European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Article	Citations
Surgical Management of Pediatric Inguinal Hernia: A Systematic Review and Guideline from the European Pediatric Surgeons' Association Evidence and Guideline Committee	32
Laparoscopic versus Open Pediatric Surgery: Three Decades of Comparative Studies	17
Complicated Acute Appendicitis during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Hidden Epidemic in Children	16
The Role of Exosomes in the Treatment, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Pathogenesis of COVID-19	13
Bowel Lengthening Procedures in Children with Short Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review	13
Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia Improves Compliance of the Child and Reduces Emergence Delirium	12
Operative Volume of Newborn Surgery in German University Hospitals: High Volume Versus Low Volume Centers	12
Percutaneous Cryoanalgesia: A New Strategy for Pain Management in Pectus Excavatum Surgery	9
Centralization of Biliary Atresia: Has Germany Learned Its Lessons?	9
The Use of an Inanimate Simulation Model for the Correction of an Anorectal Malformation in the Training of Colorectal Pediatric Surgery	9
Late Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's Disease: Definition and Implication on Core Outcomes	9
Anal Botulinum Toxin in Children with Hirschsprung Disease and Functional Constipation: A Prospective Cohort study	8
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Need for Antireflux Surgery in Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Systematic Review on Incidence, Surgical Complications, and Postoperative Outcomes	7
Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Dutch Cohort of Very Preterm Infants: Prevalence, Mortality, and Long-Term Outcomes	7
Virtual Education in Pediatric Surgery during the COVID-19 Era: Facing and Overcoming Current Challenges	7
Complication Is Inevitable, but Suffering is Optional—Psychological Aspects of Dealing with Complications in Surgery	7
Long-Term Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Swiss Patient Group with Esophageal Atresia	7
Variations in Nuss Procedure Operative Techniques and Complications: A Retrospective Review	7
Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Management of Penetrating Abdominal Trauma in Children	6
The Potential and the Limitations of Esophageal Robotic Surgery in Children	6
Lung Resection in Children with Necrotizing Pneumonia: Outcome and Follow-up	6
Genetic Counseling and Diagnostics in Anorectal Malformation	6
Kasai Procedure in Patients Older Than 90 Days: Worth a Cut	5
A Review on Safety and Outcomes of Mucous Fistula Refeeding in Neonates	5
Sparing the Perineal Body: A Modification of the Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty for Anorectal Malformations with Rectovestibular Fistulae	5

Impact of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence, Presentation, and Management of Pediatric Appendicitis: Lessons Learned from the First Wave	5
The Transition of Care for Patients with Anorectal Malformations and Hirschsprung Disease: A European Survey	5
Cysto-Vaginoscopy of a 3D-Printed Cloaca Model: A Step toward Personalized Noninvasive Preoperative Assessment in Patients with Complex Anorectal Malformations	4
Children with Localized Crohn's Disease Benefit from Early Ileocecal Resection and Perioperative Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy	4
Ureteral Stent Colonization and Urinary Tract Infection in Children Undergoing Minimally Invasive Pyeloplasty	4
The Morbidity and Mortality Conference: A Century-Old Practice with Ongoing Potential for Future Improvement	4
Surgical Treatment for Asymptomatic Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations in Children: Waiting or Not?	4
Genetic Diagnostic Strategies and Counseling for Families Affected by Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia	4
Ultrasound Elastography in the Diagnosis of Malignant Cervical Lymphadenopathy in Children: Can It Replace Surgical Biopsy?	4
Determination of Factors to Distinguish MIS-C from Acute Appendicitis in Children with Acute Abdominal Pain	4
Variability in the Reporting of Baseline Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcomes in Esophageal Atresia Publications: A Systematic Review	4
Pediatric Electrical Bicycle Road Accidents	4
Role of Genetic Counseling for Patients with Hypospadias and Their Families	4
European Pediatric Surgeon' Association Survey on the Management of Short-Bowel Syndrome	4
Diagnostic Value of Clinical Prediction Scores for Acute Appendicitis in Children Younger than 4 Years	4
