Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Surgical management of the airway in Jarcho-Levin syndrome: a case series

Madelyn Zapata-Valentin, Patricia Mulero Soto, Luis Martinez Nater, Jan Carlos Urban, Victor Ortiz JustinianoSt. Luke’s Episcopal Medical Center. Universidad Central del Caribe. Ponce Health Science University.Puerto Rico Journal of Surgery Case ReportsJ Surg Case Rep 2026; DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjag405 AbstractJarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by vertebral and rib malformations, with respiratory complications being […]

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Pulmonary Endarterectomy in Pediatric Patients: Institutional Experience

Çağatay Çetinkaya, Nezih Onur Ermerak, Ela Erdem, Figen Akalın, Koray Ak, Eylem Tuncer, Altuğ Sağır, Bedrettin Yildizeli BedrettinUskudar University. Marmara University. University of Health Sciences.Turkey Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeonThorac Cardiovasc Surg 2026; DOI: 10.1055/a-2875-1852 AbstractBackground: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is rare in children and published experience with pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is limited.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed six patients

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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Cohort to Inform Decision-Making

Taylor M. Smith, Kathryn Restaino, Stuart Lipsitz, Jai Krishan Khurana, Mary P. Mullin, John N. Kheir, Katie M. MoynihanBoston Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. United States American Society of Artificial Internal Organs JournalASAIO J 2026; DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002766 AbstractLimited data describe children with pulmonary hypertension (PH) supported on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

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Perioperative anesthetic management in pediatric patients with medically refractory pulmonary arterial hypertension undergoing surgical or transcatheter potts shunt: a retrospective case series

Liping Sun, Ning Ma, Xiafeng Yu, Lijun Fu, Yanjun Sun, Hao Zhang, Jijian Zheng, Jie BaiShanghai Children’s Medical Center, National Children’s Medical Center and Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.China Biomedical Central AnesthesiologyBMC Anesthesiol 2026; DOI: 10.1186/s12871-026-03998-3 AbstractBackground: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a life-threatening disorder in children, necessitates palliative interventions like Potts shunt (surgical/transcatheter) for medically

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Atrioventricular septal defect repair with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: A novel surgical approach using a valved Potts shunt

Bastien Provost, Emmanuelle Fournier, Estibaliz Valdeolmillos, Guy Vaksmann, Emre BelliMarie Lannelongue Hospital. Hôpital Privé de La Louvière.France Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery TechniquesJTCVS Tech 2026; 47: DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2026.102304 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryClass I. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Congenital Cardiovascular DiseaseSurgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or

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Case Report: Prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a deliberate operative adjunct for tracheobronchial reconstruction in a child with invasive aspergillosis

Marcin Łosin, Wojciech Karolak, Romuald Lango, Witold Rzyman, Monika Rosinski, Weronika Lotkowska, Piotr CzaudernaMedical University of Gdansk and University Clinical Center.Poland Frontiers in PediatricsFront Pediatr 2026; 14: DOI: 10.3389/fped.2026.1843892 AbstractWe report the case of a 6-year-old boy with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus presenting in diabetic ketoacidosis, who developed a massive acquired tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF)

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Process Analysis of Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Referrals: An 8-Year Experience at a High-Volume Center

Anna C. Dermatidis, Tom W. Bayer, Verena Varnholt, Svetlana Hetjens, Felix Dittgen, Alba Perez-Ortiz, Thomas SchaibleUniversity Children’s Hospital Mannheim, Heidelberg University Hospital and University of Heidelberg.Germany Critical care ExplorationsCrit Care Explor 2026; 8: DOI: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001432 AbstractObjectives: To evaluate neonatal and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) referrals and transfers to a high-volume center and optimize the process of

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Risk Stratification and Fetal Therapies for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Connor V. Haynes, David H. StitelmanYale New Haven Children’s Hospital,United States NeoreviewsNeoreviews 2026; DOI: 10.1542/neo.27-6-021 AbstractCongenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains one of the most challenging congenital anomalies encountered by neonatologists and pediatric surgeons, with outcomes largely determined before birth. Although surgical repair of the diaphragmatic defect is essential, postnatal morbidity and mortality are primarily driven by

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Case Report: Post-Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection pulmonary hypertension – novel treatment using sirolimus and atrial flow regulator implantation

Stasa Krasic, Antony Hermuzi, Ivan Dizdarevic, Vesna Topic, Nevena Djorovic, Mihail Basa, Vladislav VukomanovicMother and Child Health Institute of Serbia and University of Belgrade. Freeman Hospital and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Serbia and United Kingdom Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineFront Cardiovasc Med 2026; 13: DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1783773 AbstractObjective: In patients who have undergone surgical repair of

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Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Artery as a Rare Cause of Heart Failure in a Neonate with Transposition of the Great Arteries: An Unexpected Turn in an Otherwise Routine Case

Vojislav Parezanovic, Dusan Andric, Vladimir Chadikovski, Vedran Stojanovikj, Jordanka Madzoska, Vesna Trpkovska, Igor StefanovicUniversity Children’s Hospital and University of Belgrade. Acibadem Sistina Hospital.Serbia Journal of Cardiovascular Development and DiseaseJ Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2026; 13: DOI: 10.3390/jcdd13050210 AbstractThe association of a major aortopulmonary collateral artery (MAPCA) with simple transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is uncommon. Such

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