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An interactive discussion between Dr. Ponsky and Dr. Rescorla about the management of ovarian tumors in pediatric patients. Dr. Frederick Rescorla is surgeon-in-chief at Riley Children's Hospital, Anna Olivia Healey Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine, and COG germ cell committee member. Timestops: 00:00:00 Introduction 02:17:12 Case 1: Ovarian cystic mass with...

An interactive discussion between Dr. Ponsky, Dr. Harmon and Dr. Inge about the role of bariatric surgery in pediatric patients. Dr. Inge is Chief of Pediatric Surgery, Akers Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery, and Director of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Dr. Harmon is professor of Surgery at University of Buffalo and Surgeon-in-Chief at Oishei Childrne’s Hospit...

An interactive discussion between Todd Ponsky, MD and Max Langham, MD on the management of hepatoblastomas. Dr. Max Langham is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and the Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Table of Contents 00:00 - Introduction 01:15 - Work-up of a newly diagnosed liver mass 04:20 - Differential diagnosis of liver mas...

This podcast is a discussion between Dr. Todd Ponsky and Dr. Patricio C. Gargollo who is the senior associate consultant pediatric urology at the Mayo Clinic Rochester and associate professor of urology at the Mayo medical school. It is a bout pediatric urology mostly regarding external genitalia and this is going to be an overview for pediatric surgeons to get an idea about all the things that we...

Speaker: Dr. Robert L. Sheridan Facilitator: Dr. Todd Ponsky Editors: Dr. Todd Ponsky, Dr. Sophia Abdulhai, Dr. Abdulraof Lamoshi and Dr. Raghavendra Rao

Dr. Maisam A. Abu-El-Haija acute pancreatitis presentation, she is the medical director of pancreas care center, division of pediatric gastroenterology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, with participation from some experts and audience

An interactive discussion about Wilms tumor between Todd Ponsky, MD, Avraham Schlager, and Peter Ehrlich, MD. Dr. Peter Ehrlich is a professor of pediatrics surgery at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital who is also a vice chair of surgery and renal tumor section of the children oncology group. Table of Contents 00:00 - Introduction 01:09 - Typical clinical case? 03:27 - Wilms...

An interactive discussion between Todd Ponsky, MD and Don Nakayama, MD about the history of pediatric surgery, specifically the evolution of the management of pyloric stenosis, Hirschprung disease and esophageal atresia. Dr. Nakayama is an adjunct professor of the department of surgery at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University and pediatric surgeon at Sacred H...

An interactive discussion about intestinal failure between Todd Ponsky, MD and Brad Warner, MD. Dr. Warner is the Jessie L. Ternberg, MD, PhD Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and surgeon-in-chief for St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Table of Contents 00:00 - Introduction 01:39 - What is intestinal failure? 02:50 - Require...

An discussion of the medical and operative management of necrotizing enterocolitis between Todd Ponsky, MD and Gail Besner, MD. Dr. Besner is a H. William Clatworthy Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Chief of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Principal Investigator of the Center of Perinatal Research, and Associate Director of the Pediatric Surgery Training Program at Nationwide Children's Hospit...

An interactive discussion about gastroschisis and omphalocele between Todd Ponsky, MD and Jacob "Jack" Langer, MD. Dr. Langer is professor of surgery at the University of Toronto and Head of the Division of General and Thoracic Surgery at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. Table of Contents 00:00 - Introduction 03:56 - Prenatal counseling for gastroschisis 05:34 - Mode of delivery...

This podcast discusses the work up and management of umbilical cord defects. Dr. Todd A. Ponsky is an associate professor of surgery and pediatrics and pediatric surgeon at Akron Children's Hospital. Dr. Kenneth S. Azarow is surgeon-in-chief for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and Helen B. Tracy professor of pediatric surgery at Oregan Health and Science University. Time Markers: 00:00:00 Introduc...

This podcast discusses the work up, operative management, and follow-up management of tracheoesophageal fistulas. Dr. Todd Ponsky is an associate professor of surgery and pediatrics and pediatric surgeon at Akron Children's Hospital. Dr. Avraham Schlager is a pediatric surgeon at Akron Children's Hospital. Dr. Daniel von Allmen is the surgeon-in-chief, Lester W. Martin chair of pediatric surgery,...

