2022
How I Learned is How I Teach – Perspectives on How Faculty Surgeons Approach Informed Consent Education
White EM, Esposito AC, Kurbatov V, Wang X, Caty MG, Laurans M, Yoo PS. How I Learned is How I Teach – Perspectives on How Faculty Surgeons Approach Informed Consent Education. Journal Of Surgical Education 2022, 79: e181-e193. PMID: 36253332, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformed consentDepartment of SurgeryHealth care systemKruskal-Wallis testingTeaching hospitalCritical careGeneral surgeonsClinical practiceSurgeon demographicsCare systemSurgeonsChi-squarePrivate practiceResident competencySignificant heterogeneityPatientsFaculty surgeonsAttendingsConsentClinical facultyDemographicsSpecialtiesExperiences residentsResidentsHigh levels
2021
50 Appendicitis
Caty M, Grisotti G. 50 Appendicitis. 2021, 541-547.e2. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-67293-1.00050-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageCommon surgical conditionsLifetime riskSurgical conditionsHealth care providersAcute appendicitisPatients 10Appendiceal perforationPossible appendicitisPediatric populationPerforation rateCare providersHigh incidenceAppendicitisPatientsAgeChildrenAdultsRiskMalesFemalesYearsAppendectomyComplicationsIncidence
2020
Fertility Preservation for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Cancer: Medical and Ethical Considerations
Klipstein S, Fallat M, Savelli S, Katz A, Macauley R, Mercurio M, Moon M, Okun A, Weise K, Rogers Z, Allen C, Harper J, Lipton J, Wetmore C, Wilson H, Yates A, Rescorla F, Brandt M, Caty M, Heiss K, Holcomb G, Meyers R, Moss R. Fertility Preservation for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Cancer: Medical and Ethical Considerations. Pediatrics 2020, 145: e20193994. PMID: 32071259, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-3994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFertility preservationAdolescent patientsTreatment of infertilityAdjuvant therapyPotential adverse consequencesHematologic malignanciesGonadal axisClinical reportsSolid tumorsCancerReproductive technologiesGonad removalMedical aspectsPatientsInfertilityAdverse consequencesTreatmentGerm cellsEthical considerationsDamageChemotherapySurgeryMalignancyRadiotherapySubfertility
2019
Delay in operation for Hirschsprung Disease is associated with decreased length of stay: a 5-Year NSQIP-Peds analysis
Freedman-Weiss MR, Chiu AS, Caty MG, Solomon DG. Delay in operation for Hirschsprung Disease is associated with decreased length of stay: a 5-Year NSQIP-Peds analysis. Journal Of Perinatology 2019, 39: 1105-1110. PMID: 31209278, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-019-0405-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHirschsprung's diseaseLength of stayDays of ageDesignRetrospective reviewPostoperative stayOperative morbidityReadmission ratesPrimary outcomeGestational ageOptimal timingSecond monthMultivariate linear regressionStayDiseaseReadmissionComplicationsPatientsDaysAgeOutcomesGroupLinear regressionMorbidityNSQIPInfants
2017
Responsible Innovation in Children’s Surgical Care
Caty M, Besner G, Davidoff A, Fallat M, Heiss K, Meyers R, Moss R, Katz A, Laventhal N, Macauley R, Moon M, Okun A, Opel D, Statter M, Breuer C, Skarsgard E, Barnett S, Dutta S, Fairbanks T, Jarboe M, Scholz S, Teich S, Woo R, Wall J. Responsible Innovation in Children’s Surgical Care. Pediatrics 2017, 139: e20163437. PMID: 28025237, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-3437.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Complications in neonatal surgery
Escobar MA, Caty MG. Complications in neonatal surgery. Seminars In Pediatric Surgery 2016, 25: 347-370. PMID: 27989360, DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2016.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal surgeryLong-term complicationsNeonatal critical carePediatric surgical outcomesParenteral nutritionCardiopulmonary supportSurgical outcomesInvasive optionNeonatal physiologySurgical conditionsSurgical techniqueCritical careFluid managementIndividual patientsPediatric anesthesiaGeneral surgeryPediatric surgeonsSurgerySurgical technologyComplicationsOutcomesPatientsAnesthesiaInfantsSurgeons
2015
Pathologic leadpoint is uncommon in ileo-colic intussusception regardless of age
