European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Article	Citations
ERNICA Consensus Conference on the Management of Patients with Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia: Perioperative, Surgical, and Long-Term Management	31
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients after Repair of Esophageal Atresia: A Review of Current Literature	22
Surgical Management of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Guideline from the European Pediatric Surgeons' Association Evidence and Guideline Committee	20
Complicated Acute Appendicitis during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Hidden Epidemic in Children	16
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic or Conventional Thoracic Surgery in Infants and Children: Current Evidence	14
Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery: The Learning Curve	14
Clinical Prediction Scores for Pediatric Appendicitis	13
Omphalocele in Finland from 1993 to 2014: Trends, Prevalence, Mortality, and Associated Malformations—A Population-Based Study	13
Outcome of Very Low and Low Birth Weight Infants with Esophageal Atresia: Results of the Turkish Esophageal Atresia Registry	12
Laparoscopic versus Open Pediatric Surgery: Three Decades of Comparative Studies	12
Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia Improves Compliance of the Child and Reduces Emergence Delirium	12
Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychosocial Morbidity in Anorectal Malformation and Hirschsprung's Disease	12
Surgical Interventions for Functional Constipation: An Update	12
Evaluation of Bowel Function, Urinary Tract Function, and Quality of Life after Transanal Endorectal Pull-Through Surgery for Hirschsprung's Disease	11
Stage 4S Neuroblastoma: What Are the Outcomes? A Systematic Review of Published Studies	11
The Role of Laparoscopy in Anorectal Malformations	11
Partial Biliary Diversion May Promote Long-Term Relief of Pruritus and Native Liver Survival in Children with Cholestatic Liver Diseases	10
Bowel Lengthening Procedures in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review	10
The Role of Exosomes in the Treatment, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Pathogenesis of COVID-19	10
Changes in Incidence and Management of Acute Appendicitis in Children—A Population-Based Study in the Period 2000–2015	10
Lateral Condyle Fracture of the Humerus in Children: Kirschner Wire or Screw Fixation?	10
Parent-Reported Feeding Difficulties among Children Born with Esophageal Atresia: Prevalence and Early Risk Factors	9
Thoracoscopic Repair of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia	9
Perianal Abscesses and Fistulas in Infants and Children	9
Pediatric Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Survey of Current Practice	9

Comparison of Hirschsprung Disease Characteristics between Those with a History of Postoperative Enterocolitis and Those without: Results from the Pediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Learning Consortium	9
Robotic Excision of Choledochal Cyst with Hepaticoduodenostomy (HD): Report of HD Technique, Initial Experience, and Early Outcome	9
Health-Related Quality of Life Assessment in Children and their Families: Aspects of Importance to the Pediatric Surgeon	9
Predictive Value of Alvarado Score and Pediatric Appendicitis Score in the Success of Nonoperative Management for Simple Acute Appendicitis in Children	8
Health-Related Quality of Life in Biliary Atresia Patients with Native Liver or Transplantation	8
Ovarian Sparing Surgery in Mature Ovarian Teratomas in Children: A 20-Year Single-Center Experience	8
Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation: Where Are We in 2019?	8
Esophageal Atresia and Associated Duodenal Atresia: A Cohort Study and Review of the Literature	8
Perianal Crohn's Disease in Children and Adolescents	8
Long-Term Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Swiss Patient Group with Esophageal Atresia	7
Publication Trends and Global Collaborations on Esophageal Atresia Research: A Bibliometric Study	7
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Need for Antireflux Surgery in Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Systematic Review on Incidence, Surgical Complications, and Postoperative Outcomes	7
Feasibility of Nonanatomical Liver Resection in Diligently Selected Patients with Hepatoblastoma and Comparison of Outcomes with Anatomic Resection	7
