We’re featuring Journal of Pediatric surgery articles this week to bring you some of the latest news!This week we are discussing three articles from the January 2023 issue, the APSA Edition, with editor Dr. Romeo Ignacio and authors Drs Elizabeth Fialkowski, Dr. Jessica Rauh and Dr. Jason FraserHosts: Em Tombash, Ellen Encisco and Cecilia GigenaArticles:"Standardized perioperative care reduces colorectal surgical site infection in children: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium multicenter analysis" Joseph Tobias et.al.https://www.jpedsurg.org/article/S0022-3468(22)00624-8/fulltext"Making common duct exploration common-balloon sphincteroplasty as an adjunct to transcystic laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for pediatric patients" Jessica Rauh et. al. https://www.jpedsurg.org/article/S0022-3468(22)00602-9/fulltext "Natural history and consequence of patent processus vaginalis: An interim analysis from a multi-institutional prospective observational study" Jason Fraser et. al. https://www.jpedsurg.org/article/S0022-3468(22)00603-0/fulltext