this course. It's changing. It's an evolution Open
Quotation the challenge for whole blood is availability Open
Statement The challenge for whole blood in pediatrics is availability, and thankfully for children, we don't use a lot of massive transfusion protocols compared to adults. Open
Quotation having blood bank capabilities, especially. Uh, because thankfully for children, we don't use a lot of massive transfusion protocols. So I, I think you're seeing more of this in adults. Um, some of the pediatric centers are coming along, um, slowly, but, but definitely we're seeing more. Open
Statement Some centers are limiting whole blood use to males and some to children older than 15, depending on institutional protocols and blood bank partnerships. Open

Update Course 2021: UPDATE COURSE 2020: REVIEW OF LAST YEAR'S IMPORTANT T OPICS

Quotation We are, we all live in our own little country and we do our own little thing. And it's only when we talk to each other from all over that we do true learning. Open
Quotation This is about rapid fire. We're not doing in-depth stuff here. This is rapid fire, important topics that we feel and that a lot, that's why we bring new faculty in every year, that the faculty feel are kind of the real important points that we need to be highlighting all over the world that came up over the last year or so. Open
Quotation I promise you, I'm making this promise every year, something will glitch. Okay? I've been saying this for nine years. Even a few years ago, the whole power went out in the city and we had to drive to my living room. Something will glitch. Bear with us. Open
Quotation This only, as you know, this is free. This is free because, and we've been trying to keep this free as long as we can. We try to believe that knowledge should be free as long as we can do it, as best we can do it. Open
Statement 26% of respondents use intraoperative ICG to visualize the biliary tree, 23% use it in select patients, and 51% do not use it. Open
Statement Getting phenol into the operating room for sclerotherapy is not always easy due to institutional and pharmacy restrictions. Open
Statement The adoption of sutureless closure for abdominal wall defects represents a major practice change over nine years, with 90% now using it always or selectively compared to much lower rates previously. Open
Statement Approximately 50% of respondents always use sutureless abdominal closure for large abdominal wall defects, 40% use it in select patients, and only 11% do not use it. Open
Statement Implementing ERAS requires team buy-in, particularly from anesthesiologists, because of practice changes like allowing oral intake two hours preoperatively. Open
Statement Most institutions are either taking steps to address social determinants of health or working on it; few report no action. Open

Update Course 2022 - TOP PUBLICATIONS IN NON- PED SURG JOURNALS - Jose Campos

Quotation I met Jose Campos at, I think, an IPEG meeting or something and he came up to me and he says, I said, hi, how are you? He goes, yeah, the stuff you're doing is a problem. I was like, nice to meet you too. He said, you're only looking at pediatric surgical journals and pediatric surgical societies, you're missing all of the incredible publications that come out in articles we don't read. Open
Quotation It was invented before there was widespread laparoscopy. It came first. Then laparoscopic. Because of that order, a lot of people favor PEG, but it's blind. I mean, you're putting something right through the belly without looking, so it makes no sense to me. Open
Statement The article by Todd Ponsky Sr. and Mike Goddard on PEG tube placement remains the most cited article in the history of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, with approximately three times the citations of the number two article. Open
Quotation The article by Jeff Ponsky and Mike Goddard remains the most cited article in the history of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery by far by like three times the number two article so it's a real landmark paper and we owe dr. Ponsky and Goddard a tip the cap for coming up with this technique when it really was the first minimally invasive way to insert a gastrostomy tube. Open

Update Course 2022 - APSA PDC UPDATES - Mary Edwards, Paul Jeziorczak, Craig Lillehei, and Charles Snyder,

Quotation The reason that we switched to this, um, is that there are, if it's clearly if airway aspiration, you go to the operating room. It's the ones you don't know. And what we found is the ones you don't know, it's a suspicious story. They were coughing after eating. Um, more often than not, it's reactive airway and it's not a foreign body. Open
Quotation CAT scan pretty much almost a hundred percent will direct you to go to the OR or not. So it's very low radiation and it eliminates those that are equivocal of getting an unnecessary instrumentation of their airway in the face of reactive airway disease. Open
Quotation I do believe that working with the neonatology team on the decision to operate is actually prudent. I know you were, but a lot of people get upset about that. And I do have that discussion now. Ultimately, the decision is mine. But oftentimes they do sway me. Open

Update Course 2022 - UPDATES IN GASTROSCHISIS FEEDING PROTOCOLS - Jason Fraser, Beth Rymeski, and Steven Lee

Quotation the reason these protocols at least in my opinion are important is because there's not variation in care generally speaking they've been tried and true and work all right but the nurses know what it is and you know you don't need to call a doctor every time you want to increase by 10 cc's or whatever Open

Update Course Rewind 2025: Updates in NEC Management

Quotation They're sick post-op. This is the problem I have. They're sick post-op, whether you do the anastomosis or not. Open
Statement Babies are sick post-operatively whether you perform anastomosis or not Open
Quotation Bowel is a symptom, is a result of the illness. It's not the cause of the illness. The disease still progresses, even that's the problem of going too early. You resect, it's still progressing. Open
Statement In NEC, diseased bowel is a symptom or result of the illness, not the cause of the illness Open
Statement The disease still progresses even after resection, which is the problem of operating too early Open
Quotation The data shows it's better. If I feel like the baby is well, I would be convinced to do a primary anastomosis cause I do agree, doing a stoma, doing a silo clip and drop, maybe they won't do as well. Open
Statement Data shows primary anastomosis is better than stoma in appropriate cases Open
Quotation The data shows that right now, I'm a clip and dropper. I would come back 24, 48 hours later, I would not do a stoma. Because I feel like I would have an answer in a couple of days. Open
Statement Hemodynamic markers to guide second-look decisions include lactate correction, thrombocytopenia correction, and weaning off inotropes Open
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Urologic Fetal Intervention: Cincinnati Fetal Center

Quotation I think that the challenge is that the data suggests that if you look at the results from the Pluto trial, that renal function is poor in a large number of babies that were thought to be good prognosis. Open
Quotation We're not really able to necessarily fix or alter the renal outcomes and so that's really why we're not fighting as much as probably expected. Open
Statement Intravillous pressure that occludes venous flow in the placenta is approximately 23 mmHg; resting amniotic fluid pressure is 5–8 mmHg. Open
Statement Intravillous pressure that occludes venous flow in the placenta is approximately 23 mmHg; resting amniotic fluid pressure is 5–8 mmHg. Open
Statement Fetal anesthesia for fetoscopy includes intramuscular vecuronium, atropine, and fentanyl to prevent fetal movement and mitigate pain response. Open
Statement Fetal anesthesia for fetoscopy includes intramuscular vecuronium, atropine, and fentanyl to prevent fetal movement and mitigate pain response. Open
Quotation I've had trouble justifying doing 3 bladder taps. Open
Quotation I've had trouble justifying doing 3 bladder taps. Open
Statement The Pluto trial removed bladder taps from its protocol because data suggested the most powerful effect of shunting is in poor-prognosis fetuses, and even good-prognosis fetuses have ~50% risk of bad renal function postnatally. Open

Pediatric Hernia: Update Course 2013

Quotation I also thought that I, I also thought, you know, we could Wait, they don't necessarily need to be repaired right away. But then I read your papers about the very high incidence of incarceration in the first few months of life, especially in the preemies. Open
Statement Jack Langer's data shows very high incarceration rate in newborns and preemies with inguinal hernias Open
Statement If you have a patent processus vaginalis, you have 4 times greater risk than general population of developing a hernia on that side Open
Statement VA cooperative study in adults showed 1.7% incidence of incarceration in adults with inguinal hernia Open
Statement Inguinodynia (chronic groin pain) is much more common in older patients than young children after open inguinal hernia repair Open
Statement Inguinodynia (chronic groin pain) is much more common in older patients than young children after open inguinal hernia repair Open
Statement Mayo Clinic 50-year follow-up study shows most common cause of recurrence after open pediatric inguinal hernia repair is a direct hernia Open
Statement Laparoscopic approach allows clear visualization of inguinal floor to distinguish indirect hernia from direct/floor problem Open
Statement Laparoscopic approach allows clear visualization of inguinal floor to distinguish indirect hernia from direct/floor problem Open
Quotation just so you know, has a 30% incidence of chronic pain that's been validated in multiple studies. Open
Statement Mesh inguinal hernia repair has 30% incidence of chronic pain, validated in multiple studies Open
Quotation Most mesh repairs done by the adult surgeons are in patients who are not planning on having any more kids. They're usually older patients. Open
Statement Mesh repair has significant risk of vas deferens injury Open
Quotation Most mesh repairs done by the adult surgeons are in patients who are not planning on having any more kids. They're usually older patients. Open
Statement Mesh repair has significant risk of vas deferens injury Open
Statement Felix Schier's laparoscopic Z-stitch technique has about 6% recurrence rate Open
Statement SEAL technique (Craig Albanese, Mike Harrison, Sanjeev Dutta at Stanford) reports 1.2% recurrence rate, but other centers using it report 3-4% Open
Statement CK Young's extraperitoneal percutaneous technique has less than 1% recurrence (unpublished data) Open
Statement Todd Ponsky's laparoscopic series has approximately 2% recurrence rate (unpublished, anecdotal: 1 repair out of several hundred cases) Open
Statement Todd Ponsky's laparoscopic series has approximately 2% recurrence rate (unpublished, anecdotal: 1 repair out of several hundred cases) Open
Quotation I can tell you 20 right now, there's people in South America that do a laparoscopic excision of the sac and that's it. Open
Quotation I can tell you 20 right now, there's people in South America that do a laparoscopic excision of the sac and that's it. Open
Quotation Studies show decreased sperm quality in patients who had bilateral inguinal hernia repairs, but infertility rate did not appear different in most studies Open
Statement Studies show decreased sperm quality in patients who had bilateral inguinal hernia repairs, but infertility rate did not appear different in most studies Open
Quotation what we did in the rabbits is we just did the stitch and waited two months and cut the stitch out, and they all opened. So I don't like the stitch relying on for life. So I like to, we cauterize, then cut the stitch out, and they all closed. Open
Statement In rabbit model, laparoscopic hernia repair with stitch alone failed when stitch was cut at 2 months; adding cautery before cutting stitch resulted in all repairs staying closed Open
Quotation what we did in the rabbits is we just did the stitch and waited two months and cut the stitch out, and they all opened. So I don't like the stitch relying on for life. So I like to, we cauterize, then cut the stitch out, and they all closed. Open
Statement In rabbit model, laparoscopic hernia repair with stitch alone failed when stitch was cut at 2 months; adding cautery before cutting stitch resulted in all repairs staying closed Open
Statement Umbilical hernia size does not predict need for earlier repair; no data supports operating earlier on larger defects Open
Statement Umbilical hernia size does not predict need for earlier repair; no data supports operating earlier on larger defects Open

Fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion and twin-twin transfusion: Fetal...