Virtual Education in Pediatric Surgery during the COVID-19 Era: Facing and Overcoming Current Challenges	7
The Use of an Inanimate Simulation Model for the Correction of an Anorectal Malformation in the Training of Colorectal Pediatric Surgery	7
Is the Laparotomy Here to Stay? A Review of the Disadvantages of Laparoscopy	6
The Quality of Web Sites' Health Information on Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum Using the DISCERN Instrument	6
Application of Machine Learning Techniques for Enuresis Prediction in Children	6
A Nationwide Cohort Study of Outcome after Pediatric Appendicitis	6
Percutaneous Cryoanalgesia: A New Strategy for Pain Management in Pectus Excavatum Surgery	6
Laparoscopic Fundoplication for the Surgical Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Children	6
Operative Volume of Newborn Surgery in German University Hospitals: High Volume Versus Low Volume Centers	6
Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Surgical Patients and their Caretakers	6
Laparoscopic Vascular Hitch for Polar Vessels in Pyeloureteric Junction Obstruction: Medium-Term Follow-up of a Monocentric Experience	6
Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life in Survivors of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia	5
Implication of Image-Defined Risk Factors for the Extent of Surgical Resection and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Pelvic Neuroblastoma	5
Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Dutch Cohort of Very Preterm Infants: Prevalence, Mortality, and Long-Term Outcomes	5
Anal Fissure in Children	5
Genetic Counseling and Diagnostics in Anorectal Malformation	5
Lung Resection in Children with Necrotizing Pneumonia: Outcome and Follow-up	5
A Review on Safety and Outcomes of Mucous Fistula Refeeding in Neonates	5
Impact of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence, Presentation, and Management of Pediatric Appendicitis: Lessons Learned from the First Wave	5
Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Management of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma in Children	5
Variations in Nuss Procedure Operative Techniques and Complications: A Retrospective Review	5
The Potential and the Limitations of Esophageal Robotic Surgery in Children	4
Kasai Procedure in Patients Older Than 90 Days: Worth a Cut	4
Centralization of Biliary Atresia: Has Germany Learned Its Lessons?	4
Late Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's Disease: Definition and Implication on Core Outcomes	4
Phenotypic Switch of Human Peritoneal Macrophages during Childhood	4
Effect of Feeding Strategies on the Development of Fulminant Necrotizing Enterocolitis	4
European Pediatric Surgeon' Association Survey on the Management of Short-Bowel Syndrome	4
Ultrasound Elastography in the Diagnosis of Malignant Cervical Lymphadenopathy in Children: Can It Replace Surgical Biopsy?	4
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with the Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex and Relationship to Incontinence and Sexual Factors: A Review of the Recent Literature	4
Variability in the Reporting of Baseline Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcomes in Esophageal Atresia Publications: A Systematic Review	4
The Transition of Care for Patients with Anorectal Malformations and Hirschsprung Disease: A European Survey	4
Does Renal Function Remain Stable after Puberty in Children who underwent Ureteral Reimplantation due to Ureterovesical Junction Obstruction?	4
Routine Ultrasound Control after Successful Intussusception Reduction in Children: Is It Really Necessary?	4
Are Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment of Added Value in Training Complex Pediatric Surgical Skills?	4
Treatment of Congenital Microgastria	4
Surgical Management of Rectal Prolapse in Infants and Children	4

Basic Principles of Health-Related Quality of Life in Parents and Caregivers of Pediatric Surgical Patients with Rare Congenital Malformations—A Scoping Review	4
The Future of Pediatric Surgery—Women and Part Time?	3
Serial Inhibin B Measurements in Boys with Congenital Monorchism Indicate Compensatory Testicular Hypertrophy in Early Infancy	3
Stoma Closure Improves Head Circumference Growth in Very Preterm Infants after Necrotizing Enterocolitis	3
