2021 - 2023

Sex-specific percentiles for bodyweight and height in children born with esophageal atresia: a registry-based analysis 2001-2021.

König TT, Stefanescu MC, Wildermuth M, Frankenbach LM, Muensterer OJ, Gianicolo E 

Outcomes of Patients Treated for Hepatoblastoma with Low Alpha-Fetoprotein and/or Small Cell Undifferentiated Histology: A Report from the Children's Hepatic Tumors International Collaboration (CHIC).

Trobaugh-Lotrario AD, Maibach R, Aronson DC, Rangaswami A, Häberle B, O'Neill AF, Schmid I, Ansari M, Hishiki T, Ranganathan S, Alaggio R, de Krijger RR, Tanaka Y, Cho SJ, Vokuhl C, Maxwell R, Krailo M, Hiyama E, Czauderna P, Finegold M, Feusner JH, Malogolowkin MH, Meyers RL, Lopez-Terrada D

Clinical Outcome and Quality of Life of Multimodal Treatment of Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: The APOLLON Study Protocol.

Schmidt VF, Masthoff M, Vielsmeier V, Seebauer CT, Cangir Ö, Meyer L, Mükke A, Lang W, Schmid A, Sporns PB, Brill R, Wohlgemuth WA, da Silva NPB, Seidensticker M, Schinner R, Küppers J, Häberle B, Haubner F, Ricke J, Zenker M, Kimm MA, Wildgruber M, APOLLON investigators

Is There Gender (In)Equality in Pediatric Surgery? An Online Survey on Gender-Related Career Opportunities.

Kueppers J, Heuer LD, Szavay PO, Zundel S

Nationwide trends of laparoscopic pyloromyotomy in patients with infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis in Germany: A slow path forward.

Leonhardt J, Muensterer O, Alsweed A, Schmedding A 

The SCARE 2023 guideline: updating consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines.

Sohrabi C, Mathew G, Maria N, Kerwan A, Franchi T, Agha RA, Collaborators

A randomized, placebo-controlled study of magnetic acupuncture for supplementary analgesia after laparoscopic appendectomy in children.

Feng H, König J, König T, Muensterer O

SuSiPed: An initial step towards a universal, low-cost, 3D-printable platform for pediatric minimal-invasive surgery training.

Weisser N, Küppers J, Lindner A, Heinrich M, Zimmermann P, Muensterer OJ

Opportunities in Differentiated School Sports Exemption - Results of An Online-Survey and Review of the Literature.

König TT, Heimann A, Scharenberg S, Kriemler S, Muensterer O, Siaplaouras J

Trends in pediatric mild traumatic brain injury during COVID-19 related lockdown - a single-center study.

Kläger HE, Nast-Kolb B, Reuter LV, Hoffmann F, Juranek S, Bidlingmaier C, Fabri N, Schönberg N, Wagner J, Heinen F, Muensterer O, Zeller C, Holler AS, Fröba-Pohl A, Bonfert MV

The survival time of the ventriculo-peritoneal-shunt in children with hydrocephalus is dependent on the type of valve implanted.

Wendling-Keim DS, Kren E, Muensterer O, Lehner M

Measuring Intraoperative Oesophageal Anastomotic Tension With a Knot-Pusher-Mounted Dynamometer Is Not Quite Ready for Take-Off.

Lindner A, Muensterer OJ, Heimann A, Oetzmann von Sochaczewski C

Frakturbehandlung bei Kindern und Jugendlichen

Muensterer OJ, Bergmann F

8/m mit rechtsseitigen Unterbauchschmerzen.

Holler AS, Muensterer OJ

Mild traumatic brain injury in childhood and adolescence-Update concussion

Bonfert MV, Wagner J, Goettler C, Bidlingmaier C, Borggraefe I, Landgraf MN, Hoffmann F, Gersing A, Koerte IK, Terpolilli N, Holler AS, Froeba-Pohl A, Muensterer O, Heinen F

Severe consumptive hypothyroidism in hepatic hemangioendothelioma A rare complication of a common clinical condition

Walther A, Haeberle B, Kueppers J, Lurz E, Schmid I, Schmidt H, Dubinski I

Innovative Endoscopic Management of a Duodenal Web Using Balloon Dilatation and a Gastrojejunal Tube in an Infant with Complex Esophageal Atresia.

Kueppers J, Muensterer O

Clinical examination and patients' history are not suitable for neonatal hip screening.

Ziegler CM, Ertl KM, Delius M, Foerster KM, Crispin A, Wagner F, Heimkes B

Vacuum-assisted staged omphalocele reduction: A preliminary report.

Nissen M, Romanova A, Weigl E, Petrikowski L, Alrefai M, Hubertus J

Physical self-concept and ability to swim in patients born with anorectal malformation and Hirschsprung's disease: a case control study.

König TT, Krude M, Muensterer OJ

Surgical data science - from concepts toward clinical translation

Maier-Hein L, Eisenmann M, Goedeke J, Speidel S et al..

Rare and Complex Urology: Clinical Overview of ERN eUROGEN.

Oomen L, Leijte E, Shilhan DE, Battye M, Members of ERN eUROGEN, Feitz WFJ

A randomized, placebo-controlled study of magnetic acupuncture for supplementary analgesia after laparoscopic appendectomy in children.

Feng H, König J, König T, Muensterer O

Targeting the Unwindosome by Mebendazole Is a Vulnerability of Chemoresistant Hepatoblastoma.

Li Q, Demir S, Del Río-Álvarez Á, Maxwell R, Wagner A, Carrillo-Reixach J, Armengol C, Vokuhl C, Häberle B, von Schweinitz D, Schmid I, Cairo S, Kappler R

Esophageal Magnetic Compression Anastomosis in Esophageal Atresia Repair: A PRISMA-Compliant Systematic Review and Comparison with a Novel Approach.