Statement Ruben Quintero's 1997 staging system for TTTS actually describes physiologic states: stage 1 reflects initial volume transfer, stage 2 represents cephalization of blood flow, stage 3 represents increasing placental resistance, and stage 4 represents cardiac failure in the recipient. Open
Statement Only 30-35% of stage 1 TTTS progresses to stage 2 or higher; 28% stay at stage 1 throughout pregnancy, and 40% regress completely or resolve. Open
Statement The recipient twin in TTTS develops progressive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy due to both preload (volume) and afterload (peripheral vasoconstriction from renin-angiotensin activation) issues. Open
Statement CHOP's cardiovascular score significantly drops within 1 week to 10 days after laser photocoagulation in the vast majority of cases, showing the recipient twin's heart has great potential to heal. Open
Statement Diode laser is much safer than argon laser with lower penetration depth and no vessel rupture cases since switching to diode at CHOP. Open
Statement CHOP's miss rate for vascular anastomoses is 0.8% based on placental injection studies, compared to 10-15% miss rates reported in literature. Open
Statement CHOP has performed about 80 bipolar cord cauterizations with 86% singleton survival and over 90 radiofrequency ablations with 83% singleton survival for selective cord occlusion. Open

Fetal Surgical Intervention for Myelomeningocele: Fetal Surgery 2012

Quotation It is absolutely unimaginable how somebody who has no training, who has no expertise, who has not such a fabulous physical assistance of an expert at the table, can do the job professionally and safely. Open
Quotation It is absolutely unimaginable how somebody who has no training, who has no expertise, who has not such a fabulous physical assistance of an expert at the table, can do the job professionally and safely. Open
Statement There have been three maternal deaths associated with open fetal surgery for MMC in South America (one in Colombia, two in Argentina). Open
Statement In the US experience with open fetal surgery for MMC, there have been no maternal deaths and no serious maternal complications in recent years. Open
Statement In the US experience with open fetal surgery for MMC, there have been no maternal deaths and no serious maternal complications in recent years. Open
Quotation I think 5 years from now, we won't be doing open fetal surgery for this, and that we'll have a single port early gestation bioengineering solution. Open
Quotation I think 5 years from now, we won't be doing open fetal surgery for this, and that we'll have a single port early gestation bioengineering solution. Open
Statement In Europe, approximately one-third of mothers decline open fetal MMC surgery because it is an open procedure. Open
Statement In Europe, approximately one-third of mothers decline open fetal MMC surgery because it is an open procedure. Open
Statement For proper neurosurgical repair of cystic MMC, it is essential to remove the cyst and excise tissues that don't belong, not simply cover the lesion—a step that may be missing in some fetoscopic approaches. Open
Statement For proper neurosurgical repair of cystic MMC, it is essential to remove the cyst and excise tissues that don't belong, not simply cover the lesion—a step that may be missing in some fetoscopic approaches. Open
Statement In the MOMS trial, 51% of prenatally repaired children met shunt criteria, but only 31 actually received shunts (approximately 65% of those meeting criteria), compared to 66 of 74 (89%) in the postnatal group. Open
Statement In the MOMS trial, 51% of prenatally repaired children met shunt criteria, but only 31 actually received shunts (approximately 65% of those meeting criteria), compared to 66 of 74 (89%) in the postnatal group. Open
Quotation These results, just between us, are not that good. You know, we need to do better. And to do better, I think we're going to have to do something different. Open
Quotation These results, just between us, are not that good. You know, we need to do better. And to do better, I think we're going to have to do something different. Open

Neonatal Lung Lesions with Dr. Steven Rothenberg

Statement If using the LigaSure device, do not activate the cutting function; seal, remove the device, and cut with scissors to allow partial division and confirmation of hemostasis. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: January 2022 APSA Issue

Quotation In Akron, Bob Perry, the way that he structured the bonus was that the entire group has to get a certain RVU, not a single person. Open
Statement At Akron Children's Hospital under Bob Perry, the bonus structure required the entire group to reach a certain RVU threshold for everyone to receive 50% of their bonus, eliminating competition for cases. Open
Quotation That way, there was no competition like trying to steal cases and stuff, because the whole group rose as a group. Open

Update Course 2021: TOP PUBLICATIONS IN NON - PED SURG JOURNALS

Quotation I would call my radiologist and have him do an upper GI and stand there watching it. Open
Statement Upper GI contrast study is operator-dependent and requires direct communication with radiologist, readily available at high-volume centers but requires more coordination at community hospitals. Open
Quotation the studies, uh, currently, I think, uh, you know, what this, uh, is hoping to highlight is the ability to use non-operative management of appendicitis in certain cases, but, um, uh, the studies that we have, uh, show that, uh, having the presence of an appendiculli actually has about a 50% failure rate. Open
Statement The presence of an appendicolith in appendicitis has about a 50% failure rate with non-operative management, making it a contraindication for non-surgical treatment. Open
Quotation so, um, that's, uh, you know, uh, not good enough, uh, for me. Uh, so, uh, most of us actually use the presence of that appendicolith as a no go, uh, for, uh, non-operative management. Open
Quotation I, I would agree that we should be going with normal sailing based on the ATLS protocols. I, I will tell you though, um, that nationwide in adults we are starting to see ambulance rigs. Travel with whole blood capabilities in adults and people are starting to use whole blood even earlier. Open
Statement Nationwide in adults, ambulance rigs are starting to travel with whole blood capabilities and people are using whole blood even earlier in trauma resuscitation. Open
Statement Current ATLS protocols recommend initial bolus with normal saline or crystalloid solution before moving to blood products in pediatric trauma. Open
Quotation I have to tell you this is, I love this course. It's changing. It's an evolution Open
Statement The challenge for whole blood in pediatrics is availability, and thankfully for children, we don't use a lot of massive transfusion protocols compared to adults. Open
Quotation the challenge for whole blood is availability Open
Quotation having blood bank capabilities, especially. Uh, because thankfully for children, we don't use a lot of massive transfusion protocols. So I, I think you're seeing more of this in adults. Um, some of the pediatric centers are coming along, um, slowly, but, but definitely we're seeing more. Open
Statement Some centers are limiting whole blood use to males and some to children older than 15, depending on institutional protocols and blood bank partnerships. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Highlights: April 2022

Quotation I mean, that's pretty groundbreaking. Open
Quotation So, we already have shown a benefit of repairing these in utero, and now to take it a step further, if you impregnate it with mesenchymal stromal cells, you actually have even a larger benefit in the chance of ambulation. Open
Statement Dr. Todd Ponsky states that in utero repair of myelomeningocele has already shown benefit, and impregnating the repair with mesenchymal stromal cells provides an even larger benefit in the chance of ambulation. Open
Quotation I think this paper highlights that this is what happens in an emerging field. You have disparities in what is happening. We're seeing the value of fetal surgery and fetal intervention, and so it's reasonable to expect that there are different levels of what different hospitals do, but it, I think it's great that there are some centers that don't necessarily do interventions, but are having a dedicated team focusing on fetal care. Open
Statement Dr. Todd Ponsky states that disparities in practice patterns are what happens in an emerging field, and it is reasonable to expect different levels of what different hospitals do in fetal surgery. Open

Update Course 2022 - APSA PDC UPDATES - Mary Edwards, Paul Jeziorczak, Craig Lillehei, and Charles Snyder,

Quotation The reason that we switched to this, um, is that there are, if it's clearly if airway aspiration, you go to the operating room. It's the ones you don't know. And what we found is the ones you don't know, it's a suspicious story. They were coughing after eating. Um, more often than not, it's reactive airway and it's not a foreign body. Open
Quotation CAT scan pretty much almost a hundred percent will direct you to go to the OR or not. So it's very low radiation and it eliminates those that are equivocal of getting an unnecessary instrumentation of their airway in the face of reactive airway disease. Open
Quotation I do believe that working with the neonatology team on the decision to operate is actually prudent. I know you were, but a lot of people get upset about that. And I do have that discussion now. Ultimately, the decision is mine. But oftentimes they do sway me. Open
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Jeffrey Ponsky: Portrait of a SAGES Pioneer

Quotation You have taught me morals and values. You taught me how to be a good person. You've taught me how to be a great surgeon. Open

Ponsky and Gauderer invent the PEG tube

Quotation I'm not gonna give a lecture. Usually in these things, we all give a lecture about the state of the art of our specialty. I'm just gonna tell you a little story. Open
Statement Flexible fiber-optic endoscopy as currently known began around 1958 when Hersowitz at the University of Michigan developed a method using glass fibers to transmit images. Open
Statement In the 1960s, flexible endoscopy was used only for visualization of the GI tract without therapeutic interventions. Open
Statement In the early 1970s, Shina, a surgeon in New York, developed the ability to remove polyps from the GI tract endoscopically. Open
Statement Endoscopic polypectomy was significant because it enabled removal of polyps before they became cancer. Open
Quotation The chief of gastroenterology said, we're not going to train any surgeons to do endoscopy. We won't train you because you're a surgeon. Open
Statement The speaker trained in endoscopy in Canton, Ohio with Jim Canyon, performing approximately 500 cases over nearly 5 months. Open
Quotation He said, You will not touch a scope. Because you're a surgeon Open
Quotation Next day I got a call from my mother-in-law, she said, Go buy a scope. We got you covered. It's your scope. Open
Quotation By the time I finished my residency, I had put the gastroenterologist out of business at University Open
Statement The speaker and pediatric surgeon Michael Gauderer developed a technique to place feeding tubes endoscopically through the abdominal wall for children with brain damage requiring long-term feeding. Open
Statement The PEG tube procedure was probably the beginning of minimally invasive surgery. Open
Statement The PEG tube was developed in 1979, almost 40 years before this presentation. Open
Statement Major medical device companies including Olympus, Ross Laboratories, and Eaton Laboratory initially declined to commercialize the PEG tube. Open
Quotation They said we're not interested. Open
Statement The PEG tube was commercialized through American Endoscopy, a small company owned by Marlon Yonker. Open
Statement American Endoscopy was sold to Bard Endoscopy in 1986. Open
Statement The PEG tube is now used and overused throughout the world. Open
Statement The PEG was the first minimally invasive surgical procedure. Open
Statement Current endoscopic procedures include dividing muscles for achalasia, a condition where people cannot swallow. Open
Statement Endoscopic treatment is now available for Zenker's diverticulum, an outpouching of the esophagus causing swallowing difficulty. Open
Statement Surgery is now performed through the endoscope. Open
Quotation Marlon, I love you. Thank you. Open

