Submissions from 2024
Multidisciplinary management of high-grade pediatric liver injuries, Syed Waqas Ali, Areej Saleem, Uzair Aslam, Saad Khalid, Muhammad Sajjad Ashraf, and Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan
Effect of early vs late inguinal hernia repair on serious adverse event rates in preterm infants: A randomized clinical trial, Martin L. Blakely, Andrea Krzyzaniak, Melvin S. Dassinger, Claudia Pedroza, Ankush Gosain, Michael Cotten, Susan R. Hintz, Henry Rice, Sherry Courtney, and Saleem Islam
Surgical management and outcomes of renal tumors with inferior vena cava extension among children: a single center retrospective study from Pakistan, Huma Faiz Halepota Dr, Sarah Khan Dr, Hammad Atif Irshad, and Muhammad Arshad Dr
Surgical management and outcomes of renal tumors with inferior vena cava extension among children: A single center retrospective study from Pakistan, Huma Faiz Halepota, Sarah Khan, Hammad Atif Irshad, and Muhammad Arshad
Common pediatric surgical conditions and associated health-seeking behaviors in Pakistan: An urban and rural comparative assessment, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Syed Saqlain Ali Meerza, Sohail Asghar Dogar, Sohail Lakhani, Mushtaq Mirani, Saleem Islam, Sadaf Khan, Muhammad Khan Jamali, Sajid Muhammad, Sadaf Khan, Anjum Abbas, Zahid Ali Khan, Sana Khatoon, Imtiaz Sheikh, Rasool Bux, Rafey Ali, Hassan Naqvi, Arjumand Rizvi, Imran Ahmed, Rizwan Haroon Rashid, Syed Akbar Abbas, Abdul Sami Memon, Saadia Tabassum, Zara Bhatti, Abdur Rehman, Sajid Bashir Soofi, and Jai K. Das
Hepatic resections for pediatric hepatoblastoma: Analysis of 30-day outcomes using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric database, Humza Thobani, Rafia Durrani, Steven L. Raymond, Adil A. Shah, Saleem Islam, and Faraz A. Khan
Submissions from 2023
Multicenter assessment of cryoanalgesia use in minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: A 20-center retrospective cohort study, Seyed A. Arshad, Elisa I. Garcia, Cynthia Bell, Elenir B C. Avritscher, Mohineesh Kumar, Pavan Brahmamdam, James A. Fraser, Shawn D. St Peter, Arturo Aranda, and Saleem Islam
The current pediatric surgery job market: A perspective of recent fellowship graduates, Steven L. Raymond, Jason O. Robertson, Marla A. Sacks, Laura F. Goodman, Inna Lobeck, Kevin Johnson, Andrei Radulescu, Donald Moores, Asra Hashmi, and Saleem Islam
Short-term outcomes of thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy for congenital lung malformations, Steven L. Raymond, Marla A. Sacks, Asra Hashmi, Jason O. Robertso, Donald Moores, Edward P. Tagge, Andrei Radulescu, Saleem Islam, and Faraz A. Khan
Massive chest tube output after congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Daniel A. Reich, Faidah O. Badru, Moiz M. Mustafa, and Saleem Islam
Optimal timing of inguinal hernia repair in premature infants: A NSQIP-P study, Marla A. Sacks, Dan Neal, Seyed Pairawan, Edward P. Tagge, Asra Hashmi, Saleem Islam, and Faraz A. Khan
Exploring limited English proficiency in the clinical outcomes of pediatric burn patients, Juan Pablo Santana, Philip Kyung Woo Hong, Lauren A. Indelicato, Amy M. Berger, Shawn D. Larson, Janice A. Taylor, Moiz M. Mustafa, Saleem Islam, Dan Neal, and Robin T. Petroze
Structural evaluation of child physical abuse in trauma: Social determinants of health at the population level, Philip Kyung Woo Hong, Juan Pablo Santana, Shawn D. Larson, Amy Berger, Moiz M. Mustafa, Janice A. Taylor, Saleem Islam, Saleem Islam, Dan Neal, and Robin T. Petroze
