PURPOSE To evaluate the early postoperative change in astigmatism in pediatric patients having cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation using sutured temporal clear corneal incision. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed on all pediatric patients who underwent clear corneal cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation between 12/01/2005 and 11/30/2006. RESU...

BACKGROUND Cardiac troponin T has been found to be accurate predictor of complications and adverse clinical events after pediatric cardiac surgery. Contrary to adult cardiac surgery, the relationship of troponin T to patient survival after pediatric heart surgery has not been previously studied. The purpose of this study was to determine whether troponin T could predict death after pediatric op...

Pediatric ophthalmologists are often faced with a patient who has had previous strabismus surgery without a definitive history or records to confirm what specific surgery was performed. In planning further surgery, the pediatric ophthalmologist is often required to evaluate the previous location of the extraocular muscles. This is usually done while the patient is undergoing the surgery. Once t...

Highlights:1. All HD patients have good defecation quality after surgery.2. Almost all can control bowel movements without constipation or social problems surgery.3. The most common problem face surgery is soiling, which sometimes requires diapers. AbstractIntroduction: Hirschsprung's disease (HD) a congenital in Meissner and Auerbach's plexus ganglion cells are lost on the distal side of diges...

Objectives 1 To investigate the effectiveness of ultrasound guidance in pediatric surgical procedures. 2 compare surgery duration and success rate between group with those without it. 3 assess potential complications associated for surgery. 4 discuss importance Methods: This prospective interventional study was conducted Department Pediatric Surgery, Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), Peshawar, Pakis...

introduction: along with advances occurring in cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb) including improved anesthesia intubation and early surgical interventions, it has become possible to correct life-threatening congenital heart anatomic abnormalities in patients. our study aimed to collect information from one of the most important centers of pediatric cardiac surgery in iran since there is limited info...

BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend that adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) undergo noncardiac surgery in regionalized centers of expertise, but no studies have assessed whether this occurs in the United States. We hypothesized that adults with CHD are less likely than children to receive care at specialized CHD centers. METHODS Using a comprehensive state ambulatory surgical registry (Ca...

Background: Troponin-I (TN-I) levels are elevated following pediatric cardiac surgery with speculation that particular patterns may have prognostic significance. There is lack of procedure-specific data regarding postoperative TN-I in infants undergoing surgery. Aim and objectives: the aim study was to assess usefulness routine monitoring troponin I concentrations within 24 hours (cTn-I<24h)...

Pediatric onset Crohn's disease (CD) tends to have complicated behavior (stricture or penetration) than elderly onset CD at diagnosis. Considering the longer duration of the disease in pediatric patients, the accumulative chance of surgical treatment is higher than in adult onset CD patients. Possible operative indications include perianal CD, intestinal stricture or obstruction, abdominal absc...