Lessons learned from the introduction of a new endoscopic procedure: PEG

Statement PEG will be 40 years old in a couple of years from the time of this presentation Open
Statement In the late 1970s there were very few pediatric gastroenterologists Open
Statement Before PEG, babies with birth asphyxia or severe psychomotor retardation who couldn't eat required nasal feeding tubes and operative gastrostomy before going to long-term care facilities Open
Statement Patients with oral pharyngeal cancers who couldn't swallow required gastrostomy Open

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Approach and component separation for suture closure and underlay mesh...

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Dr. Abello's Duoderm technique involves creating T-shaped Duoderm pieces that form an external silo, which is progressively compressed like gastroschisis reduction over approximately 1-2 weeks Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Cardiac surgeons report biologic patches in VSD closure turn into cardiac muscle Open

Abdominal Wall Defects with Dr. Jacob Langer

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Jack Langer said: Dr. Baird published a paper in JPS showing that patients with flap closure did better in every way than those with sutured fascial closure, including lower rates of umbilical hernia repair Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Jack Langer said: Cristobal Abello in Colombia uses Duoderm over the sac to compress and reduce omphaloceles over time Open

7th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course 2019 - FULL SHOW

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: This single teaching point made the whole update course worth it because he didn't realize this, and it totally changed his practice. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I think the parents are more focused on the here and now. That is what's happening at that moment in the emergency room. Whereas we as their caregivers need to be thinking about what's best for the total life of the patient. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Parents surveyed for PCORI-funded study said if there was a 50% chance of non-operative appendicitis management being successful, they would enroll in the study Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The important point in non-operative appendicitis management is not whether it's effective for six months or a year, but what happens 10, 20, or 40 years down the road regarding appendix scarring and future obstruction Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In the APAC trial (adult study), at five years, 41% of the non-operative appendicitis group underwent an appendectomy Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols have been great at reducing opioids both in the inpatient setting and at time of discharge Open

Umbilical Cord Defects with Dr. Kenneth Azarow

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Kenneth Azarow said: Emerging anesthesia data suggesting risks of operating before age 2–3 provides additional support for delaying umbilical hernia repair. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Kenneth Azarow said: A Canadian study by Dr. Baird's group showed that gastroschisis patients closed with sutures had higher rates of subsequent umbilical hernia repair compared to sutureless closure. Open

Abdominal Wall Defects with Dr. Jacob Langer

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Jack Langer said: The sutureless plastic closure technique was described by Anthony Sandler and doesn't require suturing the umbilical cord Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Jack Langer said: A study by Dr. Baird published in JPS showed that patients with flap closure did better in every way than those with sutured fascial closure, including lower rates of umbilical hernia repair Open

Omphalocele and Gastroschisis With Dr. Foong-Yen Lim

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Fung Lim said: Gastroschisis affects approximately one in every 2,200 live births. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Fung Lim said: In the last four and a half years at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, majority of babies are managed using sutureless closure. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Fung Lim said: At Cincinnati Children's, Duoderm silo is placed on top of the skin of the patient, formed over the omphalocele, and plastic clips are used to sequentially clip it down until it's flush to the abdominal skin. Open

Update Course 2021: UPDATE COURSE 2020: REVIEW OF LAST YEAR'S IMPORTANT T OPICS

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Deflux, a compound used by urology for vesicoureteral reflux, has been reported in case reports for rectal prolapse sclerotherapy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: There are case reports showing mucosal sloughing with phenol sclerotherapy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I think there's also case reports that show mucosal sloughing with phenol. Open

Update Course 2022 - UPDATES IN GASTROSCHISIS FEEDING PROTOCOLS - Jason Fraser, Beth Rymeski, and Steven Lee

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: we got feedback that several hospitals have changed their gastro schesis protocols based on recent publications Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Several hospitals have changed their gastroschisis protocols based on recent publications. Open
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Welcome and Introductions: Pancreatic Disease

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Jaimie Nathan said: Dr. Jamie Nathan is assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics, a pediatric and transplant surgeon, and surgical director of the Pancreas Care Center at Cincinnati Children's Open
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Welcome and Introductions: Pancreatic Disease

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Jaimie Nathan said: Dr. Jamie Nathan is assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics, a pediatric and transplant surgeon, and surgical director of the Pancreas Care Center at Cincinnati Children's Open
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Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery - The Unsalvageable Esophagus & Cases

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Absolutely amazing webinar, some amazing cases with excellent skills that you all brought today. I'm happy that you all are there for us when these cases get beyond the norm. Open

TEF Presentations (Extended): Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: When they're dead, they're still not dead. They're still going. They got about 2 volts Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Dead button batteries still have about 2 volts and continue to cause damage. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Button batteries can be distinguished from coins on AP X-ray by a visible rim, eliminating the need for a lateral view. Open

QUAD #1: Cervical Tracheopexy with Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: Preoperative testing includes dynamic CT imaging, pulmonary function tests, microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy, and flexible bronchoscopy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: The cervical approach can assist thoracoscopic procedures by removing residual or regrown large thymus tissue. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: In the lateral approach, the surgical team works on the side of the airway to find the esophagus. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: Pediatric surgeons identify the recurrent nerve for the ENT team to help prevent injury. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: The esophagus is mobilized above the level where the team aims to perform the pexy, making suture placement easier. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: A pulmonologist assists with flexible endoscopy through the endotracheal tube to visualize inside the trachea while stitches are placed. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: The combined approach is valuable for complicated cases or patients needing additional operations for symptom relief. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: Otolaryngology involvement is important both during the procedure and in follow-up due to potential complications. Open
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Challenging Dogma: Does Colostomy Type Matter?

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: we've all been taught over the years that when we do a colostomy for an anal rectal malformation, we should do a divided colostomy, and the main reason to do that is to prevent stool flowing down that could cause a urinary tract infection. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Traditional teaching holds that divided colostomy should be performed for anorectal malformations to prevent stool flowing down that could cause urinary tract infection. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Dr. Robert Baird performed a meta-analysis of multiple studies comparing divided colostomy versus loop colostomy for anorectal malformations. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The meta-analysis found no statistically significant difference in urinary tract infection incidence between divided colostomy and loop colostomy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Some individual studies within the meta-analysis showed a difference in UTI rates, but the overall meta-analysis showed no statistical difference. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Loop colostomies had a significantly higher stoma prolapse rate compared to divided colostomies. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Skin excoriation, stoma retraction, peristomal hernia, wound infection, and stoma stricture showed no statistical difference between loop colostomy and divided colostomy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: there we go, we've challenged dogma, and it seems like dogma necessarily at this point doesn't seem to hold true. Open

Challenging Dogma: Does Colostomy Type Matter?

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Traditional teaching advocates for divided colostomy when performing colostomy for anorectal malformation, with the main rationale being prevention of stool flowing down that could cause urinary tract infection. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: we've all been taught over the years that when we do a colostomy for an anal rectal malformation, we should do a divided colostomy, and the main reason to do that is to prevent stool flowing down that could cause a urinary tract infection. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Dr. Robert Baird performed a meta-analysis of multiple studies comparing divided colostomy versus loop colostomy for incidence of UTI. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: he found no difference. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The meta-analysis found no statistically significant difference in UTI rates between loop colostomy and divided colostomy, despite some individual studies showing a difference. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Loop colostomies had a significantly higher stoma prolapse rate compared to divided colostomies. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: the loop colostomies actually had a higher, significantly higher stoma prolapse rate. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Skin excoriation, stoma retraction, peristomal hernia, wound infection, and stoma stricture showed no statistical difference between loop colostomy and divided colostomy. Open

Posterior Sagittal Anorectaplasty in a Female: Pediatric Colorectal...

