In this episode of the colorectal quiz, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer discuss the surgical considerations when a patient with Hirschsprung disease presents with a more proximal transition zone in the transverse colon or hepatic flexure. They’r…
Did you miss our annual virtual conference, the Update Course? Don’t worry, we’re highlighting our favorite presentations here. In this episode, Dr. Mary Brindle and Dr. Kurt Heiss discuss the importance of ERAS in the pediatric patient and how they op…
In this episode of the Colorectal Quiz, Dr. Marc Levitt and Dr. Jason Frischer discuss considerations when operating on a patient with classic distal sigmoid Hirschsprung disease with special guests Dr. Aaron Garrison and Dr. Andrea Badillo.
Introducing the Stay Current in Pediatric Surgery Journal club – run by residents across the country. In this episode, Vik Gupta and Joe L’Huillier talk about the role of ventricular dysfunction in the prognosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and h…
In this episode, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss the workup and management for a patient with suspected proximal Hirschsprung disease. Listen as they walk you through a their thought process and what to consider in these complex patients.
In medicine, there’s a 4 letter word that we use every day from rounds to the OR: “Pimp”. It’s that constant barrage of clinical questions that we use to teach or even to learn. But where did this word come from? In this episode, our medical students t…
In the third episode of the Colorectal Quiz series, Dr. Levitt and Dr. Frischer discuss the basics of the initial management and diagnosis of Hirschprung disease.2 view abdominal XRContrast enema