Submissions from 2022
Study protocol of Phase 2 open-label multicenter randomized controlled trial for granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (GCSF) in post-Kasai type 3 biliary atresia, Hoa Pham Anh Nguyen, Jinma Ren, Marilyn Butler, Henri Li, Saqib Habib, Kamran Sadiq, Hieu Trung Dao, and AiXuan Holterman
Medical student career choice: Who is the influencer?, Kevin A. Hao, Shengyi Fu, Saleem Islam, Shawn D. Larson, Moiz M. Mustafa, Robin T. Petroze, and Janice A. Taylor
To wrap or not? Utility of anti-reflux procedure in infants needing gastrostomy tubes, Faraz A. Khan, Kelsey Nestor, Asra Hashm, and Saleem Islam
Anatomy and embryology of abdominal wall defects, Faraz A. Khan, Steven L. Raymond, Asra Hashmi, and Saleem Islam
Assessment of pediatric surgical needs, health-seeking behaviors, and health systems in a rural district of Pakistan, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Syed Saqlain Ali Meerza, Reinou S. Groen, Sohail Asghar Dogar, Mushtaq Mirani, Muhammad Khan Jamali, Zahid Ali Khan, Zahra Ali Padhani, Rasool Bux, Imran Ahmed, Arjumand Rizvi, Saleem Islam, Sadaf Khan, Rizwan Haroon Rashid, Syed Akbar Abbas, Abdul Sami Memon, Sadia Tabassum, Bakhtawar Dilawar Hussain, and Jai K. Das
Enterobius vermicularis-associated appendicitis: A 22-year case series and comprehensive review of the literature, John Sousa, Russell Hawkins, Archana Shenoy, Robin Petroze, Moiz Mustafa, Janice Taylor, Shawn Larson, and Saleem Islam
Social determinants of health in pediatric scald burns: Is food access an issue?, Philip Kyung Woo Hong, Juan Pablo Santana, Shawn D. Larson, Amy M. Berger, Lauren A. Indelicato, Janice A. Taylor, Moiz M. Mustafa, Saleem Islam, Dan Neal, and Robin T. Petroze
Submissions from 2021
Analysis of outcomes in adolescents and young adults with pilonidal disease, Mackenzie N. Abraham, Steven L. Raymond, Russell B. Hawkins, Atif Iqbal, Shawn D. Larson, Moiz M. Mustafa, Janice A. Taylor, and Saleem Islam
Analysis of 114 pedigrees of renal stone patients: A retrospective review, Syed Raziuddin Biyabani, Jamsheer Jehangir Talati, Daniya Umer, Zehra Kazmi, Hussam Uddin Soomro, and Rubab Mansoor
Determination of reference interval (RI) of spot urinary oxalate to creatinine ratio in children of Pakistani origin under six years of age: A cross-sectional study, Syed Bilal Hashmi, Lena Jafri, Jamsheer Jehangir Talati, Hafsa Majid, Saqib Hamid Qazi, and Aysha Habib Khan
Prehospital personnel discretion pediatric trauma team activations: Too much of a good thing?, Faraz A. Khan, Camille Gd Apple, Kenneth J. Caldwell, Shawn D. Larson, and Saleem Islam
Bivalirudin may reduce the need for red blood cell transfusion in pediatric cardiac patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Desiree S. Machado, Cynthia Garvan, Joseph Philip, Donald Harrington, Bruce Spiess, Brian Kelly, Christopher T. Campbell, J Peter R. Pelletier, Saleem Islam, and Giles J. Peek
Implementation of an infant male circumcision programme, Pakistan, Shazia Moosa, Ammar Ali Muhammad, Sohail Asghar Dogar, Sundus Iftikhar, Walter Johnson, Asad Latif, and Lubna Samad
Paediatric pseudo papillary pancreatic tumour: A case based review, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, Ayesha Saleem, and Muhammad Arshad
Simulation-based training in the paediatric surgery population: A review of current trends and future direction, Areej Saleem, Zorays Moazzam, Sohail Asghar Dogar, and Saqib Hamid Qazi
