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Developmental adaptation of the mouse cardiovascular system to elastin haploinsufficiency by Faury, Gilles, Pezet, Mylène, Knutsen, Russell H, Boyle, Walter A, Heximer, Scott P, McLean, Sean E, Minkes, Robert K, Blumer, Kendall J, Kovacs, Attila, Kelly, Daniel P, Li, Dean Y, Starcher, Barry, Mecham, Robert P

“…Supravalvular aortic stenosis is an autosomal-dominant disease of elastin (Eln) insufficiency caused by loss-of-function mutations or gene deletion. Recently,…”
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Diagnosis and Management of Osgood Schlatter Disease by Chandra, Riya, Malik, Sofia, Ganti, Latha, Minkes, Robert K

“…Osgood Schlatter disease is the inflammation of the tibial tubercle, right below the patella. It is prevalent in athletic adolescents experiencing growth plate…”
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Pediatric surgery on YouTube™: Is the truth out there? by Bezner, Stephanie K, Hodgman, Erica I, Diesen, Diana L, Clayton, Joshua T, Minkes, Robert K, Langer, Jacob C, Chen, Li Ern

“…Abstract Background/Purpose In 2000, we described the variability of pediatric surgical information on the Internet. Since then, online videos have become an…”
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One-stage transanal Soave pullthrough for Hirschsprung disease: a multicenter experience with 141 children by Langer, Jacob C, Durrant, Audrey C, de la Torre, Luis, Teitelbaum, Daniel H, Minkes, Robert K, Caty, Michael G, Wildhaber, Barbara E, Ortega, S Jose, Hirose, Shinjiro, Albanese, Craig T

“…The surgical management of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) has evolved from the original 3-stage approach to the recent introduction of minimal-access single-stage…”
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A prospective study of botulinum toxin for internal anal sphincter hypertonicity in children with Hirschsprung's disease by Minkes, Robert K., Langer, Jacob C.

“…Background: Internal anal sphincter hypertonicity with nonrelaxation can cause persistent constipation and obstructive symptoms in children after surgery for…”
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Transanal one-stage soave procedure for infants with Hirschsprung's disease by Langer, Jacob C, Minkes, Robert K, Mazziotti, Mark V, Skinner, Michael A, Winthrop, Andrea L

“…Purpose : Many centers perform a one-stage pull-through procedure for Hirschsprung's disease (HD) diagnosed in infancy. The authors have developed a one-stage…”
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One-stage Soave pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease: A comparison of the transanal and open approaches by Langer, Jacob C., Seifert, Michael, Minkes, Robert K.

“…Purpose: The authors reviewed their experience using the transanal Soave technique, to determine (1) if it offers any advantages over the standard open…”
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Prenatal diagnosis of esophageal atresia using sonography and magnetic resonance imaging by Langer, Jacob C., Hussain, Hero, Khan, Azra, Minkes, Robert K., Gray, Diana, Siegel, Marilyn, Ryan, Greg

“…Background: The diagnosis of esophageal atresia may be suspected on prenatal ultrasound scan in fetuses with a small or absent stomach or unexplained…”
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Desmoplastic nested spindle cell tumor of liver: Report of four cases of a proposed new entity by HILL, D. Ashley, SWANSON, Paul E, DEHNER, Louis P, ANDERSON, Keith, COVINSKY, Michael H, FINN, Laura S, RUCHELLI, Eduardo D, NASCIMENTO, Antonio G, LANGER, Jacob C, MINKES, Robert K, MCALISTER, William

“…We describe a distinctive tumor of the liver in four children composed of nested spindled and epithelioid cells with extensive desmoplasia that we have termed…”
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Effect of Pediatric Surgical Practice on the Treatment of Children With Appendicitis by Kokoska, Evan R, Minkes, Robert K, Silen, Mark L, Langer, Jacob C, Tracy Jr, Thomas F, Snyder, Charles L, Dillon, Patrick A, Weber, Thomas R

“…Acute appendicitis in children is managed by both general surgeons (GSs) and pediatric surgeons (PSs). Our objective was to investigate the economics of…”
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Management of late-stage parapneumonic empyema by Chen, Li Ern, Langer, Jacob C., Dillon, Patrick A., Foglia, Robert P., Huddleston, Charles B., Mendeloff, Eric N., Minkes, Robert K.

“…Purpose: Despite the reported value of early video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for empyema, many children are still referred to the surgeon late in…”
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Cut it out: Managing hepatic abscesses in patients with chronic granulomatous disease by Chen, Li Ern, Minkes, Robert K., Shackelford, Penelope G., Strasberg, Steven M., Kuo, Elbert Y., Langer, Jacob C.

“…Background: Hepatic abscesses develop in patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) because the liver is a site of constant bacterial challenge. The…”
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Trauma Stat and Trauma Minor: Are We Making the Call Appropriately? by Chen, Li Ern, Snyder, Alison K, Minkes, Robert K, Dillon, Patrick A, Foglia, Robert P

“…OBJECTIVES:Trauma accounts for a significant number of pediatric emergency room visits and is the leading cause of death in pediatric patients over 1 year of…”
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Developmental adaptation of the mouse cardiovascular system to elastin haploinsufficiency by Faury, Gilles, Pezet, Mylène, Knutsen, Russell H., Boyle, Walter A., Heximer, Scott P., McLean, Sean E., Minkes, Robert K., Blumer, Kendall J., Kovacs, Attila, Kelly, Daniel P., Li, Dean Y., Starcher, Barry, Mecham, Robert P.

“…Supravalvular aortic stenosis is an autosomal-dominant disease of elastin (Eln) insufficiency caused by loss-of-function mutations or gene deletion. Recently,…”
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Influence of endothelin on systemic arterial pressure and regional blood flow in the cat by Minkes, R K, Kadowitz, P J

“…Regional vascular responses to endothelin were investigated in the anesthetized cat. I.v. injection of endothelin at 0.1 nmol/kg decreased arterial pressure…”
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Blunt Duodenal Injuries in Children by Desai, Ketan M., Dorward, Ian G., Minkes, Robert K., Dillon, Patrick A.

“…BACKGROUND Duodenal injury secondary to blunt trauma continues to pose a diagnostic challenge. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cause, radiologic…”
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Hemodynamic responses to sarafotoxin 6 peptides by Minkes, R K, Kadowitz, P J

“…Hemodynamic responses to sarafotoxin (SFTX6) peptides and endothelin-1 (ET-1) were compared in the anesthetized cat. SFTX6a and ET-1 at a dose of 0.3 nmol/kg…”
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An Analysis of Pediatric Gunshot Wounds Treated at a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center by Snyder, Alison K., Chen, Li Ern, Foglia, Robert P., Dillon, Patrick A., Minkes, Robert K.

“…BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS:We treated 437 children for GSWs in the EU, with 238 (54%) admissions and 199 discharges. Comparing period I versus period II,…”
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Routine insertion of a Silastic® spring-loaded silo for infants with gastroschisis by Minkes, Robert K., Langer, Jacob C., Mazziotti, Mark V., Skinner, Michael A., Foglia, Robert P.

“…Background/Purpose: Gastroschisis traditionally is managed by emergency operating room closure (EC), with a silo reserved for cases that cannot be closed…”
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Laparoscopic versus open splenectomy in children by Minkes, Robert K., Lagzdins, Mara, Langer, Jacob C.

“…Background: The authors have reviewed their initial experience with laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) to identify the indications, success rate, and complications…”
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