Background The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery reported that 5 billion people lack
access to safe, affordable surgical care. The majority of these people live in low-resource …

Background In the absence of robust data from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs),
most disease burden estimates and related resource allocation choices are based on historic …

Background Recommendations by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery regarding
surgical care in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) require development to address the …

Background The purpose of this study was to estimate the unmet burden of surgically
correctable congenital anomalies in African low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods …

Purpose Despite a wide spectrum of severity, perforated appendicitis in children is typically
considered a single entity in outcomes studies. We performed a prospective cohort study to …

Background The treatment of perforated appendicitis in children is characterized by significant
variability in care, morbidity, resource utilization, and outcomes. We prospectively studied …

Study Objective We investigated whether rupture increased the recurrence rate of pediatric
ovarian neoplasms. Design 20-year single-institution retrospective study. Setting Tertiary, free…

Introduction Controversy exists in the optimal management of adolescent and young adult
primary spontaneous pneumothorax. The American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) …

Background Surgical care is critical to establish effective healthcare systems in low- and
middle-income countries, yet the unmet need for surgical conditions is as high as 65% in …

Background Anastomotic stricture is the most common complication following repair of
esophageal atresia. An Esophageal Anastomotic Stricture Index (EASI) based on the …