Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery

Listen to Sara Choi gave her presentation of "The use of urine sodium to creatinine ratio as a marker of total body sodium in infants with intestinal failure" at the first ever Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery event.

Listen to Michael Cowap gave his presentation of "Educational Outcomes in School Age Children with a History of Hirschsprung’s Disease" at the first ever Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery event.

Listen to R. Luke Rettig gave his presentation of "Is same day discharge possible following the Nuss repair for pectus excavatum" at the first ever Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery event.

Listen to Kathryn LaRusso gave her presentation of "Effect of transanastomotic feeding tubes on anastomotic strictures in patients with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula- the Quebec experience" at the first ever Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery event.

In this episode, hosts Em, Todd and Ramy are talking to Matt Bramlet, MD about his experience on 3D Printing & VR Surgical Planning and implementation of these technologies to their daily practice. About Dr. Matt Bramlet... Dr. Matthew Bramlet is the lead investigator for Advanced Imaging and Modeling at Jump Simulation. He specializes in children with congenital heart disease. In his role as the...

We're featuring Journal of Pediatric Surgery articles earlier in the week to bring you some of the latest news! This week we're discussing two articles from the August 2022 issue, with editor Dr. Pablo Laje and authors Drs. Shawn St. Peter and Sachit Anand. Hosts: Ellen Encisco, Cecilia Gigena Articles: Briggs KB, Svetanoff WJ, Fraser JA. Fundoplication without esophagocrural sutures: Long-term fo...

We're back with the second part of discussing surgical management with Drs. Michael Helmrath and Paul Wales from Intestinal Rehabilitation Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Hosts: Ellen Encisco & Em Tombash Don't forget to like and subscribe to see more entertaining medical educational videos! www.youtube.com/c/StayCurrentMD See more lectures, articles, and more on the Stay Current app: gl...

Here's the July 2022 issue of JPS article highlights. This time we're talking to Dr. Mary Brindle and authors Drs. Erik Skarsgard, Dunya Moghul and Sophie Carr. Hosts: Ellen Encisco, Em Tombash, Cecilia Gigena Articles: Wang Z, Han Q, Wang J, Yao W, Wang L, Li K. Rapamycin induces autophagy and apoptosis in Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma primary cells in vitro. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jul;57(7):1274...

We're back with a new topic, discussing surgical management with Drs. Michael Helmrath and Paul Wales from Intestinal Rehabilitation Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Hosts: Ellen Encisco & Em Tombash Resources: Bianchi A. Intestinal loop lengthening--a technique for increasing small intestinal length. J Pediatr Surg. 1980 Apr;15(2):145-51. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(80)80005-4. PMID: 7373489...

Check out this week's stay current short for a review of the workup and management of ovarian torsion in the pediatric patient, with Dr. Dasgupta.

Here's the June 2022 issue of JPS article highlights. This time we're talking to Dr. Nicole Chandler and authors Drs. Elizabeth Beierle, Marcus Malek, Biren Modi, Amelia Collings and Katherine Flynn O'Brien. Hosts: Ellen Encisco, Em Tombash 00:00 Introduction 01:56 Impact of “Stay-at-Home” orders on non-accidental trauma - A multi-institutional study 06:22 Metastatic human hepatoblastoma cells exh...

All surgeons need to know about vascular access. Here we review some preoperative, operative, and postoperative considerations of pediatric vascular access with Dr. Alex Bondoc from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, including indications, contraindications, work-up considerations, tips for placement, and postoperative considerations. Featuring information about locking solutions with Dr. Paul Wales....

There is a lot to know when it comes to ovarian tumors! Here, Dr. Roshni Dasgupta, from Cincinnati Children's, breaks down the highlights for us. Host: Brittany Levy Check out the video on the app to see all the visuals!

Looking forward to seeing you at our 10th Annual Update Course in Pediatric Surgery August 30th for an exciting day of practice changing learning and debate with our friends from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Children's Mercy Kansas City, #APSA, Akron Children's Hospital, #JPedSurg, Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA & John R. Oishei Children's Hospital! Register today! https://gcmd....

Here's the May 2022 issue of JPS article highlights. This time we're talking to Dr. Sonia Buttterworth and authors Drs. Dr. Christina Theodorou, Michael Cowap, Richard Keijzer, Gareth Gilna, and Chad Thorson. Hosts: Ellen Encisco, Brittany Levy, Em Tombash Articles: Theodorou CM, Beyer CA, Vanover MA. The hidden mortality of pediatric firearm violence. https://www.jpedsurg.org/article/S0022-3468(2...

Did you miss our 9th Annual Update Course last year?  Don't worry, we are summarizing our favorite sessions from years past.  In this episode, Drs. Steven Lee, Shawn St. Peter, Victor García, Steven Rothenberg, Whit Holcomb, & Justin Wagner will talk you through some updates in pain control management and tricks for the Nuss procedure.  Hosts: Dr Todd Ponsky, Dr Ellen Encisco & Dr Cecilia Gigena A...

The differential diagnosis for an ovarian cyst is broad. Join Dr. Roshni Dasgupta for tips and tricks for the work up and management of Ovarian Cysts in pediatric patients.

Dr. José Campos is back, this time helping us review some of the latest literature on the diagnosis and management of Esophageal Atresia in children. In this podcast, we're reviewing a typical case with Dr. Todd Ponsky and incorporating literature from the last few years. Hosts: Rod Gerardo, Ellen Encisco and Em Tombash Don't forget to register for the 10th Annual Update Course which will take pla...

Pediatric trauma is the number one cause of death in kids over 1 year old. Blunt abdominal trauma makes up 80% of those cases. Join Dr. Richard Falcone for a review of work up and management algorithms for pediatric abdominal trauma.

The PAPS winner at the Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery event on April 8th, 2022 was Sophie Carr with her presentation "Optimizing skin antisepsis for neonatal surgery".

The IPEG winner at the Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery event on April 8th, 2022 was Caressa Chen with her presentation "NoLapse- The Stomal Prolapse Prevention Device".

The APSA winner at the Best of the Best in Pediatric Surgery event on April 8th, 2022 was Nathan Rubalcava with his presentation "A contrast challenge is safe in children with adhesive small bowel obstruction- a multi-institutional review".

The diagnosis and management of skin and subcutaneous lesions can be vast. Join Dr. Rebeccah Brown for tips and tricks in identification of pediatric skin and subcutaneous lesions in this Staycurrent Short.

We're back with the April issue of JPS article highlights. This time we're talking to Dr. Paul Tam and authors Dr. Natalie Lopyan and Dr. Christina Theodorou. Hosts: Em Tombash, Rod Gerardo, Brittany Levy Lopyan NM, Perrone EE, Gadepalli SK, et al. Current status of subspecialization in pediatric surgery: A focus on fetal surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2022;57(4):610-615. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.05....

We’re back with the second episode of our image guided surgery video series! In the second part of this episode we're discussing lung nodule resection in hybrid OR with some of our Interventional Radiology and Pediatric Surgery colleagues at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Our guests are Dr. Anusua "Roshni" Dasgupta, Dr. John Racadio, Dr. Neil Johnson and Nicole Hilvert. And we’re joined by Dr. De...