An interactive discussion about malignant and benign pediatric thyroid disorders between Todd Ponsky, MD and Diana Diesen, MD. Dr. Diesen is assistant professor of surgery and pediatric surgery fellowship program director at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and is a member of the Children's Health Pediatric Thyroid Center at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas. Contents 00:0...

An interactive discussion about gastroesophageal reflux disease between Jeffrey Ponsky, MD and Michael Rosen, MD. Dr. Rosen is a professor of surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and general surgery staff in department of surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Ponsky, is a professor of surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Department of Su...

An interactive discussion about colorectal cancer between Jeffrey Ponsky, MD and Conor Delaney, MD, PhD. Dr. Delaney, is the chairman of the Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Dr. Delaney is also a professor of surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Dr. Ponsky, is a professor of surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and...

An interactive discussion about acute cholecystitis disease between Jeffrey Ponsky, MD and John Rodriguez, MD. Dr. Rodriguez is a general surgery staff surgeon in department of surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Ponsky, is a professor of surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Department of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic. Table of Contents 00:57:01|Acute Cholecys...

In this episode, Dr. Marc Levitt from Nationwide Children’s Hospital discusses complications of anorectal malformations. This episode is brought to you by the Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Our collaborative team performs more than 1,000 procedures each year for kids from around the world. Visit nationwidechildrens.org/CCPR for more information....

In this episode, Dr Jennifer Dietrich from Texas Children’s Hospital discusses ovarian torsion. Table of contents: 00:00 – PLAY FROM THE BEGINNING 01:33 – Evaluation of the adolescent with lower abdominal pain 02:49 – Ultrasound 04:29 – Ovarian blood flow 07:06 – Peripherally located follicle 08:06 – Ovarian mass or lesion 11:14 – What findings are suggestive of malignancy? 12:13 – Role for CT or...

An interactive discussion about pediatric lung lesions between Todd Ponsky, MD and Steve Rothenberg, MD. Dr. Rothenberg is Chief of Pediatric Surgery and the Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, CO. He is also faculty at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in the Division of Pediatric Surgery as a Senior Consultant in P...

An interactive discussion about inguinal hernia between Jeffrey Ponsky, MD and Michael Rosen, MD. Dr. Rosen is professor of surgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. Table of Contents 1:00:44 1 Introductions 2:02:45Work up for groin bulge 4:02:16 Role of watchful waiting 5:30:26 Contraindications to repair 7:02:27 Open versus laparoscopic approach 10:48:40 Front door or ceiling: TAPP...

This episode is our first audio journal club. We discuss 5 papers today with our guests, Dr Dan von Allmen, Dr George Whit Holcomb, and Dr Aaron Lipskar. Table of contents: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Corticosteroids for biliary atresia 05:21 Dr von Allmen’s comments 10:54 Antiseptic agents and surgical site infection 14:15 Dr Holcomb’s comments 20:17 Non-operative management of non-perforated append...

An interactive discussion about cloacal exstrophy between Todd Ponsky, MD and Alberto Peña, MD. Dr. Peña is is the founding director of the Peña Colorectal Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and clinical professor of surgery at the University of Cincinnati Table of Contents 00:00 Introduction 01:24 What is cloacal exstrophy? 06:24 Management of cloacal exstrophy 07:56 Sexual function in male...

An interactive discussion about vascular access in the pediatric patient population between Todd Ponsky, MD and Mark Wulkan, MD. Dr. Wulkan is Professor of Surgery and Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Children's Center, Atlanta, Georgia Table of Contents 01:15 - Catheter selection 02:48 - Neck cutdown technique 06:38 - Catheter...

Discussion with Dr Marc Levitt, Dr Scott Engum and Dr Todd Ponsky regarding the use of BoTox in the post-pullthrough patient as well as management of dilated post-pullthrough colon. Table of contents: 01:17 - Algorithm for BoTox 07:07 - BoTox technique 09:11 - Management of dilated post-pullthrough colon http://www.globalcastmd.com/ soundcloud.com/globalcastmd/hirschsprung-disease-listener Please...