The Spaced Learning Concept Significantly Improves Acquisition of Laparoscopic Suturing Skills in Students and Residents: A Randomized Control Trial	3
Sparing the Perineal Body: A Modification of the Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty for Anorectal Malformations with Rectovestibular Fistulae	3
Redo Transanal Soave Pull Through with or without Assistance in Hirschsprung Disease: An Experience in 46 Patients	3
Genetic Diagnostic Strategies and Counseling for Families Affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia	3
The Intestinal Flora at Kasai Procedure in Children with Biliary Atresia Appears Not to Affect Postoperative Cholangitis	3
Cysto-Vaginoscopy of a 3D-Printed Cloaca Model: A Step toward Personalized Noninvasive Preoperative Assessment in Patients with Complex Anorectal Malformations	3
Role of Genetic Counseling for Patients with Hypospadias and Their Families	3
Surgical Resection of Hepatoblastoma: Factors Affecting Local Recurrence	3
Epigastric Hernias in Children: A Personal Series and Systematic Review of the Literature	3
Determination of Factors to Distinguish MIS-C from Acute Appendicitis in Children with Acute Abdominal Pain	3
Late Abdominal Reoperations after Surgery for Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation	3
The Epidemiology behind Pectus Excavatum: Clinical Study and Review of the Literature	3
The Cross-Bar Technique for Pectus Excavatum Repair: A Key Element for Remodeling of the Entire Chest Wall	3
Inhibiting Interleukin-6/Signal Transducers and Activators of Transduction-3/Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Signaling Pathway Suppressed the Growth of Infantile Hemangioma	3
Anastomotic Stricture in End-to-End Anastomosis—Risk Factors in a Series of 261 Patients with Esophageal Atresia	3
The Majority of Boys Having Orchidopexy for Congenital Nonsyndromic Cryptorchidism during Minipuberty Exhibited Normal Reproductive Hormonal Profiles	3
Intrauterine Ultrasound-Guided Laser Coagulation as a First Step for Treatment of Prenatally Complicated Bronchopulmonary Sequestration: Our Experience and Literature Review	2
Outcomes after Surgical Treatment for Rectal Atresia in Children: Is There a Preferred Approach? A Systematic Review	2
Diagnostic Value of Clinical Prediction Scores for Acute Appendicitis in Children Younger than 4 Years	2
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Surgery	2
Colorectal Vascular Anomalies	2
Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium	2
Complication Is Inevitable, but Suffering is Optional—Psychological Aspects of Dealing with Complications in Surgery	2
Pediatric Electrical Bicycle Road Accidents	2
Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes After Ex-Utero Intrapartum Treatment for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Case Series	2
The Development and Validation of Artificial Intelligence Pediatric Appendicitis Decision-Tree for Children 0 to 12 Years Old	2
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparing Drainage Alone versus Drainage with Primary Fistula Treatment for the Perianal Abscess in Children	2
Surgical Treatment for Asymptomatic Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations in Children: Waiting or Not?	2
Associations of Mucosal Nerve Fiber Innervation Density with Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis: A Retrospective Three-Center Cohort Study	2
Increasing Trend of Calretinin-Positive Mucosal Innervation from Aganglionic Zone toward Transition Zone in Hirschsprung's Disease	2
Anal Botulinum Toxin in Children with Hirschsprung Disease and Functional Constipation: A Prospective Cohort study	2
A Comparative Study on Short-Term Effects of Compression Orthosis and Exercises in the Treatment of Pectus Carinatum: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Feasibility Trial	2
Trends in the Treatment of Pectus Excavatum in the Netherlands	2
Sacrum Ultrasonography: An Accurate Alternative to Radiography for Measuring Sacral Ratio in Infants	2
Ureteral Stent Colonization and Urinary Tract Infection in Children Undergoing Minimally Invasive Pyeloplasty	2
The Current Thoracoscopic Management of Esophageal Atresia	2
Hypospadias and the Use of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to Evaluate Neurodevelopmental Status of Boys with Hypospadias	2
Definition, Documentation, and Classification of Complications in Pediatric Surgical Literature—A Plea for Standardization	2
