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Keiichi Uchida
Pediatrics
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Best pre-ductal PaO2 prior to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as predictor of mortality in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a retrospective analysis of a Japanese database
Predicting lethal pulmonary hypoplasia in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) before extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) initiation is difficult. This study aimed to predict lethal pulmon...
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Optimal timing of delivery for pregnancies with prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a propensity-score analysis using the inverse probability of treatment weighting
To evaluate the optimal timing of neonates with prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).
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Prognosis of conventional vs. high-frequency ventilation for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a retrospective cohort study
To determine the appropriate initial ventilatory mode for neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) by comparing patient prognosis following conventional mechanical ventilation (CMV) versus high-frequency...
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Risk factors for pneumothorax associated with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia: results of a Japanese multicenter study
This study aimed to elucidate the clinical characteristics of neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) associated with pneumothorax and evaluate the risk factors for the development of pneumothorax.
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Contaminated or dirty wound operations and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization during hospitalization may be risk factors for surgical site infection in neonatal surgical patients
Establishment of evidence-based best practices for preventing surgical site infection (SSI) in neonates is needed. SSI in neonates, especially those with a low birth weight, is potentially life-threatening. We...
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Impact of relationship between the stoma site and the primary incision on occurrence of laparotomy wound infection in contaminated or dirty wound operations in neonates
In neonatal surgical patients requiring an enterostomy, there is no definitive recommendation regarding the ideal enterostomy location: at the edge of the primary incision or at a different incision.
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Long-term functional outcome after untethering surgery for a tethered spinal cord in patients with anorectal malformations
Anorectal malformation (ARM) is associated with a tethered spinal cord (TSC). Long-term functional outcome of untethering surgery for TSC in patients with ARM has not been well evaluated.
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Letter to the Editor regarding the article “Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates: factors related to failure of thoracoscopic repair”
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Neonatal gastrointestinal perforation in Japan: a nationwide survey
The purpose of this study is to identify the current clinical features of neonatal gastrointestinal perforation in Japan.
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Dynamic pathology for circulating free DNA in a dextran sodium sulfate colitis mouse model
In sepsis, circulating free DNA (cf-DNA) is increased, and is a marker of severity and prognosis of septic patients. This study aimed to evaluate cf-DNA in a dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis mouse model,...
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Isolated hypoganglionosis: results of a nationwide survey in Japan
This study analyzes how isolated hypoganglionosis (IH) is diagnosed and treated in Japanese pediatric surgical departments.
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Low NDRG1 mRNA expression predicts a poor prognosis in neuroblastoma patients
N-myc downstream regulated gene 1 (NDRG1) markedly reduces metastasis of numerous tumors. However, NDRG1’s function in malignant tumors has not been fully determined. Therefore, we investigated the association...
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Self-reported assessment of health-related quality of life in children who underwent restorative proctocolectomy with ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis
To clarify health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by self-evaluation after restorative proctocolectomy with ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) in children with ulcerative colitis, a questionnaire using the ...
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Tumor enucleation with preoperative endoscopic transpapillary stenting for pediatric insulinoma
The 13-year-old boy underwent tumor enucleation for pancreatic head insulinoma close to the pancreatic main duct after a preoperative endoscopic pancreatic stent placed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancre...
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Placement of prophylactic drains after laparotomy may increase infectious complications in neonates
The aim of this study was to determine if the placement of prophylactic drains influences the incidence of postoperative adverse events in neonates.
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HsMAD2 mRNA expression may be a predictor of sensitivity to paclitaxel and survival in neuroblastoma
We investigated the associations between hsMAD2 mRNA expression in tumor cells and sensitivity to paclitaxel or patient prognosis in neuroblastoma.
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Poor catch-up growth after proctocolectomy in pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis receiving prolonged steroid therapy
The aim of the present study was to review the complications and growth after proctocolectomy and ileal J-pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) in pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC) patients receiving prolonged steroid...
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia with a pure duplication of chromosome 1q: report of the first surviving case
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) occurs in multiple malformation syndromes and associations, and has been associated with cytogenetic aberrations on almost every chromosome arm. However, CDH with a duplic...
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Ovarian autoamputation in a neonate: a case report with literature review
A case of ovarian autoamputation in an asymptomatic neonate is presented. An abdominal cyst was detected in a 30-week-gestation fetus on an antenatal ultrasound scan (USS). Postnatal USS confirmed the presence...
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Focal nodular hyperplasia in biliary atresia patient after Kasai hepatic portoenterostomy
We present the case of a 10-year-old girl with biliary atresia in whom focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) of the liver occurred following successful “Kasai” hepatic portoenterostomy at the age of 2 months. Her ja...