Rubinstein JC, Liu L, Caty MG, Christison-Lagay ER. Pathologic leadpoint is uncommon in ileo-colic intussusception regardless of age. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2015, 50: 1665-1667. PMID: 25858099, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.03.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIleo-colic intussusceptionBasis of ageOlder childrenAnatomic locationSmall bowel-small bowel intussusceptionNon-operative managementCases of intussusceptionBarium enema reductionOlder age groupsBowel intussusceptionOperative interventionCase seriesRetrospective reviewEnema reductionSubgroup analysisTreatment successIncreased frequencyIntussusceptionActual incidenceAge groupsAnecdotal experienceLeadpointAgePatientsChildren
2012
Esophageal atresia associated with a rare vascular ring and esophageal duplication diverticulum: A case report and review of the literature
Escobar MA, Welke KF, Holland RM, Caty MG. Esophageal atresia associated with a rare vascular ring and esophageal duplication diverticulum: A case report and review of the literature. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2012, 47: 1926-1929. PMID: 23084209, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.07.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatic mesenchymal hamartoma and infantile hemangioma: a rare association
Behr GG, Fishman SJ, Caty MG, Kulungowski AM, Paltiel HJ, Alomari AI. Hepatic mesenchymal hamartoma and infantile hemangioma: a rare association. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2012, 47: 448-452. PMID: 22424336, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.10.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesenchymal hamartomaLiver hemangiomaInfantile hemangiomasVascular anomalies centerHepatic mesenchymal hamartomaPathologic featuresMedical recordsRare associationLarge cohortRare coexistenceHamartomaHemangiomaComprehensive searchPatientsInfantsTrue associationAssociationAnomaly centerCohortDiagnosisLiver
2009
Risk of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections After Laparoscopic Placement of Chait Trapdoor™ Cecostomy Catheters in Children
Yamout SZ, Huo BJ, Li V, Escobar MA, Caty MG. Risk of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections After Laparoscopic Placement of Chait Trapdoor™ Cecostomy Catheters in Children. Journal Of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 2009, 19: 571-573. PMID: 19575635, DOI: 10.1089/lap.2009.0127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShunt infectionVP shuntLaparoscopic placementConcomitant ventriculoperitoneal shuntVentriculoperitoneal shunt infectionVP shunt infectionVP shunt placementUse of laparoscopyShunt externalizationPatient demographicsVentriculoperitoneal shuntRetrospective reviewShunt placementCatheter placementEnteric contentsShunt operationCatheter tractT-fastenersAbdominal wallAntegrade irrigationDirect visionPatientsCatheterSubcutaneous tissueSpina bifidaEarly experience with the use of rhomboid excision and Limberg flap in 16 adolescents with pilonidal disease
Yamout SZ, Caty MG, Lee YH, Lau ST, Escobar MA, Glick PL. Early experience with the use of rhomboid excision and Limberg flap in 16 adolescents with pilonidal disease. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2009, 44: 1586-1590. PMID: 19635310, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPilonidal diseaseHospital stayRecurrence rateLimberg flapLimberg flap repairSuperficial wound infectionSuperficial wound separationResidual painIntraoperative complicationsMinor complicationsWound breakdownWound separationLow morbidityRhomboid excisionOperative timeRetrospective reviewWide excisionWound infectionSingle institutionFlap repairWound careRotational flapInitial experiencePatientsExcision
2008
Stapled tapering coloplasty to manage colon interposition graft redundancy for long gap esophageal atresia
Hartin CW, Escobar MA, Yamout SZ, Caty MG. Stapled tapering coloplasty to manage colon interposition graft redundancy for long gap esophageal atresia. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2008, 43: 2311-2314. PMID: 19040963, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.08.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-gap esophageal atresiaGap esophageal atresiaEsophageal atresiaEsophageal replacementCervical anastomotic leakLong gap atresiaAnastomotic leakColon graftTherapeutic challengeColon interpositionEsophageal continuityPediatric surgeonsGraft redundancyAtresiaColonColoplastyPatientsComplicationsStrictureGraftInfantsInterpositionRefluxSurgeonsMetallic foreign body in the appendix of 3-year-old boy