Correlation of Prenatal and Postnatal Diagnosis in Umbilical-Portal-Systemic Venous Shunts	2
Teens on Wheels and Consequences: A Six-Year Population-Based Study of Bicycle and Moped Injuries	2
Mental Health of Siblings of Children with Rare Congenital Surgical Diseases during the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Ethical Publication Standards in Articles Reporting on Novel Surgical Methods: Analysis of Three Pediatric Surgical Journals	2
Childhood-Onset Myasthenia Gravis Patients Benefited from Thymectomy in a Long-Term Follow-up Observation	2
A Critical Analysis of Rectal Biopsy to Exclude Hirschsprung's Disease	2
Surgical Perspectives for Pediatric Theater Teams during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Beyond: Narrative Review and Mandatory Tasks Guidelines	2
Objective Professionals, Subjective Patients? Unbiased Thinking Facilitates Better, Multidimensional Treatment	2
European Pediatric Surgical Association	2
Endoscopic Injections of Botulinum Toxin Type A in the Piglet Esophagus Is Safe and Feasible but Did Not Result in any Significant Structural Changes 3 Days after Injection	2
Telementoring of Open and Laparoscopic Knot Tying and Suturing Is Possible: A Randomized Controlled Study	2
Fifteen-Year Single-Center Experience of Biliary Complications in Liver Trauma Patients: Changes in the Management of Posttraumatic Bile Leak	2
Minimally Invasive versus Open Ureteral Reimplantation in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	2
Effects of Sucrose and Nonnutritive Sucking on Pain Behavior in Neonates and Infants undergoing Wound Dressing after Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial	2
Laparoscopic versus Open Reduction of Intussusception in Infants and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	2
Perinatal Testicular Torsion in Northern Ireland: A Nationwide 10-Year Review	2
Congenital Duodenal Obstruction: National Trends in Management and Outcomes during the Last Quarter of a Century in Norway	1
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Surgical Scientific Formats: An ERNICA Survey on Challenges and Future Directions	1
A Nationwide Enumeration of Operations Performed for Pediatric Patients in Ghana	1
Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy to Evaluate Biliary Complications of Pediatric Liver Transplantation: An Account of an Experience	1
Laparoscopic-Assisted Anorectoplasty for Rectovestibular Fistula: A Comparison Study with Anterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty	1
Staged Buccal Mucosa Graft Urethroplasty for Proximal Hypospadias in Children: A Short- to Mid-Term Follow-Up Retrospective Study	1
30 Years of Flipping the Coin—Heads or Tails?	1
Comment: Oxidative DNA Damage and NOX4 Levels in Children with Undescended Testes	1
European Pediatric Surgeons' Association Survey on the Use of Splenic Embolization in Blunt Splenic Trauma in Children	1
Current Image-Guided Interventions in Pediatric Surgery	1
Ligaclip for Preauricular Skin Tags in the Newborn	1
Learning of Intracorporal Knot Tying in Minimally Invasive Surgery by Video or Expert Instruction	1
Diaphragmatic Hernia following Pediatric Liver Transplantation: An Underappreciated Complication Prone to Recur	1
Vena Cava Thrombosis after Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair: Multivariate Analysis of Potential Risk Factors	1
Children with Localized Crohn's Disease Benefit from Early Ileocecal Resection and Perioperative Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy	1
Congenital Hepatopulmonary Fusion	1
Impact of “Lateralizing” the Sigmoid Colostomy on Port Ergonomics in Laparoscopic Anorectoplasty for High Anorectal Malformations	1
Lateral Thoracic Expansion for Jeune's Syndrome, Surgical Approach, and Technical Details	1
Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis: Transformative Research from Bench to Bedside	1
Diagnosing Hirschsprung Disease in Children Younger than 6 Months of Age: Insights in Incidence of Complications of Rectal Suction Biopsy and Other Final Diagnoses	1
The Morbidity and Mortality Conference: A Century-Old Practice with Ongoing Potential for Future Improvement	1
Clinical Characteristics and Management of Colorectal Vascular Malformation in Children: A Retrospective Study of 23 Cases	1

Genetic Counseling for Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex	1
