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A patient was able to be weaned off mechanical ventilation for the first time of his life just 16 days after a lobectomy at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Two scientists at CHOP have received highly competitive five-year grants from the National Institutes of Health to advance innovative research on the leading edge of biomedicine.
Peter Mattei, MD, attending pediatric surgeon in the Division of General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery at CHOP, is named the inaugural holder of Morgan Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery.
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Of nearly 500 patients seen at CHOP’s Pediatric Thyroid Center, very few needed to return to the OR, according to new research.
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CHOP researchers report on the Delaney twins one year after surgery, and on the innovative devices and elaborate teamwork needed to separate the formerly conjoined twins.
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This case highlights how a single prenatal diagnosis of gastroschisis can require multiple subspecialist evaluation and management.
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The case of a full-term infant with a prenatal diagnosis of CDH demonstrates the importance of integrating a neonatal surgery team into the N/IICU for the best postnatal outcomes.
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A review of nearly 500 cases of different types of congenital hyperinsulinism shows that surgeons can cure virtually all patients with focal HI, while helping to prevent complications in those with the diffuse form.
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After 485 days at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, formerly conjoined twins, Erin and Abby Delaney, were discharged to return home to North Carolina, just in time for Thanksgiving.
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Senior surgical fellow Katie Russell, MD, calls her two-year fellowship at CHOP “the coolest job in the Hospital.” Join us for a typical high-energy (and very long) day in her life.