Hartin CW, Lau ST, Caty MG. Metallic foreign body in the appendix of 3-year-old boy. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2008, 43: 2106-2108. PMID: 18970950, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Lawnmower injuries in children: a 10-year experience
Lau ST, Lee YH, Hess DJ, Brisseau GF, Keleher GE, Caty MG. Lawnmower injuries in children: a 10-year experience. Pediatric Surgery International 2006, 22: 209-214. PMID: 16421702, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1633-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLawnmower injuriesTorso injuriesExtremity injuriesHigher average injury severity scoreAverage Injury Severity ScoreLawnmower-related injuriesPediatric lawnmower injuriesInjury Severity ScoreExtensive surgical reconstructionHospital stayLonger average lengthPediatric traumaChildren's HospitalPreventable causeMean ageSeverity scoreSurgical reconstructionInjuryPatientsAmputationHospitalSafety modificationsAverage lengthChildrenCause
2005
Renal arteriovenous aneurysm in a 4-year-old patient
Chauvapun J, Caty M, Harris L. Renal arteriovenous aneurysm in a 4-year-old patient. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2005, 41: 535-538. PMID: 15838491, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Hepatoblastoma in low birth weight infants: an institutional review
Kapfer SA, Petruzzi MJ, Caty MG. Hepatoblastoma in low birth weight infants: an institutional review. Pediatric Surgery International 2004, 20: 753-756. PMID: 15538588, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1292-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weight infantsBirth weight infantsWeight infantsBirth weightLow birth weightOxygen free radicalsRecurrent diseaseVentilatory supportStandard carePulmonary diseaseSupplemental oxygenPatient survivalAggressive formInstitutional reviewSubset of hepatoblastomasHepatoblastomaPatientsDiseaseInfantsFree radicalsReviewEtiologyCare
2003
Diagnosing Hirschsprung's disease: Increasing the odds of a positive rectal biopsy result
Lewis NA, Levitt MA, Zallen GS, Zafar MS, Iacono KL, Rossman JE, Caty MG, Glick PL. Diagnosing Hirschsprung's disease: Increasing the odds of a positive rectal biopsy result. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2003, 38: 412-416. PMID: 12632358, DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetBarium SulfateBiopsyChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesConstipationDiagnosis, DifferentialEnemaEnterocolitisFecal ImpactionFemaleHirschsprung DiseaseHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMeconiumPhysical ExaminationRectumRetrospective StudiesUnnecessary ProceduresVomitingConceptsPassage of meconiumHirschsprung's diseaseRectal biopsyAbdominal distensionIdiopathic constipationContrast enemaHD patientsPhysical examinationUnnecessary rectal biopsiesPercent of patientsOnset of symptomsRadiologic evaluationChi2 testingClassic triadRadiographic evaluationBiopsy resultsConcurrent cohortRetrospective analysisPatient historyConstipationPatientsBiopsyVomitingDistensionFirst week
2002
Pediatric hernias
Graf JL, Caty MG, Martin DJ, Glick PL. Pediatric hernias. Seminars In Ultrasound CT And MRI 2002, 23: 197-200. PMID: 11996233, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-2171(02)90006-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Observation of splenic trauma: When is a little too much?
Brown R, Irish M, McCabe A, Glick P, Caty M. Observation of splenic trauma: When is a little too much? Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 1999, 34: 1124-1126. PMID: 10442605, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90581-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollow-up Imaging Studies in Children with Splenic Injuries
Shafi S, Gilbert J, Irish M, Glick P, Caty M, Azizkhan R. Follow-up Imaging Studies in Children with Splenic Injuries. Clinical Pediatrics 1999, 38: 273-277. PMID: 10349524, DOI: 10.1177/000992289903800504.Peer-Reviewed Original Research