🚨 Rare case alert: Neonate with a pulsatile supraumbilical mass diagnosed with left ventricular diverticulum- condition seen in 0.05% of congenital heart anomalies. 🫀 Associated with heterotaxia & dextrocardia 🔧 watch full surgery video EJPSR_e54; 2024 ✅ Discharged POD 10

🚸 New in #EJPS 🏃‍♀️📉 Patients with isolated #EsophagealAtresia (EA) or #CHD show reduced physical activity — especially girls & teenagers. 🧠 Not linked to Gross type, symptoms, or surgery. 🔗 thieme-connect.com/products/ejour…

🔬 “Basic science still matters,” says Dr. Simon Eaton (London) in a recent EJPS interview: “Authors must clearly show clinical relevance. Readers should see how findings are translatable. And we must train surgeons to handle complex data.” #EJPS #BasicScience

🍼 Post-#NEC strictures are more frequent than you think. In a 10+ year study, 19% of neonates treated conservatively for NEC developed intestinal strictures requiring surgery. 🔍 Routine follow-up is key. #PediatricSurgery #Neonatology #NICU #PNS

🍼 Preterm infant (31+1 w, 1,470 g) with long-gap esophageal atresia—no primary anastomosis possible. After traction sutures & gastrostomy, a spontaneous suture fistula developed. By 6 months: full enteral feeds via dilated fistula. 💡 A new option for long-gap EA? #PedsSurg

📢 Can IFC help kids with constipation? 🧪 Low-frequency IFC boosted rectal motility by 30% in perfused pig rectums. 🧠 Effect linked to enteric ganglia. High-frequency didn’t work. 👶 Promising non-invasive therapy? Martel R, Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Feb;35(1):60-70.

🍼 In neonates with high #jejunalatresia, Jejunal Turnover + Bowel Plication (JTBP) led to: ✅ Normalized bowel shape ✅ Faster return to feeds ✅ Fewer complications New data from 75 patients supports this modified approach! #PedsSurgery #Neonatology #EJPS

🔬 We compared #TPEG vs. #PPEG in 146 children needing #gastrostomy. P-PEG required sedation for button change in 97% vs. 2.6% Early dislodgement: 7.2% (P-PEG) vs. 1.4% (T-PEG) urgent laparotomy/endoscopy: 18.6% vs. 6.6% 👉 T-PEG may be safer, less invasive & interventions.

🎉 Huge shoutout to Prof. Tutku Soyer! 🏅 Fastest reviewer at #EJPS last year – faster than most and always top quality! 🙏 Thanks for your dedication to #PediatricSurgery and the #EUPSA community. #PeerReview #ThankYouReviewers #AcademicExcellence

🟢💡 Green light for safer surgery? ICG fluorescence-guided surgery was safe & useful in kids with #biliaryatresia, #choledochalcysts & #cholelithiasis. No side effects, better visualization, safer dissection! #PedsSurg #ICG #FluorescenceSurgery #some4pedsurg

🗣️ “A society like EUPSA needs a reference journal.” — Prof. Paolo De Coppi, Past President 📚 Our members want more than updates — they want data, depth & science. That’s why the EUPSA–EJPS partnership matters. #PediatricSurgery #EUPSA #EJPS Paolo De Coppi

🧪 #Urinedipstick in kids with suspected #appendicitis? Lund study (n=311) found: 🔹 But: Abnormal dipstick linked to ✔️ Retrocecal appy (aOR 2.4) ✔️ Complicated appy (aOR 2.3) See this Instagram post by @ejps_reports instagram.com/p/DMO7VEVtT75/…

🎤 “We must move beyond surgical technique and focus on function, quality of life & global access.” — Prof. Ivo de Blaauw 🇳🇱 👏 A brilliant lecture on 25 years of progress in #AnorectalMalformations at #EUPSA2025. #PediatricSurgery #ARM #SurgicalLeadership #GlobalSurgery #EJPS

💡 New study on Chait Trapdoor™ cecostomy (CTC) in kids with therapy-resistant constipation or fecal incontinence: 🧒 62 pts, median age 12 ⚠️ 79% had complications (32% major) ✅ Yet 65% reported symptom relief & satisfaction #PedsSurg #Constipation #FI #Cecostomy

🎓 “I love the academic vibe, the chance to meet the experts we read every month – and to make friends for life.” — Alexandra Wilke, young trainee at #EUPSA2025 💙 This is EJPS. This is EUPSA. #PediatricSurgery #FutureSurgeons #EJPS #SurgicalTraining #WomenInSurgery #MedEd

🍼 NEC is a major cause of death in very preterm infants. In a study of 401 surgical NEC cases, we identified key pre-op risk factors for 30-day mortality & NEC totalis: ▪️ Male sex ▪️ Low birthweight ▪️ PVG ▪️ Cardiovascular support ▪️ Short Dx-to-surgery time #NEC #PedsSurg

📊 Review of 794 patients 🔄 Redo-Kasai –710 💧 Bile lake interventions –14 🩸 Shunt surgery –49 🧵 TIPSS –21 ⏳ Age at intervention: 27 days → 35 years 💡Some salvage procedures can delay transplant in stable patients with complications like bile lakes or portal hypertension

Carmen Mesas Burgos is the new Editor-in-Chief of EJPS Reports. Goal: keep the Impact Factor strong & boost submissions 🚀 💡 Fee waived if accepted for #EUPSA Annual Meeting! Good luck, Carmen – the journal is in great hands! 🙌 #PediatricSurgery #EJPSReports #Research

💧Can a simple #uroflowmetry test detect urethral strictures in kids after #hypospadias repair? We looked at 7 years of data to find out👇 #PediatricUrology #MedTwitter ✅ In non-TIP cases, uroflowmetry (Qmax) is a highly reliable screening tool. #ejps_reports

Distal humeral CSF classifications in youth? 🔍 Study of 51 pts → Dubberley, Bryan & Morgan = fair, AO = slight, Murthy = poor. ✅ Nearly all treated surgically. 💡 Bottom line: Classifications add little—surgery is standard. #Orthopedics #PedsSurg