Airway management protocol for conjoined twins delivery, Adam Snoap, Varun V. Varadarajan, Meredith E. Mowitz, Saleem Islam, and William O. Collins
Our experience of treating adult bone lymphoma, a retrospective cross-sectional study in a tertiary care center, Aga Khan University hospital, Karachi, Masood Umer, Muhammad Younus Khan Durrani, Javeria Saeed, and Nasir Ud Din
Submissions from 2020
Infantile haemangioendothelioma of the parotid gland: Case report and review of literature, Mirza Zain Baig, Mohammad Ahmed Ansari, Abeer Aziz, Areej Saleem, and Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan
Caring for people with untreated pectus excavatum: An international online survey, Robert S. Eisinger and Saleem Islam
Outcomes after prehospital endotracheal intubation in suburban/rural pediatric trauma, Russell B. Hawkins, Steven L. Raymond, Harold C. Hamann, Janice A. Taylor, Moiz M. Mustafa, Saleem Islam, and Shawn D. Larson
Immediate versus silo closure for gastroschisis: Results of a large multicenter study, Russell B. Hawkins, Steven L. Raymond, Shawn D. St Peter, Cynthia D. Downard, Faisal G. Qureshi, Elizabeth Renaud, Paul D. Danielson, and Saleem Islam
Elective tracheostomy in critically ill children: A 10-year single-center experience from a lower-middle income country, Sidra Ishaque, Anwarul Haque, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Hamdan Mallick, and Saad Nasir
Laparoscopic total colectomy in an eight-year-old with familial adenomatous polyposis: A case report, Sarah Jeelani, Ayesha Saleem, Sohail Asghar Dogar, Amir Hafeez Shariff, and Saqib Hamid Qazi
Abdominal wall defects, gastroschisis and omphalocele, Kevin Johnson and Saleem Islam
Changing trends in biliary stenting for unresectable malignant perihilar obstructions, Lubna Kamani and Muhammad Arshad
Pediatric earlobe keloids: Outcomes and patterns of recurrence, Faraz A. Khan, Natalie A. Drucker, Shawn D. Larson, Janice A. Taylor, and Saleem Islam
What is the role of the cholecystokinin stimulated HIDA scan in evaluating abdominal pain in children?, Faraz A. Khan, Nicole Markwith, and Saleem Islam
Intussusception in an infant as a manifestation of COVID-19, Zorays Moazzam, Areej Saleem, Alina Ashraf, Fyezah Jehan, and Muhammad Arshad
Continuing and ensuring surgical care for children during COVID and post-COVID crisis, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Sohail Asghar Dogar, La-Raib Hamid, Areeba Nadeem Pirzada, Ayesha Saleem, and Jai K. Das
Approaches to the management of pediatric ovarian masses in the 21st century: Systematic review and meta-analysis, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Sarah Masroor Jeelani, Sohail Asghar Dogar, Jai K. Das, and Amulya K. Saxena
Challenges to delivering pediatric surgery services in the midst of COVID 19 crisis: Experience from a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Ayesha Saleem, Areeba Nadeem Pirzada, La-Raib Hamid, Sohail Asghar Dogar, and Jai K. Das
Burden of ileal perforations among surgical patients admitted in tertiary care hospitals of three Asian countries: Surveillance of enteric fever in Asia project (SEAP), september 2016-september 2019, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Irum Fatima Dehraj, Rozina Thobani, Afshan Akhtar, Abdul Momin Kazi, Aneeta Hotwani, Najeeb Rahman, Junaid Mehmood, and Farah Naz Qamar
Predicting morbidity and mortality in neonates born with gastroschisis, Steven L. Raymond, Russell B. Hawkins, Shawn D. St Peter, Cynthia D. Downard, Faisal G. Qureshi, Elizabeth Renaud, Paul D. Danielson, and Saleem Islam