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Total body prep from nipples to toes is standard for these patients, allowing flexibility to flip between supine and prone positions Open

Update Course Rewind: Pediatric Colorectal Consortium 2021

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The standard Hagar dilator size for a newborn is about size 12, so a size 10 is 2 deviations less. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In the dilation study with 25 children, the types of malformations were evenly distributed and complexity was about equal. Open
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Standardization of Care for Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Standardization significantly reduced postoperative abscess in perforated appendicitis. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Standardization of Care for Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis Improves Outcomes. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The new pathway refined discharge criteria for perforated appendicitis. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The new pathway established criteria for the use of postoperative invasive procedures such as draining an abscess. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Standardization reduced the odds of developing a postoperative abscess by 4 times. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The new pathway established criteria for the use of postoperative imaging in perforated appendicitis. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The new pathway established criteria for the use of postoperative TPN in perforated appendicitis. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Standardization significantly reduced hospital stay in perforated appendicitis. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Median follow-up time post-discharge was 25 days in the post-standardized group. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The hospital had a clinical pathway in place for about 30 years before implementing a new pathway in 2015. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The study prospectively evaluated outcomes of all children treated on the new standardized protocol over 20 months. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The new pathway initiated a disease severity classification for perforated appendicitis. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The study compared prospective outcomes to all patients treated in the 58 months prior to standardization. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Median follow-up time post-discharge was 14 days in the pre-standardized group. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The new pathway standardized the operative technique for perforated appendicitis. Open

Appendicitis with Dr. Whit Holcomb

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Whit Holcomb said: Classic presentation of appendicitis includes pain starting at umbilicus migrating to right lower quadrant, nausea, vomiting, tenderness at McBurney's point, elevated WBC and CRP, low-grade fever Open

Perforated Appendicitis

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: When patients without a hole in the appendix or stool in the abdomen were grouped together, the incidence of postoperative abscess was less than 5%. Open

Evidence-based diagnosis and management of pediatric appendicitis with Dr. Whit Holcomb

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Whit Holcomb said: Wound infection rate was 3.3% (6/180) for single-incision versus 1.7% (3/180) for three-port, p=0.5, not statistically different Open
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Biliary Atresia - Robert Parry: Update Course 2014

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Rich Ricketts' series showed not statistically significant better results with Kasai at 76 days or older compared to 0-75 days, possibly representing a different disease phenotype in late presenters. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: A recent paper in Gastroenterology described a scoring system using liver biopsy plus clinical parameters with nearly 100% ability to predict biliary atresia. Open

Update Course 2021: UPDATE COURSE 2020: REVIEW OF LAST YEAR'S IMPORTANT T OPICS

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Deflux, a compound used by urology for vesicoureteral reflux, has been reported in case reports for rectal prolapse sclerotherapy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: There are case reports showing mucosal sloughing with phenol sclerotherapy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I think there's also case reports that show mucosal sloughing with phenol. Open

Biliary Atresia Part I

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: IPEG placed a moratorium on laparoscopic Kasai portoenterostomy because of poor outcomes. Open

Heat 1 Winner: Dariusz Patkowski, MD, PhD - Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery 2024

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Data was presented suggesting that resecting liver cuts mortality down by 50% in biliary atresia, though the judge expressed uncertainty about the data Open
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Pediatric Burns

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Robert Sheridan said: these kids can't take a joke, and so everything's got to be very meticulous Open
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Retained Central Venous Catheters

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ian Glenn said: No thrombosis associated with retained catheter fragments has been reported in follow-up studies. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ian Glenn said: Multiple studies of patients with retained catheter fragments followed for months to the order of 5 years found no complications. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ian Glenn said: No infections associated with retained catheter fragments have been reported in follow-up studies. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ian Glenn said: There has never been a report of a problem by leaving a retained catheter tip in, although long-term data are lacking. Open
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Retained Central Venous Catheters

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ian Glenn said: No infections associated with retained catheter fragments have been reported in follow-up studies. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ian Glenn said: No thrombosis associated with retained catheter fragments has been reported in follow-up studies. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ian Glenn said: Multiple studies of patients with retained catheter fragments followed for months to the order of 5 years found no complications. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ian Glenn said: There has never been a report of a problem by leaving a retained catheter tip in, although long-term data are lacking. Open
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Pediatric Trauma With Dr. Richard Falcone

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Richard Falcone said: The Pediatric Emergency Care Research Network published criteria in Annals of Emergency Medicine in 2013 for identifying children at very low risk of clinically important blunt abdominal injuries. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Richard Falcone said: Children with no abdominal wall trauma, no seatbelt sign, GCS 14-15, no abdominal tenderness, no thoracic wall trauma, no abdominal pain, no altered breath sounds, and no vomiting have 0.1% chance of clinically important intraabdominal injury and do not need CT scanning. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Richard Falcone said: If the PECARN criteria were strictly followed to scan everyone not in the very low risk group, more CTs would be recommended than pediatric trauma centers currently perform. Open

Trauma

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Rich Falcone said: I personally have changed my practice over the last few years. And I don't do leveling colostomies anymore. I have done permanent biopsies, but a diversion at the at an ileostomy and wait for permanent section, which is much more accurate, and then at some point down the road, do your pull-through. Open
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Patient Testimonial and Experience: Pectus Innovations

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Cardiac effects of pectus excavatum are clinically significant, not merely cosmetic Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: MRI is preferred over CT scan for pectus evaluation based on discussion during this session Open
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Biliary Atresia - Robert Parry: Update Course 2014

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Rich Ricketts' series showed not statistically significant better results with Kasai at 76 days or older compared to 0-75 days, possibly representing a different disease phenotype in late presenters. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: A recent paper in Gastroenterology described a scoring system using liver biopsy plus clinical parameters with nearly 100% ability to predict biliary atresia. Open
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Challenging Dogma: Does Colostomy Type Matter?

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: we've all been taught over the years that when we do a colostomy for an anal rectal malformation, we should do a divided colostomy, and the main reason to do that is to prevent stool flowing down that could cause a urinary tract infection. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Traditional teaching holds that divided colostomy should be performed for anorectal malformations to prevent stool flowing down that could cause urinary tract infection. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Dr. Robert Baird performed a meta-analysis of multiple studies comparing divided colostomy versus loop colostomy for anorectal malformations. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The meta-analysis found no statistically significant difference in urinary tract infection incidence between divided colostomy and loop colostomy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Some individual studies within the meta-analysis showed a difference in UTI rates, but the overall meta-analysis showed no statistical difference. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Loop colostomies had a significantly higher stoma prolapse rate compared to divided colostomies. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Skin excoriation, stoma retraction, peristomal hernia, wound infection, and stoma stricture showed no statistical difference between loop colostomy and divided colostomy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: there we go, we've challenged dogma, and it seems like dogma necessarily at this point doesn't seem to hold true. Open

Challenging Dogma: Does Colostomy Type Matter?

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Traditional teaching advocates for divided colostomy when performing colostomy for anorectal malformation, with the main rationale being prevention of stool flowing down that could cause urinary tract infection. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: we've all been taught over the years that when we do a colostomy for an anal rectal malformation, we should do a divided colostomy, and the main reason to do that is to prevent stool flowing down that could cause a urinary tract infection. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Dr. Robert Baird performed a meta-analysis of multiple studies comparing divided colostomy versus loop colostomy for incidence of UTI. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: he found no difference. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The meta-analysis found no statistically significant difference in UTI rates between loop colostomy and divided colostomy, despite some individual studies showing a difference. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: the loop colostomies actually had a higher, significantly higher stoma prolapse rate. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Loop colostomies had a significantly higher stoma prolapse rate compared to divided colostomies. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Skin excoriation, stoma retraction, peristomal hernia, wound infection, and stoma stricture showed no statistical difference between loop colostomy and divided colostomy. Open

Radiology and Image Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: If it is clearly meconium ileus with reflux into terminal ileum and clinical improvement, some surgeons will not do rectal biopsy. Open

Surgical Procedures for Hirschsprung Disease

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The concordance between pathology and radiology is 75% in rectosigmoid Hirschsprung patients, meaning 25% are discordant. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Concordance between pathology and radiology is only 25% for long-segment Hirschsprung disease. Open

Outcomes and Complications in Hirschsprung Disease

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Many institutions assess pull-through specimens using only a longitudinal strip rather than examining the full circumference of the proximal margin; the interface between ganglionic and aganglionic bowel can be irregular and project 2-4 cm longer along one part of the circumference. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Many places still have clung to this idea that the way to assess a pull through specimen is to do a longitudinal strip of the length of the specimen and not look at the full circumference of the proximal margin. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The interface between the ganglionic bowel and the a ganglion bowel can be very irregular and can project for 234 centimeters longer along one part of the circumference than the other. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: A survey of Canadian pediatric surgeons found nearly half resect 4 centimeters or less from the biopsy site, and about 10% resect right at the site of positive biopsy, creating high risk of pull-throughs in the transition zone. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Cases and Complications

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: A survey of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons by Jack Langer found that nearly half of surgeons resect 4 cm or less from the biopsy site, and about 10% resect right at the site of positive biopsy, creating high risk for pull-throughs in the transition zone. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Update Course 2013

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: A significant portion of fellows at a Washington DC course said they would get upper GI first in newborn with bilious emesis before contrast enema Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Update Course 2013

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: the baby's first enema should be a barium enema Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Tissue diagnosis is mandatory before surgery for Hirschsprung disease; contrast enema alone is insufficient Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In critically ill patients with enterocolitis, surgery may be necessary before pathology results are available (typically takes until Wednesday if specimen obtained Friday) Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I've never seen really good results from in a 16 year old Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Hypertrophic nerves should not be present in normal anal canal, even though ganglion cells are absent there Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In children over age 2-3 years, perform open rectal biopsy under general anesthesia rather than office suction biopsy due to patient cooperation issues Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Manometry is reliable for diagnosing Hirschsprung in older children when biopsies may be unreliable Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: For enterocolitis 6 months post-pull-through with fever, distention, and diarrhea but no peritonitis, treat with IV fluids, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and rectal irrigations Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Incidence of enterocolitis in children with trisomy 21 is double that of genetically normal children with Hirschsprung disease Open

Posterior Sagittal Anorectaplasty in a Female: Pediatric Colorectal...

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Total body prep from nipples to toes is standard for these patients, allowing flexibility to flip between supine and prone positions Open

The Colorectal Quiz Episode 3.5: Proximal Hirschsprung Disease

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: A one-day-old full-term infant weighing 3.9 kilograms presented with significant abdominal distension and bilious emesis. Open

Update Course Rewind: Pediatric Colorectal Consortium 2021

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The standard Hagar dilator size for a newborn is about size 12, so a size 10 is 2 deviations less. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In the dilation study with 25 children, the types of malformations were evenly distributed and complexity was about equal. Open
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Challenges in Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair: Update Course 2016

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Audience poll: 63% would perform thoracoscopic patch repair, 60% would do MIS repair after ECMO, 67% prefer thoracoscopic approach overall. Open

Fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion and twin-twin transfusion: Fetal...

