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Usefulness of a recanalized umbilical vein for vascular reconstruction in pediatric hepatic surgery
Pediatric surgeons currently engage in various abdominal vascular surgeries, which sometimes require vascular conduits or grafts. Herein, we report our experience with patients undergoing vascular reconstructi...
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Recanalized umbilical vein as a conduit for mesenterico/porto-Rex bypass for patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction
Mesenterico-left portal vein (meso-Rex) bypass is as an effective modality for restoring intrahepatic portal perfusion in patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. Achieving sufficient patency is dif...
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Anorectal malformation associated with a perineal protrusion of the rectal mucosa: case presentation
We present a rare case of a female neonate with an imperforate anus associated with a perineal mass which may correspond to an extrophied rectal duplication. Associated anomalies were thoracic hemivertebrae an...
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Aplasia of the dorsal pancreas and choledochal cyst
The authors describe a rare case of choledochal cyst and aplasia of the dorsal pancreas complicated with chronic pancreatitis. A 9-year-old boy presented with obstructive jaundice. After biliary drainage using...
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Pericardial hemangioma presenting fetal cardiac tamponade and postnatal bronchostenosis
A case of pericardial hemangioma is described which was resected in the neonatal period due to its effect on the cardiopulmonary system. Preoperative differential diagnosis of a teratoma was difficult. Surgica...
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Improved neutrophil function in a glycogen storage disease type 1b patient after liver transplantation
Patients with glycogen storage disease type 1b (GSD1b) not only show hepatomegaly, hypoglycaemia and lactic acidosis, but also neutropenia and neutrophil dysfunction. Here, we report improvement of neutropenia...
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No incidence of port-site recurrence after endosurgical procedure for pediatric malignancies
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The First Cooperative Living-related Donor Liver Transplantation Performed by Two Separate Institution Teams: The Kanagawa Liver Transplantation Program