Peripheral arterial injuries in children: An audit at a university hospital in developing country, Zia Ur Rehman, Amna Riaz, and Zafar Nazir
Successful recovery in a paediatric patient with polytrauma following multiple gunshot wounds: Case report and review of literature, Areej Saleem, Rida Ahmed, Abeer Aziz, and Sohail Asghar Dogar
Acute appendicitis during SARS-CoV-2: A brief communication of patients and changes in clinical practice from a single institute in Pakistan, Ayesha Saleem, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, and Muhammad Arshad
Malignant round cell tumor with SS18-POU5F1 fusion: Is it a myoepithelial neoplasm, a synovial sarcoma or a new entity?, Archana Shenoy, Kimberly Newsom, Brian Gray, Yanping Zhang, Joanne P. Lagmay, Saleem Islam, Jacquelyn A. Knapik, John D. Reith, Petr Starostik, and Alessandra F. Nascimento
Feminizing genitoplasty in a young girl with glanzmann's thrombasthenia-management of haemostasis, Kashaf Khalid Turk and Zafar Nazir
Optimizing resources in children's surgical care: An update on the American college of surgeons' verification program, Kasper S. Wang, James Cummings, Ann Stark, Constance Houck, Keith Oldham, Catherine Grant, Mary Fallat, Collaborators, Gail Ellen Besner, and Saleem Islam
Importance of endoscopy during permanent gastric stimulator placement, Gregg Wendorf, Christopher Lahr, Shou Jiang Tang, Ami Shah, Saleem Islam, and Thomas Abell
Burden of culture confirmed enteric fever cases in Karachi, Pakistan: Surveillance for enteric fever in Asia project (SEAP), 2016-2019, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Seema Irfan, Rozina Thobani, Abdul Momin Kazi, Aneeta Hotwani, Ashraf M. Memon, Khalid Iqbal, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Nasir S. Saddal, Najeeb Rehman, Irum Fatima Dehraj, Mohammed J. Hunzai, Junaid Mehmood, and Farah Naz Qamar
Submissions from 2019
Minimally invasive technique of placing a dual chamber permanent pacemaker in children, Muneer Amanullah, Somia Razaq, Asif Hasan Siddiqui, and Fazal Wahab Khan
Multiple magnet ingestion leading to bowel perforation: A relatively sinister foreign body, Muhammad Arshad, Sarah Jeelani, Areej Saleem, and Bakhtawar Dilawar Hussain
What pediatric surgeons read: Utilization of APSA e-mail blast literature reviews, Suniah S. Ayub, Saleem Islam, Cynthia D. Downard, Adam B. Goldin, David M. Powell, and Janice A. Taylor
Long-term outcomes of antegrade continence enema in children with chronic encopresis and incontinence: What is the optimal flush to use?, Suniah S. Ayub, Michelle Zeidan, Shawn D. Larson, and Saleem Islam
Variability in perioperative evaluation and resource utilization in pediatric patients with suspected biliary dyskinesia: A multi-institutional retrospective cohort study, Sarah B. Cairo, Arturo Aranda, Marisa Bartz-Kurycki, Katherine J. Baxter, Patrick Bonasso, Melvin Dassinger, Katherine J. Deans, Danielle Dorey, Pamela Emengo, and Saleem Islam
Against the overgrowth hypothesis: Shorter costal cartilage lengths in pectus excavatum, Robert S. Eisinger, Travis Harris, Dhanashree A. Rajderkar, and Saleem Islam
Sutureless plastic gastroschisis repair in perspective of a developing country: A case report, Syeda Namayah Fatima Hussain, Muhammad Arshad, and Manal Nasir
Preface: Omphalocele, Saleem Islam
Insights into embryology and development of omphalocele, Faraz A. Khan, Asra Hashmi, and Saleem Islam
Closing gastroschisis: The good, the bad, and the not-so ugly, Erin E. Perrone, Jacob Olson, Jamie M. Golden, Gail E. Besner, Christopher P. Gayer, Saleem Islam, and Gerald Gollin