Epigastric Hernias in Children: A Personal Series and Systematic Review of the Literature	4
The Cross-Bar Technique for Pectus Excavatum Repair: A Key Element for Remodeling of the Entire Chest Wall	4
Efficacy of Early Enteral Nutrition on Gastrointestinal Surgery Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Minimally Invasive versus Open Ureteral Reimplantation in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Intrauterine Ultrasound-Guided Laser Coagulation as a First Step for Treatment of Prenatally Complicated Bronchopulmonary Sequestration: Our Experience and Literature Review	3
The Epidemiology behind Pectus Excavatum: Clinical Study and Review of the Literature	3
The French Experience with a Population-Based Esophageal Atresia Registry (RENATO)	3
The Spaced Learning Concept Significantly Improves Acquisition of Laparoscopic Suturing Skills in Students and Residents: A Randomized Control Trial	3
Impact of “Lateralizing” the Sigmoid Colostomy on Port Ergonomics in Laparoscopic Anorectoplasty for High Anorectal Malformations	3
The Majority of Boys Having Orchidopexy for Congenital Nonsyndromic Cryptorchidism during Minipuberty Exhibited Normal Reproductive Hormonal Profiles	3
The Development of the International Intestinal Failure Registry and an Overview of its Results	3
Synthetic versus Biological Patches for CDH: A Comparison of Recurrence Rates and Adverse Events, Systematic Review, and Meta-Analysis	3
Laparoscopic versus Open Reduction of Intussusception in Infants and Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	3
Serial Inhibin B Measurements in Boys with Congenital Monorchism Indicate Compensatory Testicular Hypertrophy in Early Infancy	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
A Promising Future for Hands-On At-Home Training in Pediatric Surgery	3
Late Abdominal Reoperations after Surgery for Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Spontaneous Intestinal Perforation	3
Oral Antibiotics and Organ Space Infection after Appendectomy and Intravenous Antibiotics Therapy for Complicated Appendicitis in Children	3
The Development and Validation of Artificial Intelligence Pediatric Appendicitis Decision-Tree for Children 0 to 12 Years Old	3
Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis and Management of Appendicitis in Pediatric Departments: A Systematic Review	3
The Role of Laparoscopic Treatment of Choledochal Malformation in Europe: A Single-Center Experience and Review of the Literature	3
Definition, Documentation, and Classification of Complications in Pediatric Surgical Literature—A Plea for Standardization	3
Validation of a Newly Developed Competency Assessment Tool for the Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty	3
European Pediatric Surgeons' Association Survey on the Use of Splenic Embolization in Blunt Splenic Trauma in Children	3
Does Use of a Feeding Protocol Change Outcomes in Gastroschisis? A Report from the Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium	3
The Future of Pediatric Surgery—Women and Part Time?	3
Diagnosing Hirschsprung Disease in Children Younger than 6 Months of Age: Insights in Incidence of Complications of Rectal Suction Biopsy and Other Final Diagnoses	3
Complex Bench Surgery Does Not Increase the Risk of Vascular Complications after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation	2
Perinatal Testicular Torsion in Northern Ireland: A Nationwide 10-Year Review	2
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparing Drainage Alone versus Drainage with Primary Fistula Treatment for the Perianal Abscess in Children	2
Childhood-Onset Myasthenia Gravis Patients Benefited from Thymectomy in a Long-Term Follow-up Observation	2
Outcomes after Surgical Treatment for Rectal Atresia in Children: Is There a Preferred Approach? A Systematic Review	2
Preoperative Bladder Capacity Predicts Social Continence following Bladder Neck Reconstruction in Children Born with Exstrophy–Epispadias Complex	2
Surgical Perspectives for Pediatric Theater Teams during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Beyond: Narrative Review and Mandatory Tasks Guidelines	2

Classification of Adverse Events in Adult Surgery	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
Hypospadias and the Use of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire to Evaluate Neurodevelopmental Status of Boys with Hypospadias	2
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cryoanalgesia for Pain Management following Pectus Excavatum Repair: A Single-Center, Single-Blind, Parallel Design Study	2
Diaphragmatic Hernia following Pediatric Liver Transplantation: An Underappreciated Complication Prone to Recur	2
