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Papers

(The median citation count of Pediatric Surgery International is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Vaginal foreign bodies in children: a single-center retrospective 10-year analysis	23
Single-stage salvage urethroplasty for failed distal hypospadias: comparison of Mathieu and grafted tubularised incised plate repairs	18
Safety and short-term efficacy of mirabegron in children with valve bladder: a pilot study	17
Gastrostomies in children requiring long-term ventilation	17
CO2 pneumoperitoneum effects on proliferation and apoptosis in two different neuroblastoma cell lines	17
Ileocolic intussusception in pediatric SARS-CoV-2 patients: experience at a tertiary pediatric center	11
Diffusion tensor imaging in anorectal malformations: a pilot study for the evaluation of lumbosacral plexus	11
Laparoscopic management of infantile hydrocele in pediatric age group	8
National burden of pediatric abusive injuries: patterns vary by age	8
Surgery versus conservative management in congenital lobar emphysema: follow up and indicators for surgery	8
Surgery, a multi-dimensional entry point for World Birth Defects Day-March 3	8
Children with large primary spontaneous pneumothoraxes may benefit from early operative intervention	7
Intermittent boluses of balanced salt solution for post-operative intravenous hydration following elective major abdominal and thoracic surgery in children	7
Variations in analgesic, sedation, and delirium management between trauma and non-trauma critically ill children	6
One- versus two-stage single-incision laparoscopic cyst excision and hepaticojejunostomy in patients with completely perforated choledochal cysts and good medical conditions	6
Congenital oesophageal stenosis in oesophageal atresia: underrecognised and often missed?	6
Early versus late-onset necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth infants in the neonatal intensive care unit	6
Feasibility and clinical effectiveness of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation in pediatric and adolescent patients: a meta-analysis	5
Incidence and prognosis of thyroid cancer in children: based on the SEER database	5
The detail profile of cause of recurrences after laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC) in children: a systematic review	5
Sacrococcygeal teratomas: midline reconstruction improves cosmesis without compromising outcomes	5
Direct health care cost of treatment and medication of biliary atresia patients using the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups	5
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric trauma in Southern California	4
Impact of native nephrectomy on hypertension outcomes in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: a 10-year institutional experience	4
Characteristics and predictors of intensive care unit admission in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma	4

Patient-level costing analysis of paediatric short bowel syndrome care in a specialist tertiary centre