Global perspective of paediatric surgery in low and middle income countries, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Sohail Asghar Dogar, Samie Asghar, Tamara Fitzgerald, Ayesha Saleem, and Jai K. Das
Outcomes in omphalocele correlate with size of defect, Steven L. Raymond, Cynthia D. Downard, Shawn D. St Peter, Joanne Baerg, Faisal G. Qureshi, Steven W. Bruch, Paul D. Danielson, Elizabeth Renaud, and Saleem Islam
Distal splenorenal shunt (DSRS) in children with extrahepatic portal hypertension, Zia Ur Rehman and Zafar Nazir
Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American pediatric surgical association outcomes and evidence-based practice committee systematic review, Elizabeth J. Renaud, Stig Sømme, Saleem Islam, Danielle B. Cameron, Robert L. Gates, Regan F. Williams, Tim Jancelewicz, Tolulope A. Oyetunji, Julia Grabowski, and Karen A. Diefenbach
Amoebic liver abscess: Outcomes of percutaneous needle aspiration vs drain placement in paediatric population, Areej Saleem, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Waseem Mirza, and Sarah Masroor Jeelani
Management and outcomes of gastrointestinal congenital anomalies in low, middle and high income countries: Protocol for a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study, Naomi Jane Wright, Andrew Leather, Nick Sevdalis, Niyi Ade-Ajayi, Adesoji O. Ademuyiwa, Emmanuel A. Ameh, Justine Davies, Kokila Lakhoo, Samuel Parker, and Muhammad Arshad
Submissions from 2018
Duplication cyst of the pylorus: A rare cause of gastric outlet obstruction, Muhammad Arshad, Sarah Masroor Jeelani, Asma Siddiqui, and Rana Rohan
Sensitivity and specificity of CT scan in small bowel obstruction among children, Huma Faiz Haleopota, Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan, and Noman Shahzad
Inguinal hernias in premature neonates: Exploring optimal timing for repair, Faraz A. Khan, Nadine Zeidan, Shawn D. Larson, Janice A. Taylor, and Saleem Islam
Rubber tourniquet technique: A simple, safe, and cost-effective methodof hepatic resection in neonates and infants, Zafar Nazir
Congenital prepubic sinus: An aborted dorsal urethral duplication or a cloacal remnant?, Zafar Nazir, Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan, and Javaria Qamar
Gabapentin improves oral feeding in neurologically intact infants with abdominal disorders, Keliana L. O'Mara, Saleem Islam, Janic A. Taylor, Daniel Solomon, and Michael D. Weiss
Sinus of valsalva aneurysm rupturing into main pulmonary artery: A rare paediatric cardiac emergency, Faiz Rasool, Muhammad Asim Khan, and Muneer Amanullah
Delayed healing associated with silver sulfadiazine use for partial thickness scald burns in children, Steven L. Raymond, Antonia Zecevic, Shawn D. Larson, Ana Ruzic, and Saleem Islam
Mabry syndrome in a child of South Asian descent, Amir Humza Sohail, Muhammad Younus Khan Durrani, Shahnaz Hamid Ibrahim, and Khadija Nuzhat Humayun
Initial primary spontaneous pneumothorax in children and adolescents: Operate or wait?, Lisa M. Soler, Steven L. Raymond, Shawn D. Larson, Janice A. Taylor, and Saleem Islam
Submissions from 2017
Safety of intradiaphragmatic delivery of adeno-associated virus-mediated alpha-glucosidase (rAAV1-CMV-hGAA) gene therapy in children affected by Pompe disease, Manuela Corti, Cristina Liberati, Barbara K. Smith, Lee Ann Lawson, Ibrahim S. Tuna, Thomas J. Conlon, Kirsten E. Coleman, Saleem Islam, Roland W. Herzog, and David D. Fuller