Validation of a Newly Developed Competency Assessment Tool for the Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty	1
Complex Bench Surgery Does Not Increase the Risk of Vascular Complications after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation	1
Factors Influencing Performance in Laparoscopic Suturing and Knot Tying: A Cohort Study	1
Does the Presence of a Hernia Sac Improve Survival in Newborns with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia? A United Kingdom Single-Center Experience	1
Patient-Reported Outcomes—The Value of Observational Assessments	1
The Role of Laparoscopic Treatment of Choledochal Malformation in Europe: A Single-Center Experience and Review of the Literature	1
The Dutch Incidence of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis and the Influence of Seasons	1
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cryoanalgesia for Pain Management following Pectus Excavatum Repair: A Single-Center, Single-Blind, Parallel Design Study	1
Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of the Need for Surgical Treatment in Children’s Intussusception	1
Classification of Adverse Events in Adult Surgery	1
A Standardized Protocol for Nonoperative Management of Complicated Appendicitis in Children Reduces Resource Utilization	1
Selection of Quality Indicators to Evaluate Quality of Care for Patients with Esophageal Atresia Using a Delphi Method	1
A Promising Future for Hands-On At-Home Training in Pediatric Surgery	1
Oral Health Status among Children with Repaired Esophageal Atresia	1
Protective Effect of the SIRT1-Mediated NF-κB Signaling Pathway against Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Neonatal Mice	1
Complementary Cast Immobilization Is Not Necessary after Intramedullary Fixation of Unstable Tibial Shaft Fractures in Pediatric Patients	1
Efficacy of Early Enteral Nutrition on Gastrointestinal Surgery Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	1
Oral Antibiotics and Organ Space Infection after Appendectomy and Intravenous Antibiotics Therapy for Complicated Appendicitis in Children	1
Synthetic versus Biological Patches for CDH: A Comparison of Recurrence Rates and Adverse Events, Systematic Review, and Meta-Analysis	1
Ileal Neoappendicostomy in the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence in Children	1
European Pediatric Surgeons' Association Survey on the Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Children	1
Is Ultrasound-Guided Single-Shot Quadratus Lumborum Block a Viable Alternative to a Caudal Block in Pediatric Urological Surgery?	1
Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia and Emergence Delirium Influence the Incidence of Postoperative Maladaptive Behavioral Changes	1
Urological Impact of Epididymo-orchitis in Patients with Anorectal Malformation: An ARM-Net Consortium Study	1
Review of Perioperative Prophylactic Antibiotic Use during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Subsequent Surgical Site Infection Development at a Single Children's Hospital	1
Long-Term Outcome of Children with Short Bowel Syndrome Treated with a Modification of the STEP Technique Avoiding Mesenteric Defect	1
Esophageal Atresia and Gastric Ectopic Pancreas: Is There a Real Association?	1
Choledochal Cysts Resected during Childhood Show No Mutations of KRAS and BRAF as Early Markers of Malignancy in Cholangiocytes	1
Systematic Review of Definitions and Outcome Measures for Postoperative Ileus and Return of Bowel Function after Abdominal Surgery in Children	1
Patients' Quality of Life is Severely Impacted by Mere Discussions without Realization of the Imperative Centralization of Specialist Surgery and Subsequent After-Care	1
Pbx1, Meis1, and Runx1 Expression Is Decreased in the Diaphragmatic and Pulmonary Mesenchyme of Rats with Nitrofen-Induced Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia	1
Internal Spermatic Vein to Superficial Epigastric Vein Microsurgical Bypass in Varicocele Treatment	1
Laparoscopic Heller–Dor Is a Persistently Effective Treatment for Achalasia Even in Pediatric Patients: A 25-Year Experience at a Single Tertiary Center	1
Anorectal Malformations and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer—Is Early Routine Endoscopic Screening Indicated?	1
Does Timing of Resection Influence the Presence of Inflammation within Congenital Lung Malformations?	1