Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery

We've discussed Hirschsprung Disease at length before but today we visit a complicated topic that many deal with, obstruction. Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer speak with Dr. Rentea from Children's Mercy at Kansas City about the obstructed patient with Hirschsprung Disease. Hosts: Amanda Jensen and Hira Ahmad

Today, we hear from Dr. Ron Herschl about pediatric ECMO from an Update Course session back in 2018. Sign up for the 2021 Pediatric Surgery Update Course here: https://conference.globalcastmd.com/update-course

We all know how commonly pediatric surgeons see patients with appendicitis and how frequently new literature is published on its management. Dr. Jose Campos helped us find some of the latest publications on appendicitis management and we discussed a few of the articles featured in this podcast. Hosts: Rodrigo Gerardo & Ellen Encisco Featured articles plus more: RIFT study group. Appendicitis risk...

The guidance for treatment of tracheomalacia has evolved over time so today, Dr. Dan von Allmen discusses the surgical management including aortopexy and posterior tracheopexy. Host: Rod Gerardo Checkout our YouTube page here: https://youtube.com/c/GlobalCastMD Download the StayCurrent: Pediatric Surgery app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/staycurrent-pediatric-surgery/id1254498901

Dr. Ami Shah and Dr. Gwyneth Sullivan recently published an article about the disruption score, a new bibliometric tool, in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. We discussed the article, entitled "Shifting paradigms: The top 100 most disruptive papers in core pediatric surgery journals," with the authors, JPS Editor Dr. Mark Davenport, and Dr. Todd Ponsky. Hosts: Rodrigo Gerardo and Ellen Encisco The...

We've discussed Hirschsprung Disease at length before but today we visit a complicated topic that many deal with, obstruction. Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer speak with Dr. Rentea from Children's Mercy at Kansas City about the obstructed patient with Hirschsprung Disease. Hosts: Amanda Jensen and Hira Ahmad

Abdominal wall defects like omphalocele and gastroschisis can present in interesting ways. At last year's Update Course, Drs. Shawn St. Peter, Miguel Guelfand, and Saleem Islam presented some interesting cases and updates in the management of these abnormalities. Don't forget to mark your calendar for our next Update Course on August 27, 2021. Host: Ellen Encisco and Rodrigo Gerardo

Continuing our series on Fetal Surgery, today's episode reviews the basics of fetoscopic repair of myelomeningocele with Dr. Foong-Yen Lim, M.D. Host: Rod Gerardo Download the StayCurrent: Pediatric Surgery app to get videos, podcasts, guidelines and interactive surgical cases on your phone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/staycurrent-pediatric-surgery/id1254498901

Pediatric Colorectal Surgery is a team sport. That's why this episode is about how the pediatric colorectal surgery team, lead by Dr. Jason Frischer, collaborates with the neurogastroenterology department at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Guest speaker, Dr. Ajay Kaul, M.D. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Is there any case that gets a pediatric surgery fellow more excited than the repair of an Esophageal Atresia with a Tracheoesophageal Fistula? In today's episode, we hear from Dr. Dan von Allmen, Dr. Mike Rutter, Dr. Aaron Garrison, and Dr. Todd Ponsky about the preoperative planning and surgical approach to this bread and butter pediatric surgery case. Hosted by Rod Gerardo

The treatment for cloacal malformations are a great example of collaboration between pediatric colorectal surgery, gynecology, and urology. In today's episode, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer talk to Dr. Richard Wood about the operative treatment for these patients. Hosted by Dr. Amanda Jensen and Dr. Hira Ahmad

Did you know that we can do surgery on a fetus? In today's episode, we hear from Dr. Foon-Yen Lim, M.D. about Fetoscopic Endoluminal Tracheal Occlusion or FETO to treat Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) with Host Rod Gerardo, M.D.

The treatment for cloacal malformations are a great example of collaboration between pediatric colorectal surgery, gynecology, and urology. In today's episode, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer talk to Dr. Richard Wood about the initial workup for these patients. Hosted by Dr. Amanda Jensen and Dr. Hira Ahmad

Bowel management can be difficult on its own but for patients with spinal disorders, it can be exponentially more complex. Today, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss bowel management for this subset of patients and they brought some friends: Dr. Rebecca Rentea, Wendy Lewis, and Christine Warner. Host: Amanda Jensen

The workup for Hirschsprung disease is bread-and-butter pediatric surgery but it can certainly get confusing. Dr. Nelson Rosen is the Associate Director of the Colorectal Center at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and here he is discussing the basics of how to workup a patient with Hirschsprung disease. Host: Rod Gerardo, M.D. Download the StayCurrent Pediatric Surgery App here: h...

Bowel management can be difficult on its own but for patients with spinal disorders, it can be exponentially more complex. Today, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss bowel management for this subset of patients and they brought some friends: Dr. Rebecca Rentea, Wendy Lewis, and Christine Warner. Host: Amanda Jensen

Dr. Michael Rutter is an ENT surgeon and the director of the Aerodigestive Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In this podcast, he discusses some surgical approaches to laryngeal clefts. This episode is available as an audio or video podcast Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/hS-mzchgJBw Download the app here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/staycurrent-pediatric-surgery/id...

Surgeons, neonatologists, pediatricians, and anyone who cares for the newborn child needs to understand how to evaluate anorectal malformations. To clear things up, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer explain how to make sense of various ARM presentations in this 3 part series. Special guests Amanda Jensen

This is the presidential address from the International Pediatric Endosurgery Group 2021 Annual meeting. The exponential growth of information, the failure of journals, textbooks, and societies and how AI, machine learning, crowd sourcing, and platforms will be the future of medical learning. YouTube link for the full video: https://youtu.be/T40KML_rYbQ King's Chessboard Credits: https://youtu.be/...

Surgeons, neonatologists, pediatricians, and anyone who cares for the newborn child needs to understand how to evaluate anorectal malformations. To clear things up, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer explain how to make sense of various ARM presentations in this 3 part series. Featuring Amanda Jensen Host: Rod Gerardo

In today's episode, we want to introduce you to a pediatric surgeon whose reach expands beyond the walls of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Dr. Vic Garcia. His career in the OR is arguably as impressive as his career researching and improving public health. Here, he talks about how social determinants of health can greatly impact our patients.

Surgeons, neonatologists, pediatricians, and anyone who cares for the newborn child needs to understand how to evaluate anorectal malformations. To clear things up, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer explain how to make sense of various ARM presentations in this 3 part series. Featuring Amanda Jensen Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

It's hard to decide which blunt trauma patients need a CT scan. That's why Dr. Christian Streck reviewed the literature and recommendations on when to send a patent to the CT scanner during our 2017 Pediatric Surgery Update Course. Mark your calendars for the next meeting on August 27th, 2021. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

Ya know that spring loaded needle we use to create pneumoperitoneum? How do you spell that? Because you're wrong. It's named after Dr. Janos Veres. Jorge and Belen walked us through the history of the man, the needle, and the spelling. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo

TEG, also known as thromboelastography is gaining popularity. So Dr. Elizabeth Beierle talked about the basics at our 2019 Pediatric Surgery Update Course. Mark your calendars for the next one on August 27, 2021. Host: Rodrigo Gerardo