2021
Institutional Variation in Gastrostomy Tube Placement After Duodenal Atresia Repair in Children With Trisomy 21
Maassel NL, Guerra ME, Solomon DG, Stitelman DH. Institutional Variation in Gastrostomy Tube Placement After Duodenal Atresia Repair in Children With Trisomy 21. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2021, 73: 560-565. PMID: 34238829, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Health Information SystemGastrostomy tube placementDuodenal atresiaGastrostomy tubeGastrostomy placementTube placementTrisomy 21Index admissionIntestinal bypassDiagnostic codesAtresia repairICD-10 diagnostic codesDuodenal atresia repairPost-operative managementInstitutional practice patternsLength of stayProcedure codesBaseline characteristicsRetrospective reviewPractice patternsPatientsHealth information systemsGastrostomyNeonatesAdmission
2020
The in-utero diagnosis of choledochal cyst: can postnatal imaging predict benefit from early surgical intervention?
Cochran ED, Lazow SP, Kim AG, Burkhalter LS, Frost NW, Stitelman D, Davis J, Santiago-Munoz P, Buchmiller TL, Perrone EE, Schindel DT. The in-utero diagnosis of choledochal cyst: can postnatal imaging predict benefit from early surgical intervention? The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2020, 35: 1070-1074. PMID: 32188329, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1742320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial postnatal ultrasoundCholedochal cystCyst sizeEarly surgical interventionEarly complicationsCyst excisionClinical courseFetal centerMedian ageCyst resolutionPostnatal ultrasoundSurgical interventionPrenatal suspicionIRB approvalPatientsUtero diagnosisDiagnostic revisionFirst monthSymptom manifestationCystsNewbornsBirthFirst yearUltrasoundSymptom development
2019
Utility of Fetal Cardiac Axis and Cardiac Position Assessment in Predicting Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity in Fetal Congenital Lung Lesions
Tuzovic L, Copel JA, Stitelman DH, Levit O, Bahtiyar MO. Utility of Fetal Cardiac Axis and Cardiac Position Assessment in Predicting Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity in Fetal Congenital Lung Lesions. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2019, 38: 2361-2372. PMID: 30653685, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal cardiac axisNegative predictive valueFetal cardiac axisNeonatal respiratory morbidityRespiratory morbidityCongenital lung lesionsCardiac positionPositive predictive valuePredictive valueCardiac axisLung lesionsHigh negative predictive valueSevere respiratory morbidityRetrospective cohort studyRight-sided lesionsNormal cardiac axisCohort studyWeeks' gestationMorbidityCP assessmentWeeksDiagnostic performanceLesionsPatientsGestation
2016
Acquired seminal vesicle cyst in a teenager with a urethral stricture of unknown etiology
Farrelly J, Cleary M, Weiss R, Morotti R, Stitelman D. Acquired seminal vesicle cyst in a teenager with a urethral stricture of unknown etiology. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 2016, 7: 8-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2016.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeminal vesicle cystUrethral strictureUpper urinary tract anatomyUpper urinary tract anomaliesLower urinary tract signsUrinary tract anatomyUrinary tract anomaliesUrinary tract signsUrethral inflammationTract anomaliesTract signsPediatric populationBulbar urethraRare diagnosisUnknown etiologyUrethral pathologyComplete resolutionYounger ageTract anatomyUnique caseCystsStrictureInflammationPatientsUrethra