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Amnio-reduction in severe polyhydramnios improves fetal hypoxia and reverses acidemia by decreasing amniotic fluid pressure, which reduces placental compression and improves blood flow. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Huber's 2006 study of over 200 laser cases showed 84% survival of at least one twin, 60% both-twin survival, and average delivery at 34 weeks, compared to 29 weeks with amnio-reduction. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: High-volume laser centers achieve 93-94% survival of at least one twin, 88% overall survival, 78% both-twin survival, with average delivery at 34 weeks. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Major and minor neurologic deficits occur in 55% after amnio-reduction versus less than half that rate after laser, with most recent studies showing 5-6% major neurodevelopmental delays and 7-8% minor delays after laser. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Eduardo Gratacos said: Eduardo Gratacos classified selective IUGR into three types: Type 1 with positive end-diastolic flow (good prognosis), Type 2 with persistent absent/reversed flow (progressive deterioration), and Type 3 with intermittent cycling (unpredictable with high IUFD and 20% PVL risk in normal twin). Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Type 3 sIUGR fetuses have the smallest placental share and characteristic very large arterio-arterial anastomoses that cause episodic acute fetal-to-fetal transfusions. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: With purely expectant management of Type 2 sIUGR, there is 48% loss in the smaller twin and 33% in the normal twin, with only 37% intact survival in the smaller twin. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Type 3 sIUGR with expectant management shows 38.5% intact survival in the normal twin and 60% in surviving smaller twins, with very high morbidity and mortality in both groups. Open
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Neonatal Lung Lesions with Dr. Steven Rothenberg

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Steven Rothenberg said: When using the Covidien LigaSure without the 3mm sealer, do not use the cutting function; seal, remove the device, and use scissors to make a partial cut to verify the seal. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Steven Rothenberg said: When using the Covidien LigaSure without the 3mm sealer, do not use the cutting function; seal, remove the device, and use scissors to make a partial cut to verify the seal. Open

Complications and Beyond

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Journal of Pediatric Surgery partners with GlobalCastMD and Stay Current app to share key charts from articles through social media for educational purposes Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Until the true malignancy risk of congenital lung lesions is established, debate between observation (Canadian approach) versus resection (US approach) will continue Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Steve Rothenberg makes relaxing incision on diaphragm and places mesh laterally to prevent esophageal erosion Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Virginia Commonwealth performs gastric disconnects in cognitively normal patients with acceptable outcomes Open

Neonatal Lung Lesions with Dr. Steven Rothenberg

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Steven Rothenberg said: If using the LigaSure device, do not activate the cutting function; seal, remove the device, and cut with scissors to allow partial division and confirmation of hemostasis. Open
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Neonatal Lung Lesions with Dr. Steven Rothenberg

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Steven Rothenberg said: When using the Covidien LigaSure without the 3mm sealer, do not use the cutting function; seal, remove the device, and use scissors to make a partial cut to verify the seal. Open

Complications and Beyond

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Journal of Pediatric Surgery partners with GlobalCastMD and Stay Current app to share key charts from articles through social media for educational purposes Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Until the true malignancy risk of congenital lung lesions is established, debate between observation (Canadian approach) versus resection (US approach) will continue Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Steve Rothenberg makes relaxing incision on diaphragm and places mesh laterally to prevent esophageal erosion Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Virginia Commonwealth performs gastric disconnects in cognitively normal patients with acceptable outcomes Open

Neonatal Lung Lesions with Dr. Steven Rothenberg

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Steven Rothenberg said: If using the LigaSure device, do not activate the cutting function; seal, remove the device, and cut with scissors to allow partial division and confirmation of hemostasis. Open
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Top Ten Things to Remember from the 2017 Stay Current Annual Update Course...

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Reynaldo Garcia from Akron Children's Hospital presented gastric stimulation results showing significant symptom improvement in patients with persistent nausea and vomiting unresponsive to medical therapy Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Sophia Abdulhai and John Clark presented cardiac sympathectomy technique using clips and scissors for partial stellate ganglion resection, avoiding electrocautery to prevent Horner's syndrome Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Sympathectomy provides 100% compliance for arrhythmia management as patients cannot skip the intervention once performed Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Cardiac sympathectomy for CPVT (catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy involves high thoracoscopic approach to the lower stellate ganglion to prevent fatal arrhythmias Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Gastric stimulation for pediatric gastroparesis can be tested temporarily via endoscopic placement before permanent laparoscopic or open implantation Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The benefits of sympathectomy is there is 100% compliance. Once they've had it, they can't not take their sympathectomy that day Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The best mesh for ventral hernia repair is macroporous monofilament lightweight polypropylene synthetic mesh such as Marlex, which performs well in contaminated fields in retromuscular space Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Laparoscopic gastroesophageal disconnection can take 6 to 8 hours Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Gastroesophageal disconnection may be appropriate as primary repair for high-risk patients predicted to fail fundoplication Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients who took full feeds by mouth preoperatively can continue oral feeding after gastroesophageal disconnection Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Diaphragm pacing requires intact phrenic nerve and motor neurons; diaphragm contraction with neurostimulation must be confirmed before implantation Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Ray Anders from University Hospitals of Cleveland demonstrated diaphragm pacing for spinal cord injury, transverse myelitis, acute flaccid myelitis, and brain stem tumors, with youngest implant at one year of age Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Dave Carpata from Cleveland Clinic stated biologic mesh is not appropriate for bridging gaps in ventral hernia repair, only for temporary solution or reinforcement Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Retrorectus repair with mesh is superior to laparoscopic underlay for ventral hernia repair Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Posterior component separation has less wound morbidity than anterior component separation while providing space for wide mesh overlap and minimal fixation Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: David Lanning from Virginia Commonwealth presented gastroesophageal disconnection (esophageal division with Roux-en-Y jejunal interposition) for severe reflux after failed Nissen fundoplication Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The best mesh to use is probably a macroporous monofilament, lightweight polypropylene synthetic mesh such as Marlex Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Stable solid organ injury patients can be admitted to the floor with vitals every 2-4 hours and hemoglobin at 6 hours, and discharged the next day if they never required blood transfusion Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients requiring 40 cc/kg blood (4 units) or with hemoglobin less than 7 after blood transfusion should go to the operating room as this indicates non-operative management failure Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients with only abdominal pain after trauma have approximately 5% risk of abdominal injury and nearly 0% chance of requiring intervention Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients with abnormal physical exam findings such as handlebar injury have approximately 15% chance of abdominal injury Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The low-risk group (55% of trauma population) has less than 5% risk of any injury and less than 0.3% risk of injury requiring acute intervention Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients without abdominal wall trauma, tenderness or distention, with normal chest X-ray, no abdominal pain complaints, normal AST, and normal pancreatic enzymes probably do not need CT scan and can be sent home Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients with solid organ injury who do not respond to 20 cc/kg crystalloid bolus should receive 10-20 cc/kg blood bolus rather than second crystalloid bolus Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The ATOMAC prospective multi-institutional solid organ injury protocol de-emphasizes injury grade in favor of clinical predictive factors Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Sean Saint Peter's group demonstrated stable solid organ injury patients can be discharged much more quickly than traditional prolonged admissions based on injury grade Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Chris Druck published a five-variable prediction rule identifying low-risk population for intra-abdominal injury after blunt trauma to guide CT scan decisions Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The big magic number that David mentioned, was 4 units of blood or 40 ccs per kilo. If a patient is transfused with 40 ccs per kilo of blood or 4 units of blood, that is probably an indication of failure Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Eliminating oral contrast speeds up CT acquisition time and prevents nausea and vomiting in bowel obstruction patients Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Modern pediatric hospital CT scans deliver 1-10 millisieverts of radiation, equivalent to one year of natural background radiation on Earth Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Mike Rubin from Akron Children's Hospital recommends chest CT for suspected airway foreign bodies in unclear cases, with nearly 100% sensitivity for detecting radiolucent and radiopaque foreign bodies Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Unsuccessful intussusception reduction should be reattempted if there is movement to the ileocecal valve, with second attempts mostly successful Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Oral contrast is unnecessary for suspected bowel obstruction CT scans as intraluminal fluid serves as adequate contrast Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: CT scan for suspected airway foreign body eliminates unnecessary bronchoscopies in children with respiratory virus symptoms Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The average range of a normal CT scan in a pediatric hospital is about 1 to 10 millisievers. So, a lot of times it's easy if you're getting a SCT that may be 1 or 2 or 3 millisiever, which is basically the same amount of radiation you get from being on the Earth for 1 year. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Dalton's pyloric stenosis resuscitation protocol: chloride less than 85 requires 3 fluid boluses, chloride less than 97 requires 2 boluses, chloride greater than 97 with bicarbonate less than 33 requires 1 bolus Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Glycopyrrolate achieved leak resolution in 76% of treatment group versus 29% of placebo group after TEF repair Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Richer's paper showed traumatic or non-traumatic pneumomediastinum requires only chest X-ray without further imaging Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Vella's randomized trial of 42 patients with post-TEF repair leaks showed glycopyrrolate group had 124 mL chest tube output versus 370 mL in placebo group Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The Gips procedure for pilonidal disease involves trephine excision of pits, mosquito extraction of granulation tissue and hair, curettage with smaller trephine, and irrigation with saline then peroxide Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Pilonidal disease Gips procedure takes 3-5 minutes with no packing, no sutures, no drains, and no activity restrictions except avoiding swimming for 2 weeks Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Steven Rothenberg recommends thoracoscopic lobectomy scope placement anterior to scapula tip at mid-axillary line, not posterior, to avoid working in paradox during anterior fissure dissection Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: For thoracoscopic lobectomy vessel division, seal proximally and distally separately, make test incision between seals to confirm hemostasis, then complete division rather than using seal-and-divide device Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Understanding segmental pulmonary anatomy allows prediction of vessel relationships to bronchus, such as superior segmental artery location above lower lobe bronchus Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Contralateral main stem intubation is the best and easiest technique for single lung ventilation during thoracoscopic lobectomy, superior to double lumen tube, bronchial blocker, or CO2 collapse Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Incomplete fissure during thoracoscopic lobectomy should be managed by layer-by-layer sealing like finger fracture technique until structures are identified Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: This is probably the biggest mistake that I see surgeons make when they're doing these procedures is they put their scope port posterior to the tip of the scapula Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: I think a main stem innovation on the contralateral side is by far the best and easiest thing to do. Open