Mental Health of Siblings of Children with Rare Congenital Surgical Diseases during the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Associations of Mucosal Nerve Fiber Innervation Density with Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis: A Retrospective Three-Center Cohort Study	2
Early Pre- and Postoperative Enteral Nutrition and Growth in Infants with Symptomatic Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia	2
Does Timing of Resection Influence the Presence of Inflammation within Congenital Lung Malformations?	2
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Surgery	2
European Paediatric Surgeons' Association Survey on the Adherence to EAU/ESPU Guidelines in the Management of Undescended Testes	2
Objective Professionals, Subjective Patients? Unbiased Thinking Facilitates Better, Multidimensional Treatment	2
Internet Health Resources on Nocturnal Enuresis: A Readability, Quality, and Accuracy Analysis	2
Telementoring of Open and Laparoscopic Knot Tying and Suturing Is Possible: A Randomized Controlled Study	2
Can We Do Anything Else before Removing a Button Battery from the Esophagus?—Hyaluronic Acid	2
Correlation of Prenatal and Postnatal Diagnosis in Umbilical-Portal-Systemic Venous Shunts	2
Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes After Ex-Utero Intrapartum Treatment for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Case Series	2
Increasing Trend of Calretinin-Positive Mucosal Innervation from Aganglionic Zone toward Transition Zone in Hirschsprung's Disease	2
Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of the Need for Surgical Treatment in Children’s Intussusception	2
Globalization in Pediatric Surgical Training: The Benefit of an International Fellowship in a Low-to-Middle–Income Country Academic Hospital	2
A Critical Analysis of Rectal Biopsy to Exclude Hirschsprung's Disease	2
Development of Sacral Ratio Percentile Card for Children: A Preliminary Report	2
Thoracoscopic Stage Internal Traction Repair Reduces Time to Achieve Esophageal Continuity in Long Gap Esophageal Atresia	2
European Pediatric Surgical Association	2
Complications and Disease Recurrence After Ileocecal Resection in Pediatric Crohn's Disease: A Retrospective Study	2
Genetic Counseling for Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex	2
Preliminary Experience with Continuous Submucosal Anastomosis in Small-Diameter Hepaticojejunostomy during Single-Port Laparoscopic Choledochal Cyst Surgery in Children	1
Trends in Management of Fetuses with Suspected Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction (LUTO): A High-Risk Fetal and Pediatric Center Experience in a Universal-Access-to-Care System	1
Preoperative Metal Patch Testing and Titanium Bar Use Criteria in Nuss Procedure: A 56-Patients' Cohort Study	1
Laparoscopic-Assisted Anorectoplasty for Rectovestibular Fistula: A Comparison Study with Anterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty	1
Reconstructive Strategies in Pediatric Patients after Oncological Chest Wall Resection: A Systematic Review	1
Patient-Reported Outcomes—The Value of Observational Assessments	1
Urological Impact of Epididymo-orchitis in Patients with Anorectal Malformation: An ARM-Net Consortium Study	1
Long-Term Functional Outcomes and Multidisciplinary Management after Ileorectal Duhamel Pull-Through for Total Colonic Aganglionosis—20-Year Experience in a Tertiary Surgical Center	1
Intestinal Malrotation in Children: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes	1
Protective Effect of the SIRT1-Mediated NF-κB Signaling Pathway against Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Neonatal Mice	1
An Important Risk Factor Affecting Hypercalciuria in Children: Vesicoureteral Reflux	1
Sparing the Perineal Body: A Modification of the Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty for Anorectal Malformations with Rectovestibular Fistulae	1
Long-Term Outcome of Children with Short Bowel Syndrome Treated with a Modification of the STEP Technique Avoiding Mesenteric Defect	1
Lateral Thoracic Expansion for Jeune's Syndrome, Surgical Approach, and Technical Details	1
Evaluation of a Symptom-Based Algorithm for Managing Battery Ingestions in Children	1
Effect of Prolonging the Duration of Stenting on Urethral Stricture in Proximal Hypospadias with Severe Curvature Repair: A Prospective Cohort Study	1
Vena Cava Thrombosis after Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair: Multivariate Analysis of Potential Risk Factors	1
Laparoscopic versus Open Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia Repair in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	1
