Objective. Reported survival in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) fails to allow for case
selection bias. This study reports the incidence of CDH in a geographically defined …

Objective Symptoms and clinical course during inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) vary
among individuals. Personalised care is therefore essential to effective management …

Aim: There is much debate as to whether the prevalence rates of cryptorchidism and
hypospadias are increasing. To address this issue we investigated the birth prevalence of …

Aim To describe the outcomes of oesophageal replacement using stomach in children.
Methods All children undergoing oesophageal replacement in a regional centre were …

INTRODUCTION: There is uncertainty about the prognosis for children with idiopathic
constipation who opt for treatment by colonic lavage using an antegrade continent enema …

Purpose Antegrade continent enema (ACE) procedures have been used as a treatment of
constipation and soiling. Little is known about the long-term results of these procedures …

Purpose This study reports the results of laparoscopic rectopexy in children. Methods
Results were obtained from a prospective database for all laparoscopic rectopexy …

Aim of study We examined variables associated with survival for oesophageal atresia
between 1996 and 2014. Methods Possible explanatory variables: birth weight, gestation …

Introduction We studied variables associated with outcomes following intestinal resection for
Crohn's disease. Methods A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained single …

Introduction Babies with oesophageal atresia (OA) who cannot achieve a primary
anastomosis (complex OA) may be treated by attempted oesophageal lengthening. We …