Top Ten Things to Remember: Update Course 2017

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Gastric stimulation reduces symptoms of gastroparesis in children with persistent nausea and vomiting unresponsive to medical therapy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Temporary endoscopic gastric stimulation testing can predict response before permanent laparoscopic or open placement. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The youngest patient to receive diaphragm pacing was one year of age. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The benefits of sympathectomy is there is 100% compliance. Once they've had it, they can't not take their sympathectomy that day. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Diaphragm pacing is a reasonable option for children with spinal cord injury, transverse myelitis, acute flaccid myelitis, or brainstem tumors, allowing ventilator independence. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Partial resection of the stellate ganglion should use clips and scissors; electric cautery may damage the remaining ganglion and cause Horner's syndrome. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Sympathectomy provides 100% compliance because patients cannot skip the intervention once performed. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Thoracoscopic sympathectomy extending to the lower stellate ganglion can reduce ICD shocks in patients with CPVT and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: It is important to avoid the use of electric cautery on the stellate ganglion as it may damage the remaining portion of it and result in Horner's syndrome. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Diaphragm pacing requires an intact phrenic nerve and phrenic motor neurons; diaphragm contraction with neurostimulation must be confirmed before implantation. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Gastroesophageal disconnection may be appropriate as a primary repair in patients at high risk for fundoplication failure. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Gastroesophageal disconnection (esophageal division with Roux-en-Y jejunal interposition) is effective for children with severe reflux who have failed Nissen fundoplication. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Retrorectus repair is superior to laparoscopic underlay for ventral hernias. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The best mesh for ventral hernia repair is macroporous monofilament lightweight polypropylene synthetic mesh such as Marlex, which performs well in contaminated fields in the retromuscular space. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Laparoscopic gastroesophageal disconnection can take 6 to 8 hours. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Biologic mesh is not suitable for bridging gaps in ventral hernia repair; it is only a temporary solution or reinforcement. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Posterior component separation has less wound morbidity than anterior component separation while providing space for wide mesh overlap and minimal fixation. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients who were taking full feeds by mouth preoperatively can continue to do so after gastroesophageal disconnection. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The best mesh to use is probably a macroporous monofilament, lightweight polypropylene synthetic mesh such as Marlex, and that that actually has been shown to do well in contaminated fields in a retromuscular space. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Children with only abdominal pain after blunt trauma have approximately 5% risk of abdominal injury and less than 0.3% risk of requiring intervention. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The grade of solid organ injury is no longer the primary guide for management; clinical predictive factors are now used instead. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Stable solid organ injury patients should be admitted to the floor (not ICU) with vitals every 2–4 hours and hemoglobin at 6 hours; if hemoglobin remains above 7 and the patient is asymptomatic, they can be discharged. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Transfusion of 40 cc/kg blood (or 4 units) is an indication of non-operative management failure in solid organ injury; these patients should go to the operating room. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients with solid organ injury who respond to initial resuscitation and never require blood transfusion can be discharged the next day. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The low-risk group (55% of the trauma population) has less than 5% risk of any injury and less than 0.3% risk of injury requiring acute intervention; these patients may not need CT and can be observed or sent home with close follow-up. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The ATOMAC protocol recommends earlier blood transfusion: after 20 cc/kg crystalloid bolus, non-responders should receive 10–20 cc/kg blood rather than additional crystalloid. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: A five-variable prediction rule identifies children at low risk for intraabdominal injury after blunt trauma: no abdominal pain, normal abdominal exam, normal chest X-ray, normal AST, and normal pancreatic enzymes. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Children with abdominal wall trauma (e.g., handlebar injury) have approximately 15% risk of abdominal injury. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: For stable patients, you really don't need to be in the hospital for a long time. You can basically transfuse them so their hemoglobin is greater than 7, and when they stop bleeding, they can go home. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The big magic number that David mentioned was 4 units of blood or 40 ccs per kilo. If a patient is transfused with 40 ccs per kilo of blood or 4 units of blood, that is probably an indication of failure in someone who can probably not be managed non-operatively and should go to the operating room. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Omitting oral contrast speeds up CT acquisition and prevents nausea and vomiting in patients with bowel obstruction. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The average range of a normal CT scan in a pediatric hospital is about 1 to 10 millisieverts. So a lot of times it's easy if you're getting a chest CT that may be 1 or 2 or 3 millisievert, which is basically the same amount of radiation you get from being on the Earth for 1 year. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Volumetric chest CT has nearly 100% sensitivity for airway foreign body, including radiolucent objects. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Chest CT for suspected airway foreign body can eliminate unnecessary bronchoscopies in children with unclear history or respiratory virus symptoms. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Oral contrast is unnecessary for suspected bowel obstruction; fluid in the bowel serves as the contrast agent. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Modern pediatric CT scans deliver 1–10 millisieverts of radiation, equivalent to one year of background radiation on Earth. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: I think it should almost never be given for anything. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Repeat enema reduction attempts for intussusception are appropriate if there is movement of the intussusception toward the ileocecal valve. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Traumatic or non-traumatic pneumomediastinum requires only chest X-ray; no further imaging is needed. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: For pyloric stenosis resuscitation, if chloride is less than 85, give 3 boluses of fluid; if chloride is less than 97, give 2 boluses; if chloride is greater than 97 but bicarbonate is less than 33, give 1 bolus. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Glycopyrrolate treatment reduced chest tube output in post-TEF leak patients: 124 mL in the treatment group vs 370 mL in the placebo group. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Intravenous glycopyrrolate (Robinol) improves closure rates of post-TEF repair leaks: 76% in the treatment group vs 29% in the placebo group. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The Gips pilonidal procedure takes 3–5 minutes with minimal bleeding, no drains, no sutures, and no activity restrictions except avoiding swimming for two weeks. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The Gips technique for pilonidal disease involves coring out pits with a trephine, evacuating granulation tissue and hair with a mosquito, curettage with a smaller trephine, flushing with saline then hydrogen peroxide, and leaving the wounds open and unpacked. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: It's a cheap, quick procedure. Like I said, the cleft lifts, I'm worried about padding and pressure and with this they're lying down, they're awake. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: When sealing vessels during thoracoscopic lobectomy, seal proximally and distally, then make a small nick between the seals to confirm hemostasis before completing the division; do not use seal-and-divide devices. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Understanding segmental pulmonary anatomy helps predict vessel location and relationships during thoracoscopic lobectomy; for example, the superior segmental artery comes off the lower lobe with the bronchus directly below it. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Incomplete fissures should be approached layer-by-layer with a sealing device, similar to finger fracture technique in the liver, until structures are identified. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Placing the thoracoscope posterior to the scapula tip causes the surgeon to look back on themselves when working in the anterior fissure, creating a paradoxical view. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: For thoracoscopic lobectomy, the scope should be placed anterior to the scapula tip at the mid-axillary line, directly over the major fissure, not posterior to the scapula. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The biggest mistake that I see surgeons make when they're doing these procedures is they put their scope port posterior to the tip of the scapula, which is where we want to be if we're doing something like a thoracoscopic TEF or other posterior mediastinal structure. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Contralateral main-stem intubation is the best and easiest method for single-lung ventilation during thoracoscopic lobectomy, superior to double-lumen tubes, bronchial blockers, or CO2 collapse. Open

Top Ten Things to Remember: Update Course 2017

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Gastric stimulation reduces symptoms of gastroparesis in pediatric patients with persistent nausea and vomiting that does not respond to medical therapy Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Temporary gastric stimulating test can be performed endoscopically before permanent implantation Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: High thoracoscopic sympathectomy extending to the lower stellate ganglion can shut off arrhythmias in patients with CPVT and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who have ICDs Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Partial resection of the stellate ganglion should be performed using clips and scissors, avoiding electric cautery to prevent Horner's syndrome Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The benefits of sympathectomy is there is 100% compliance. Once they've had it, they can't not take their sympathectomy that day Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Sympathectomy provides 100% compliance as patients cannot skip the treatment once performed Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The youngest patient to receive diaphragm pacing implantation was one year of age Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Diaphragm pacing can only be used if the phrenic nerve and phrenic motor neurons are intact Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Biologic mesh is not good for bridging a gap in abdominal wall reconstruction and is only a temporary solution or reinforcement Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The best mesh for abdominal wall reconstruction is macroporous monofilament lightweight polypropylene synthetic mesh such as Marlex, which performs well in contaminated fields in a retromuscular space Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Posterior component separation has less wound morbidity than anterior component separation while providing space for wide mesh overlap and minimal fixation Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Gastroesophageal disconnection may be appropriate as a primary upfront repair for patients at high risk for fundoplication failure Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Laparoscopic gastroesophageal disconnection can take 6 to 8 hours to complete Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients who were taking full feeds by mouth preoperatively can continue to do so after gastroesophageal disconnection Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: A patient with only abdominal pain after blunt trauma has approximately 5% risk of abdominal injury and almost 0% chance of needing intervention Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: A child with abnormal physical exam findings such as handlebar injury has about 15% chance of abdominal injury Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The low-risk group for abdominal trauma (55% of population) has less than 5% risk of any injury and less than 0.3% risk of injury requiring acute intervention Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients without abdominal wall trauma, tenderness or distention, normal chest X-ray, no abdominal pain complaints, normal AST, and no abnormal pancreatic enzymes probably do not need CT scan and can be sent home Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The grade of solid organ injury is falling by the wayside in favor of clinical predictive factors Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients who receive 20 cc/kg crystalloid and do not respond should receive 10-20 cc/kg bolus of blood Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: If a patient's hemoglobin drops below 7 and they need further blood totaling 40 cc/kg, they probably need to go to the operating room Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The big magic number that David mentioned was 4 units of blood or 40 ccs per kilo. If a patient is transfused with 40 ccs per kilo of blood or 4 units of blood, that is probably an indication of failure in someone who can probably not be managed non-operatively and should go to the operating room. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Transfusion with 40 cc/kg of blood or 4 units is an indication of failure of non-operative management and the patient should go to the operating room Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Stable solid organ injury patients can be admitted to the floor with vitals every 2-4 hours and hemoglobin check at 6 hours, and can go home the next day if they never needed blood Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Chest CT for suspected airway foreign body has nearly 100% sensitivity and can detect both radiolucent and radiopaque foreign bodies Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Using chest CT for suspected airway foreign bodies will eliminate many unnecessary bronchoscopies Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Oral contrast is not needed for suspected bowel obstruction as fluid serves as the contrast agent Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: I think it should almost never be given for anything. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients with unsuccessful intussusception reduction should get a repeat attempt as long as there is some movement Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The average range of radiation from a pediatric CT scan is 1-10 millisieverts, equivalent to living on Earth for one year Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: For pyloric stenosis resuscitation: if chloride is less than 85, give 3 boluses of fluid; if less than 97, give 2 boluses; if greater than 97 but bicarbonate less than 33, give 1 bolus Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Patients with traumatic or non-traumatic pneumomediastinum probably do not need any imaging beyond chest X-ray Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: In a study of 42 TEF leak patients randomized to glycopyrrolate vs placebo, the treatment group had 124 mL chest tube output vs 370 mL in placebo, and 76% leak resolution vs 29% in placebo Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: The minimally invasive pilonidal procedure involves coring out pits with a trephine, removing granulation tissue and hair with a mosquito, curettage with a smaller trephine, and flushing with saline then hydrogen peroxide, leaving wounds unpacked and unsutured Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: Contralateral main stem intubation is the best and easiest technique for single lung ventilation during thoracoscopic lobectomy Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: For incomplete fissure during lobectomy, use a sealing device to go layer by layer until structures are identified Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: For thoracoscopic lobectomy, the scope should be placed anterior to the tip of the scapula at the mid-axillary line, not posterior, to avoid working in paradox Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing a resource: When sealing blood vessels during thoracoscopic lobectomy, use a sealer (not seal-divider) to seal proximally and distally, make a small nick between seals to verify complete sealing, then complete the cut Open
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2022 Pediatric Surgery Update Course - Top disruptive technologies in medicine

