We are back with another episode of our Journal of Pediatric Surgery article review podcast. This time we have three publications from the second quarter of 2025, April, May and June issues. This time we're talking to editors Drs. George Holcomb III, Alana Beres and Shaun Kunisaki joined by authors Drs. Eric Skarsgard, Amanpreet Brar, Anoosha Moturu and Derek Wakeman.

Host: Em Gootee, MD

Articles:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39826297/

Shieh HF, Jennings RW, Hamilton TE, Izadi S, Zendejas B, Smithers CJ. Tracheobronchopexy to Avoid Tracheostomy in Esophageal Atresia Patients With Severe Life-Threatening Tracheobronchomalacia. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Apr;60(4):162152. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162152. Epub 2025 Jan 3. PMID: 39826297.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39865003/

Brar A, Gow KW, Skarsgard ED. Pediatric Surgical Outreach: An Underutilized Resource for Increasing Children's Surgical Capacity in Canada. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 May;60(5):162174. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162174. Epub 2025 Jan 19. PMID: 39865003.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39743432/

Moturu A, Coleman M, Mets C, Thompson V, Grant C, Ko CY, Saito JM, Berman L, Wakeman D. Identifying Quality Improvement Targets After Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube Insertion: A NSQIP-Pediatric Pilot Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Jun;60(6):162107. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162107. Epub 2024 Dec 17. PMID: 39743432.