Long-term follow-up of children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction: impact of an endoscopic sclerotherapy program on bleeding episodes, hepatic function, hypersplenism, and mortality
João Gilberto Maksoud-Filho, Manuel Ernesto Peçanha Gonçalves, Silvia Regina Cardoso, Nelson Elias Mendes Gibelli, Uenis Tannuri
pages 1877-1883
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MNX1 (HLXB9) mutations in Currarino patients
Maria-Mercè Garcia-Barceló, Vincent Chi-Hang Lui, Man-ting So, Xiaoping Miao, Thomas Yuk-yu Leon, Zhen-wei Yuan, Elly Sau-wai Ngan, Toufique Ehsan, Patrick Ho-yu Chung, Pek-lan Khong, Kenneth Kak-yuen Wong, Paul Kwong-hang Tam
pages 1892-1898
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Transcriptional regulation of RET by Nkx2-1, Phox2b, Sox10, and Pax3
Thomas Y.Y. Leon, Elly S.W. Ngan, Hiu-Ching Poon, Man-Ting So, Vincent C.H. Lui, Paul K.H. Tam, Maria Mercedes Garcia-Barcelo
pages 1904-1912
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Vulvar lipomas in children: an analysis of 7 cases
Jung-Tak Oh, Seung Hoon Choi, Sung Gui Ahn, Myung Joon Kim, Woo Ick Yang, Seok Joo Han
pages 1920-1923
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Surgical outcomes of esophageal atresia without fistula for 24 years at a single institution
Andrew J.A. Holland, Ori Ron, Agostino Pierro, David Drake, Joseph I. Curry, Edward M. Kiely, Lewis Spitz
pages 1928-1932
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Pepsin measured in induced sputum—a test for pulmonary aspiration in children?
Evelyn Ervine, Cyril McMaster, William McCallion, Michael D. Shields
pages 1938-1941
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Outcomes of sutureless gastroschisis closure
Jonathan Riboh, Claire T. Abrajano, Karen Garber, Gary Hartman, Marilyn A. Butler, Craig T. Albanese, Karl G. Sylvester, Sanjeev Dutta
pages 1947-1951
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Outcomes of truncal vascular injuries in children
Nathan D. Allison, Christopher M. Anderson, Shinil K. Shah, Kevin P. Lally, Andrea Hayes-Jordan, Kuo-Jen Tsao, Richard J. Andrassy, Charles S. Cox
pages 1958-1964
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Retrospective study of the surgical management and outcome of nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas of the groin and axilla in children
Gideon Karplus, Matthew J. Krasin, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Beth McCarville, Jesse Jenkins, Bhaskar Rao, George Spyridis, Sheri L. Spunt
pages 1972-1976
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Role of magnetic resonance urography in the diagnosis of single-system ureteral ectopia with congenital renal dysplasia: a tertiary care center experience in India
Milind Joshi, Sandesh Parelkar, Hemanshi Shah, Beejal Sanghvi, Amit Agrawal, Pankaj Mishra
pages 1984-1987
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Effects of grade 1 varicocele detected in the pediatric age-group on testicular development
Koji Shiraishi, Hiroshi Takihara, Hideyasu Matsuyama
pages 1995-1998
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Etiology of chest wall deformities—a genetic review for the treating physician
Dieter Kotzot, Anton H. Schwabegger
pages 2004-2011
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Cystic lymphangioma of the breast in a 6-year-old boy
Onkar Singh, Shilpi Singh Gupta, Vijay D. Upadhyaya, Shashi S. Sharma, Brijesh K. Lahoti, Raj K. Mathur
pages 2015-2018
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Ovarian epithelial tumors of low malignant potential: a case series of 5 adolescent patients
Anjali Aggarwal, Kerith L. Lucco, Judith Lacy, Sari Kives, J. Ted Gerstle, Lisa Allen
pages 2023-2027
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Vascular characterization of clear cell sarcoma of the kidney in a child: a case report and review
Yoon-Jung Boo, Jason C. Fisher, Mary Jo Haley, Robert A. Cowles, Jessica J. Kandel, Darrell J. Yamashiro
pages 2031-2036
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Preoperative imaging of left portal vein at the Rex recess for Rex shunt formation using wedged hepatic vein carbon dioxide portography
Sapna Puppala, Jai Patel, Helen Woodley, Naved Kamal Alizai, David Kessel
pages 2043-2047
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Single-incision multiport laparoscopic orchidopexy: initial report
George Rafael Martins de Lima, Rômulo Augusto da Silveira, João Batista Gadelha de Cerqueira, Augusto César Gadelha de Abreu, Augusto César Gadelha de Abreu Filho, Marcos Flávio Holanda Rocha, Rommel Prata Regadas, Lúcio Flávio Gonzaga-Silva
pages 2054-2056
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Laparoscopic-percutaneous kidney biopsy in children—a new approach
José Murillo Bastos Netto, Wélida Salles Portela, Mauro Choi, Marcello Fonseca Salgado Filho, Antônio Carlos Tonelli de Toledo, André Avarese Figueiredo
pages 2058-2059
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Reply
Michael L. Nance
pages 2059-2060
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Erratum to "Efficacy of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the pediatric population"
Alfred Kennedy
page 2063
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Report of past meeting: 60th annual meeting of the Section on Surgery–American Academy of Pediatrics
Richard R. Ricketts
page 2064
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Infant botulism mimicking Hirschprung's disease
Eamon B. O'Reilly, Brian Montenegro, John Arnold, Sandra Tomita
pages e5-e7
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Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia successfully treated by segmental resections of small bowel
Na Rae Kim, Suk-Koo Lee, Yeon-Lim Suh
pages e13-e17
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Downsizing to resectabilty of a large solid and cystic papillary tumor of the pancreas by single-agent chemotherapy
Julie Kanter, David B. Wilson, Steven Strasberg
pages e23-e25
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Management of a traumatic hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm and arterioportal fistula with a combination of a stent graft and coil embolization using flow control with balloon remodeling
Andrew S. Flum, James D. Geiger, Joseph J. Gemmete, David M. Williams, Daniel H. Teitelbaum
pages e31-e36
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