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Rami Shavan, who is an ENT who got a PhD in instructional technology, got his thesis in eSports, and he believes that adding competition to learning actually drastically improves your retention Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said: Rami Shaban believes that adding competition to learning drastically improves retention, based on his PhD thesis in eSports Open
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Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Ramy Shaaban said: Rami Shaban believes that adding competition to learning drastically improves retention, based on his PhD thesis in eSports Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Rami Shavan, who is an ENT who got a PhD in instructional technology, got his thesis in eSports, and he believes that adding competition to learning actually drastically improves your retention Open
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Empyema and Pneumothorax: Update Course 2014

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I think everybody agrees that This would be the standard uh initial evaluation for MIEA Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Length of stay is identical between TPA and VATS groups even though TPA numbers include intention-to-treat analysis with all failures who required subsequent VATS Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: A 5–10% apical pneumothorax in a minimally symptomatic patient should be observed with oxygen supplementation Open
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Radiology and Image Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: If it is clearly meconium ileus with reflux into terminal ileum and clinical improvement, some surgeons will not do rectal biopsy. Open

Outcomes and Complications in Hirschsprung Disease

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Many places still have clung to this idea that the way to assess a pull through specimen is to do a longitudinal strip of the length of the specimen and not look at the full circumference of the proximal margin. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Many institutions assess pull-through specimens using only a longitudinal strip rather than examining the full circumference of the proximal margin; the interface between ganglionic and aganglionic bowel can be irregular and project 2-4 cm longer along one part of the circumference. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The interface between the ganglionic bowel and the a ganglion bowel can be very irregular and can project for 234 centimeters longer along one part of the circumference than the other. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: A survey of Canadian pediatric surgeons found nearly half resect 4 centimeters or less from the biopsy site, and about 10% resect right at the site of positive biopsy, creating high risk of pull-throughs in the transition zone. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Cases and Complications

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: A survey of the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons by Jack Langer found that nearly half of surgeons resect 4 cm or less from the biopsy site, and about 10% resect right at the site of positive biopsy, creating high risk for pull-throughs in the transition zone. Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Update Course 2013

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: A significant portion of fellows at a Washington DC course said they would get upper GI first in newborn with bilious emesis before contrast enema Open

Hirschsprung Disease: Update Course 2013

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: the baby's first enema should be a barium enema Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Tissue diagnosis is mandatory before surgery for Hirschsprung disease; contrast enema alone is insufficient Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In critically ill patients with enterocolitis, surgery may be necessary before pathology results are available (typically takes until Wednesday if specimen obtained Friday) Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I've never seen really good results from in a 16 year old Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Hypertrophic nerves should not be present in normal anal canal, even though ganglion cells are absent there Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In children over age 2-3 years, perform open rectal biopsy under general anesthesia rather than office suction biopsy due to patient cooperation issues Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Manometry is reliable for diagnosing Hirschsprung in older children when biopsies may be unreliable Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: For enterocolitis 6 months post-pull-through with fever, distention, and diarrhea but no peritonitis, treat with IV fluids, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and rectal irrigations Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Incidence of enterocolitis in children with trisomy 21 is double that of genetically normal children with Hirschsprung disease Open
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Glycopyrrolate for Anastomtic Dehiscence in Esophageal Atresia

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Abdul Raoof Lamoshi said: The title of today's article is Role of Glycopyrolate in Healing of Anastomotic dehiscence after Primary Repair of esophageal atresia in a Low Resource setting, a randomized control study. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Abdul Raoof Lamoshi said: The study was a prospective randomized control trial studying the effect of glycopyrolate on patients that had leak after esophageal atresia repair Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Abdul Raoof Lamoshi said: There were 297 patients over a 10 year period that underwent esophageal atresia repair Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Abdul Raoof Lamoshi said: Of the 297 patients, there were 42 leaks, approximately 14% Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Abdul Raoof Lamoshi said: The 42 patients with leaks were prospectively randomized into two groups of 21 each, one receiving glycopyrrolate and the other receiving placebo (saline) Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Abdul Raoof Lamoshi said: The observer was blinded to which treatment group the patient was in Open

Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery - The Unsalvageable Esophagus & Cases

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Absolutely amazing webinar, some amazing cases with excellent skills that you all brought today. I'm happy that you all are there for us when these cases get beyond the norm. Open

Glycopyrrolate for Anastomtic Dehiscence in Esophageal Atresia

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Abdul Raoof Lamoshi said: Of the 297 esophageal atresia repairs, there were 42 leaks, approximately 14% Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Abdul Raoof Lamoshi said: The study included 297 patients over a 10 year period that underwent esophageal atresia repair Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Abdul Raoof Lamoshi said: The observer was blinded to which treatment group the patient was in Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Abdul Raoof Lamoshi said: The 42 patients with leaks were prospectively randomized into two groups of 21 each, one receiving glycopyrrolate and the other receiving saline placebo Open

Tracheoesophageal Fistula with Dr. Daniel von Allmen

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Daniel von Allmen said: The 'spaghetti trick' described by Marcelo Martinez Ferro involves grabbing and twirling the proximal pouch tip to nicely demonstrate the dissection plane. Open

TEF Presentations (Extended): Aerodigestive & Esophageal Surgery

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: When they're dead, they're still not dead. They're still going. They got about 2 volts Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Dead button batteries still have about 2 volts and continue to cause damage. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Button batteries can be distinguished from coins on AP X-ray by a visible rim, eliminating the need for a lateral view. Open

Introduction and Panel Discussion: EA & TEF

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Extrapleural approach may provide easier exposure because a single retractor can hold all three lung lobes out of the way. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I think the biggest thing about an extra plural approach is I think it makes it a little bit easier to get the exposure because if you're going trans plural, then you have the lobes are separate and so it's hard to have one retractor that that will keep all three lobes out of your way Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In thoracoscopic repair, lung collapse eliminates the need for retraction, making the transpleural approach a non-issue. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Bronchoscopy before surgery is important to determine if a proximal fistula is present. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Bronchoscopy helps identify where the fistula inserts into the trachea, which is useful for surgical planning and fellow training. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Anastomotic strength is weakest at 5–7 days postoperatively, which coincides with typical extubation timing. Open

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Article Review: December 2021

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The systematic review included 9 studies examining ERAS protocols after minimally invasive surgery (thoracoscopy, laparoscopy, or retroperitoneoscopy) in pediatric patients, searching literature back to 1975. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Dr. Holcomb stated that applying ERAS to minimally invasive surgery can achieve further reduction in postoperative discomfort and hospitalization beyond the benefits of minimally invasive surgery alone. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Dr. Holcomb stated there is limited recent literature comparing perioperative outcomes between open and thoracoscopic esophageal atresia repair, and a prospective randomized trial is unlikely. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The slipping rib syndrome study represents one of the larger cohorts with long-term follow-up data, showing overall good outcomes with costal cartilage resection at 4.5-year follow-up. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: There is little literature about slipping rib syndrome, but it is fairly commonly seen by pediatric surgeons, and many may be unsure what it is or how to manage it. Open

Case Based Journal Review: Esophageal Atresia in 2022

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Jose Campos said: Giving acid suppression to neonates increases the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis according to neonatologists' concerns Open

QUAD #1: Cervical Tracheopexy with Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: Preoperative testing includes dynamic CT imaging, pulmonary function tests, microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy, and flexible bronchoscopy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: The cervical approach can assist thoracoscopic procedures by removing residual or regrown large thymus tissue. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: In the lateral approach, the surgical team works on the side of the airway to find the esophagus. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: Pediatric surgeons identify the recurrent nerve for the ENT team to help prevent injury. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: The esophagus is mobilized above the level where the team aims to perform the pexy, making suture placement easier. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: A pulmonologist assists with flexible endoscopy through the endotracheal tube to visualize inside the trachea while stitches are placed. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: The combined approach is valuable for complicated cases or patients needing additional operations for symptom relief. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Alessandro de Alarcon said: Otolaryngology involvement is important both during the procedure and in follow-up due to potential complications. Open
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Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I think there's pretty good evidence now to show the things that we thought, you had to be really slow with going up on the feeds, that there's really no correlation with that and developing necrotizing enterocolitis. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Rate of feeding advancement does not correlate with development of necrotizing enterocolitis. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: 30% of those babies never need an operation. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The Moss New England Journal trial showed no difference in outcomes between peritoneal drainage and laparotomy in extremely low birth weight infants with NEC, but the study population was heterogeneous. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Most panelists use 1 kg as the weight threshold above which they favor laparotomy over peritoneal drainage. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Primary anastomosis at initial NEC operation is rarely performed (8–10% of audience) due to inability to detect anastomotic leak in a sick neonate. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Miguel Guelfand presented his experience doing primary anastomosis at our necrotizing enterocolitis conference. It was pretty impressive his results. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Dr. Miguel Guelfand presented impressive results with primary anastomosis in NEC at a prior conference. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Stoma takedown is typically performed at 4–6 weeks postoperatively and 2 kg body weight, though recent data (Andrew Badillo) suggest earlier reversal may be safe. Open