Treatment of congenital pulmonary airway malformations: A systematic review from the APSA outcomes and evidence based practice committee, Cynthia D. Downard, Casey M. Calkins, Regan F. Williams, Elizabeth J. Renaud, Tim Jancelewicz, Julia Grabowski, Roshni Dasgupta, Milissa McKee, Robert Baird, and Saleem Islam
Achalasia, Saleem Islam
Surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in children: A systematic review, Tim Jancelewicz, Monica E. Lopez, Cynthia D. Downard, Saleem Islam, Robert Baird, Shawn J. Rangel, Regan F. Williams, Meghan A. Arnold, Dave Lal, and Elizabeth Renaud
Recurrent and acquired tracheoesophageal fistulae (TEF): Minimally invasive management, Zafar Nazir, Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan, and Javaria Qamar
Neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants undergoing general anesthesia, Kelsey A. Nestor, A Nestor, Michelle Zeidan, Erin Boncore, Aaron Richardson, Gijo Alex, and Saleem Islam
Severe neonatal purpura fulminans caused by staphylococcus aureus, Lara Nicolas, Joseph Philip, Shawn Larson, Saleem Islam, Judy F. Lew, Frederick L. Glavin, and Ravi S. Samraj
Inspiratory muscle conditioning exercise and diaphragm gene therapy in Pompe disease: Clinical evidence of respiratory plasticity, Barbara K. Smith, A Daniel Martin, Lee Ann Lawson, Valerie Vernot, Jordan Marcus, Saleem Islam, Nadeem Shafi, Manuela Corti, Shelley W. Collins, and Barry J. Byrne
Traumatic rupture of an ovarian teratoma – Case report and review of the literature, Avital Yohann, Constance W. Lee, and Saleem Islam
Intussusception among children less than 2 years of age: findings from pre-vaccine introduction surveillance in Pakistan, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai; Rozina Thobani; Saqib Hamid Qazi; Nasir Saddal; , Catherine Yen; Negar Aliabadi; and Syed Asad Ali
Submissions from 2016
Hematologic outcomes after total splenectomy and partial splenectomy for congenital hemolytic anemia, Brian R. Englum, Jennifer Rothman, Sarah Leonard, Audra Reiter, Courtney Thornburg, Mary Brindle, Nicola Wright, Matthew M. Heeney, C Jason Smithers, and Saleem Islam
Unintentional injuries In children: are our homes safe?, Ahmad Vaqas Faruque and Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan
67th annual meeting of the American academy of pediatrics section on surgery, Saleem Islam
Gastroschisis, Saleem Islam
Improvement in quality of lifesix months after primary total hip arthroplasty in a Pakistani population., Akbar Jaleel Zubair; Syed Usman Bin Mahmood,; Moiz Ali; and Shahryar Noordin
Improved survival in left liver-up congenital diaphragmatic hernia by early repair before extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Optimization of patient selection by multivariate risk modeling, David W. Kays, James L. Talbert, Saleem Islam, Shawn D. Larson, Janice A. Taylor, and Joy Perkins
Protean and intangible manifestation of renal stones in children., Javaria Qamar, Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan, and Zafar Nazir
Diaphragm pacing as a rehabilitative tool for patients with Pompe disease who are ventilator-dependent: Case series, Barbara K. Smith, David D. Fuller, A Daniel Martin, Lawrence Lottenberg, Saleem Islam, Lee Ann Lawson, Raymond P. Onders, and Barry J. Byrne
Case report of duodenal obstruction from multiple webs, Kelley Ward, Khalil A. Harbie, and Saleem Islam
Submissions from 2015
Delayed emergency myelopoiesis following polymicrobial sepsis in neonates, Alex G. Cuenca, Angela L. Cuenca, Lori F. Gentile, Philip A. Efron, Saleem Islam, Lyle L. Moldawer, David W. Kays, and Shawn D. Larson