Internal Spermatic Vein to Superficial Epigastric Vein Microsurgical Bypass in Varicocele Treatment	1
Congenital Duodenal Obstruction: National Trends in Management and Outcomes during the Last Quarter of a Century in Norway	1
Esophageal Atresia and Gastric Ectopic Pancreas: Is There a Real Association?	1
The Diagnostics and Management of Bronchopulmonary Sequestration: An International Survey among Specialized Caregivers	1
Dysfunctional Voiding and Incontinence Scoring System for Children and Adolescents: A Tool to Predict Clinical Course and Outcome	1
Review of Perioperative Prophylactic Antibiotic Use during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Subsequent Surgical Site Infection Development at a Single Children's Hospital	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
Is Ultrasound-Guided Single-Shot Quadratus Lumborum Block a Viable Alternative to a Caudal Block in Pediatric Urological Surgery?	1
The Top Ranked 101 Articles in Pediatric Surgical Journals from an Altmetric Perspective	1
Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia and Emergence Delirium Influence the Incidence of Postoperative Maladaptive Behavioral Changes	1
Esophageal Atresia Associated with Congenital Duodenal Obstruction: Turkish Esophageal Atresia Registry (TEAR) Evaluation	1
Outcomes of Pediatric Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment: A Systematic Review	1
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Cryoanalgesia for Pectus Excavatum: When Should It be Applied?	1
Recurrence and Metachronous Disease in Children with Benign Ovarian Tumors: A Systematic Review of the Literature	1
One-Stop Surgery: An Innovation to Limit Hospital Visits in Children	1
Point of Care Ultrasound in Pediatric Surgery across the European Region—European Pediatric Surgery Association Endorsed Survey	1
Efficacy and Safety of Introduction Timolol Maleate by Manometer Microneedles among Infantile Hemangioma: A Retrospective Study in China	1
Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis: Transformative Research from Bench to Bedside	1
Posterior Tracheopexy for Tracheomalacia: A Study of Clinical and Radiological Consequences on Esophagus	1
Congenital Hepatopulmonary Fusion	1
Clinical Characteristics and Management of Colorectal Vascular Malformation in Children: A Retrospective Study of 23 Cases	1
European Pediatric Surgeons' Association Survey on Timing of Inguinal Hernia Repair in Premature Infants	1
European Paediatric Surgeons' Association Consensus Statement on the Management of Neonatal Ovarian Simple Cysts	1
Biopsy Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's Disease Using a Single Excisional Biopsy Based on the Anorectal Line	1
Caudal Block versus Wound Infiltration for Inguinal Procedures in Young Children: A Randomized Clinical Study	1
The Dutch Incidence of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis and the Influence of Seasons	1
30 Years of Flipping the Coin—Heads or Tails?	1
Learning of Intracorporal Knot Tying in Minimally Invasive Surgery by Video or Expert Instruction	1
Respiratory and Musculoskeletal Long-Term Outcomes after Surgical Resection of Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of the Lung in Newborns, Infants, and Toddlers	1
Are Low Weight or Cardiopathy Contraindications for Thoracoscopic Repair of Esophageal Atresia with Tracheoesophageal Fistula?	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
The CDH Study Group: Past, Present, and Future	1
Seasonal Variation of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Review of the Literature and Database Report from the United States and Canada	1
Factors Influencing Performance in Laparoscopic Suturing and Knot Tying: A Cohort Study	1
Validation of Clinical Prediction Scores for Pediatric Appendicitis: Update with New Cutoff Values for the AIR Score	1
Selection of Quality Indicators to Evaluate Quality of Care for Patients with Esophageal Atresia Using a Delphi Method	1

Neonatal Intestinal Segmental Volvulus: What Are the Differences with Midgut Volvulus?	1
European Pediatric Surgeons' Association Survey on the Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Children	1
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Surgical Scientific Formats: An ERNICA Survey on Challenges and Future Directions	1
Systematic Review of Definitions and Outcome Measures for Postoperative Ileus and Return of Bowel Function after Abdominal Surgery in Children	1
Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy to Evaluate Biliary Complications of Pediatric Liver Transplantation: An Account of an Experience	1