Malrotation

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In a published study combining experience with Kansas City, the cardiac risk group did not stratify out to be at higher risk for reflux complications; neurologically impaired CP kids maybe, but not cardiac kids Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: what is the color of aspiration through the nos gastric tube? That is crucial. If that is green or slightly green, I think the patient needs, uh, you know, operations. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I want to repeat, I want to repeat the contrast studies to diagnose malrotation because if you can go ahead and do the laparoscopy, but if you found If you find nothing, what would you do? That is a waste of time. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: the patient is gaining weight, correct? Patient's OK, this kid was throwing up. Yeah, so I, I, I don't do anything. Because the patient is fine, gaining weight and clinically well. Why do I have to operate? Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: aspiration of the energy tube is non bilious. So not dangerous. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Yama does not operate on asymptomatic malrotation as long as the patient has non-bilious vomiting, is gaining weight, and is clinically well Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: If a patient has a narrow pedicle, the patient always has vomiting and is symptomatic Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Personally, personally, I don't think lap bands cause the valvulus. It can cause compression of the duoden, but that band itself is not risky. The risk is bilious vomiting and the narrowing of the pedicle. That needs operation. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Ladd's bands themselves are not risky; the risk is bilious vomiting and narrowing of the pedicle Open

7th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course 2019 - FULL SHOW

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: This single teaching point made the whole update course worth it because he didn't realize this, and it totally changed his practice. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I think the parents are more focused on the here and now. That is what's happening at that moment in the emergency room. Whereas we as their caregivers need to be thinking about what's best for the total life of the patient. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Parents surveyed for PCORI-funded study said if there was a 50% chance of non-operative appendicitis management being successful, they would enroll in the study Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In the APAC trial (adult study), at five years, 41% of the non-operative appendicitis group underwent an appendectomy Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The important point in non-operative appendicitis management is not whether it's effective for six months or a year, but what happens 10, 20, or 40 years down the road regarding appendix scarring and future obstruction Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols have been great at reducing opioids both in the inpatient setting and at time of discharge Open

Necrotizing Enterocolitis with Dr. Gail Besner

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Gail Besner said: Recent Journal of Pediatric Surgery article showed substantial decrease in TPN use with mucous fistula refeeding. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Gail Besner said: Recent Journal of Pediatric Surgery article showed substantial decrease in TPN use with mucous fistula refeeding. Open

Umbilical Cord Defects with Dr. Kenneth Azarow

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Kenneth Azarow said: Emerging anesthesia data suggesting risks of operating before age 2–3 provides additional support for delaying umbilical hernia repair. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Kenneth Azarow said: A Canadian study by Dr. Baird's group showed that gastroschisis patients closed with sutures had higher rates of subsequent umbilical hernia repair compared to sutureless closure. Open

Abdominal Wall Defects with Dr. Jacob Langer

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Jack Langer said: The sutureless plastic closure technique was described by Anthony Sandler and doesn't require suturing the umbilical cord Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Jack Langer said: A study by Dr. Baird published in JPS showed that patients with flap closure did better in every way than those with sutured fascial closure, including lower rates of umbilical hernia repair Open

Omphalocele and Gastroschisis With Dr. Foong-Yen Lim

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Fung Lim said: Gastroschisis affects approximately one in every 2,200 live births. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Fung Lim said: In the last four and a half years at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, majority of babies are managed using sutureless closure. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Fung Lim said: At Cincinnati Children's, Duoderm silo is placed on top of the skin of the patient, formed over the omphalocele, and plastic clips are used to sequentially clip it down until it's flush to the abdominal skin. Open

Update Course 2021: TOP PUBLICATIONS IN NON - PED SURG JOURNALS

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The curation process filters approximately 1200 articles per month from 33 pediatric and general surgical journals plus 3 top clinical journals (NEJM, Lancet, JAMA) down to 25-50 relevant pediatric surgery articles, then further narrows to 10-15 through specialty filtering, quality ranking, methodology assessment, and popularity polling among general surgeons. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In the Annals of Surgery 5-year follow-up study of non-operative appendicitis management, 46% of patients randomized to non-surgical management required appendectomy during follow-up, while the surgical group had no complications or readmissions. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Half of the non-surgical appendicitis management group presented to the emergency room during 5-year follow-up. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In the Journal of Trauma study of 135 children aged 1-17 years who received whole blood as adjunct to component therapy, matched to 270 children receiving only component therapy, the whole blood group had decreased transfusion volume at 24 hours and required fewer ventilation days, though mortality, length of stay, and major complications were the same. Open

Update Course 2021: UPDATE COURSE 2020: REVIEW OF LAST YEAR'S IMPORTANT T OPICS

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Deflux, a compound used by urology for vesicoureteral reflux, has been reported in case reports for rectal prolapse sclerotherapy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: There are case reports showing mucosal sloughing with phenol sclerotherapy. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I think there's also case reports that show mucosal sloughing with phenol. Open

Update Course 2022 - UPDATES IN GASTROSCHISIS FEEDING PROTOCOLS - Jason Fraser, Beth Rymeski, and Steven Lee

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: we got feedback that several hospitals have changed their gastro schesis protocols based on recent publications Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Several hospitals have changed their gastroschisis protocols based on recent publications. Open
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Urologic Fetal Intervention: Cincinnati Fetal Center

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I think that the challenge is that the data suggests that if you look at the results from the Pluto trial, that renal function is poor in a large number of babies that were thought to be good prognosis. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: We're not really able to necessarily fix or alter the renal outcomes and so that's really why we're not fighting as much as probably expected. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The Pluto trial removed bladder taps from its protocol because data suggested the most powerful effect of shunting is in poor-prognosis fetuses, and even good-prognosis fetuses have ~50% risk of bad renal function postnatally. Open

Pediatric Hernia: Update Course 2013

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: I also thought that I, I also thought, you know, we could Wait, they don't necessarily need to be repaired right away. But then I read your papers about the very high incidence of incarceration in the first few months of life, especially in the preemies. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Jack Langer's data shows very high incarceration rate in newborns and preemies with inguinal hernias Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: If you have a patent processus vaginalis, you have 4 times greater risk than general population of developing a hernia on that side Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: VA cooperative study in adults showed 1.7% incidence of incarceration in adults with inguinal hernia Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Mayo Clinic 50-year follow-up study shows most common cause of recurrence after open pediatric inguinal hernia repair is a direct hernia Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: just so you know, has a 30% incidence of chronic pain that's been validated in multiple studies. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Mesh inguinal hernia repair has 30% incidence of chronic pain, validated in multiple studies Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Felix Schier's laparoscopic Z-stitch technique has about 6% recurrence rate Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: SEAL technique (Craig Albanese, Mike Harrison, Sanjeev Dutta at Stanford) reports 1.2% recurrence rate, but other centers using it report 3-4% Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: CK Young's extraperitoneal percutaneous technique has less than 1% recurrence (unpublished data) Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Studies show decreased sperm quality in patients who had bilateral inguinal hernia repairs, but infertility rate did not appear different in most studies Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Studies show decreased sperm quality in patients who had bilateral inguinal hernia repairs, but infertility rate did not appear different in most studies Open

Fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion and twin-twin transfusion: Fetal...

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Amnio-reduction in severe polyhydramnios improves fetal hypoxia and reverses acidemia by decreasing amniotic fluid pressure, which reduces placental compression and improves blood flow. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Huber's 2006 study of over 200 laser cases showed 84% survival of at least one twin, 60% both-twin survival, and average delivery at 34 weeks, compared to 29 weeks with amnio-reduction. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: High-volume laser centers achieve 93-94% survival of at least one twin, 88% overall survival, 78% both-twin survival, with average delivery at 34 weeks. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Major and minor neurologic deficits occur in 55% after amnio-reduction versus less than half that rate after laser, with most recent studies showing 5-6% major neurodevelopmental delays and 7-8% minor delays after laser. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Eduardo Gratacos said: Eduardo Gratacos classified selective IUGR into three types: Type 1 with positive end-diastolic flow (good prognosis), Type 2 with persistent absent/reversed flow (progressive deterioration), and Type 3 with intermittent cycling (unpredictable with high IUFD and 20% PVL risk in normal twin). Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Type 3 sIUGR fetuses have the smallest placental share and characteristic very large arterio-arterial anastomoses that cause episodic acute fetal-to-fetal transfusions. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: With purely expectant management of Type 2 sIUGR, there is 48% loss in the smaller twin and 33% in the normal twin, with only 37% intact survival in the smaller twin. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Type 3 sIUGR with expectant management shows 38.5% intact survival in the normal twin and 60% in surviving smaller twins, with very high morbidity and mortality in both groups. Open

Fetal Surgical Intervention for Myelomeningocele: Fetal Surgery 2012

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizes what Dr. Scott Adzik said: There have been three maternal deaths associated with open fetal surgery for MMC in South America (one in Colombia, two in Argentina). Open

Update Course 2021: TOP PUBLICATIONS IN NON - PED SURG JOURNALS

Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: The curation process filters approximately 1200 articles per month from 33 pediatric and general surgical journals plus 3 top clinical journals (NEJM, Lancet, JAMA) down to 25-50 relevant pediatric surgery articles, then further narrows to 10-15 through specialty filtering, quality ranking, methodology assessment, and popularity polling among general surgeons. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In the Annals of Surgery 5-year follow-up study of non-operative appendicitis management, 46% of patients randomized to non-surgical management required appendectomy during follow-up, while the surgical group had no complications or readmissions. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: Half of the non-surgical appendicitis management group presented to the emergency room during 5-year follow-up. Open
Host summary Todd Ponsky summarizing the discussion: In the Journal of Trauma study of 135 children aged 1-17 years who received whole blood as adjunct to component therapy, matched to 270 children receiving only component therapy, the whole blood group had decreased transfusion volume at 24 hours and required fewer ventilation days, though mortality, length of stay, and major complications were the same. Open