Kenneth K Y Wong

..Laparoscopic Kasai portoenterostomy seems to be associated with more post-operative complications and worse early clinical outcome. As a result, we remain guarded about the present-day technique of laparoscopy for biliary atresia...

..Safety issues of in vivo use of nanomaterials are also discussed. In the future, it is foreseen that nanomedicine will facilitate the development of personalized medicine and will have a major impact on the delivery of better healthcare...

..The aim of this study is to review the trend of diagnosing appendicitis in a single center and discuss the implications...

..These findings further extend our current knowledge of AgNPs in biological and cellular events and also have significant implications for the treatment of wounds in the clinical setting...

..In this study, we investigated the delivery and treatment efficiency of PEG surface-modified lipid nanoparticles as a carrier platform...

..The aim of this study was thus to investigate the post-operative acute inflammatory response in order to evaluate surgical stress in the two surgical approaches in children...

..The exact signaling pathway by which AgNPs affect collagen regeneration is yet to be investigated...

..To evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients with prenatally diagnosed choledochal cysts compared with those diagnosed after birth and the optimal timing of definitive treatment...

..Eradication efforts seem to be unsuccessful in the reduction of prevalence. We hypothesize that this may be owing to cross-infection at meal times from sharing chopsticks...

..In this report, we further elucidate its role in neuroblastoma progression...

..An overall understanding of these issues will help with further advancement of designing better drug delivery system that can be applied clinically...

..Management is also challenging and requires a high level of expertise with proper instruments. In this article, we report our experience in the management of peanut aspiration in two young children by means of a ventilating bronchoscope...

..Here, we aim to evaluate the mid- to long-term defecative function in these patients...

..The purpose of this study was to explore the anti-inflammatory effects of ω-3 fatty acids (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA]) to demonstrate the protection of the liver against hepatic steatosis and damage...

..Choledochal cyst is usually diagnosed in childhood. Early treatment can prevent further complication. We report on our series of patients over the past 30 years...

..With the advancement in minimal invasive surgery, the thoracoscopic approach can dramatically reduce the complications of open thoracotomy. We review our experience in managing spontaneous pneumothorax in children using thoracoscopy...

..This study thus provides further evidence for and contributes to the understanding of the anti-inflammatory properties of nAg and may also give a novel therapeutic direction for the prevention of postoperative adhesions...

..Although Wilms' tumour is one of the most common solid malignancies in children, bilateral disease is rare. We report a child with bilateral Wilms' tumour who developed abdominal compartment syndrome after an open biopsy...

..Here, we report our experience in two tertiary referral centres...

..In this article, we report our experience of repairing 2 patients with EA associated with RAA thoracoscopically. We conclude that thoracoscopic repair is ideal for all patients with EA...

..This suggests a need for a more effective first-line empirical antibiotic. From this review, meropenem seems to be a suitable candidate, and a future prospective clinical trial is warranted...

..Here we describe our technique to synthesize a lipophilic carrier for hydrophobic and toxic potent cancer drugs, such as gold(III) porphyrin...

..The aim of this article was to provide a concise review of the understanding of this disease, and also to discuss current diagnosis and management strategies for children with gastroesophageal reflux disease...

..Here we report a rare case of a previously healthy boy with pneumoperitoneum associated with pneumonia and perform a review of the literature to explore the etiological mechanisms and the pathophysiology of non-surgical pneumoperitoneum...

..There were no readmissions for those who did not undergo endoscopic examination. CONCLUSION: It is safe to selectively perform upper endoscopy depending on symptoms when managing children with foreign body ingestion...

..These results have given insight into the actions of silver and have provided a novel therapeutic direction for wound treatment in clinical practice...