Holler AS, König TT, Chen C, Harrison MR, Muensterer OJ

A Novel Standard for Systematic Reporting of Neuroblastoma Surgery: The International Neuroblastoma Surgical Report Form (INSRF): A Joint Initiative by the Pediatric Oncological Cooperative Groups SIOPEN, COG, and GPOH.

Matthyssens LE, Nuchtern JG, Van De Ven CP, Gabra HOS, Bjornland K, Irtan S, Stenman J, Pio L, Cross KM, Avanzini S, Inserra A, Chacon JG, Dall'igna P, von Schweinitz D, Holmes K, Fuchs J, Squire R, Valteau-Couanet D, Park JR, Eggert A, Losty PD, La Quaglia MP, Sarnacki S, Surgical and Medical Committees of SIOPEN, COG and GPOH

A humanised rat model of osteosarcoma reveals ultrastructural differences between bone and mineralised tumour tissue.

Lahr CA, Landgraf M, Wagner F, Cipitria A, Moreno-Jiménez I, Bas O, Schmutz B, Meinert C, Cavalcanti ADS, Mashimo T, Miyasaka Y, Holzapfel BM, Shafiee A, McGovern JA, Hutmacher DW

Percutaneous Anorectoplasty (PARP)-An Adaptable, Minimal-Invasive Technique for Anorectal Malformation Repair.

Küppers J, van Eckert V, Muensterer NR, Holler AS, Rohleder S, Kawano T, Gödeke J, Muensterer OJ

Telementoring in Minimally Invasive Esophageal Atresia Repair: Results of a Case-Control Study and Lessons Learned from the TIC-PEA Study (Telemedical Interdisciplinary Care for Patients with Esophageal Atresia).

König TT, Stefanescu MC, Gianicolo E, Holler AS, Muensterer OJ

The Status of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Children: A Nationwide Assessment.

Schmedding A, Alsweed A, Muensterer O, Leonhardt J

Genetic Evidence for Congenital Vascular Disorders in Patients with VACTERL Association.

Ritter J, Lisec K, Heinrich M, von Schweinitz D, Kappler R, Hubertus J

Esophageal Interventions in Infants Born with Esophageal Atresia: A Comprehensive Analysis of a National Database.

König TT, Gianicolo E, Frankenbach L, Wittenmeier E, Muensterer OJ

Operative Volume of Newborn Surgery in German University Hospitals: High Volume Versus Low Volume Centers.

Lacher M, Barthlen W, Eckoldt F, Fitze G, Fuchs J, Hosie S, Kaiser MM, Meyer T, Muensterer OJ, Reinshagen K, Rothe K, Seitz G, Stuhldreier G, Troebs RB, Ure B, von Schweinitz D, Wessel L, Wünsch L, Rolle U

Timing of osteosynthesis of fractures in children changes the outcome.

Wendling-Keim DS, Binder M, Dietz HG, Lehner M

First genome-wide association study of esophageal atresia identifies three genetic risk loci at CTNNA3, FOXF1/FOXC2/FOXL1, and HNF1B.

Gehlen J, Giel AS, Köllges R, Haas SL, Zhang R, Trcka J, Sungur AÖ, Renziehausen F, Bornholdt D, Jung D, Hoyer PD, Nordenskjöld A, Tibboel D, Vlot J, Spaander MCW, Smigiel R, Patkowski D, Roeleveld N, van Rooij IA, de Blaauw I, Hölscher A, Pauly M, Leutner A, Fuchs J, Niethammer J, Melissari MT, Jenetzky E, Zwink N, Thiele H, Hilger AC, Hess T, Trautmann J, Marks M, Baumgarten M, Bläss G, Landén M, Fundin B, Bulik CM, Pennimpede T, Ludwig M, Ludwig KU, Mangold E, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Moebus S, Herrmann BG, Alsabeah K, Burgos CM, Lilja HE, Azodi S, Stenström P, Arnbjörnsson E, Frybova B, Lebensztejn DM, Debek W, Kolodziejczyk E, Kozera K, Kierkus J, Kaliciński P, Stefanowicz M, Socha-Banasiak A, Kolejwa M, Piaseczna-Piotrowska A, Czkwianianc E, Nöthen MM, Grote P, Rygl M, Reinshagen K, Spychalski N, Ludwikowski B, Hubertus J, Heydweiller A, Ure B, Muensterer OJ, Aubert O, Gosemann JH, Lacher M, Degenhardt P, Boemers TM, Mokrowiecka A, Małecka-Panas E, Wöhr M, Knapp M, Seitz G, de Klein A, Oracz G, Brosens E, Reutter H, Schumacher J

Interventional Treatment Options in Children with Extracranial Vascular Malformations.

Schmidt VF, Olivieri M, Häberle B, Masthoff M, Deniz S, Sporns PB, Wohlgemuth WA, Wildgruber M

High voltage injuries by contact with overhead lines: case reports of two young girls.

Günal B, Sokolovski F, Neu N, Schwabegger AH, König TT, Engel V, Muensterer OJ

An experimental study on long term outcomes after magnetic esophageal compression anastomosis in piglets.

Sterlin A, Evans L, Mahler S, Lindner A, Dickmann J, Heimann A, Sahlabadi M, Aribindi V, Harrison MR, Muensterer OJ

The novel application of an emerging device for salvage of primary repair in high-risk complex esophageal atresia.

Evans LL, Chen CS, Muensterer OJ, Sahlabadi M, Lovvorn HN, Novotny NM, Upperman JS, Martinez JA, Bruzoni M, Dunn JCY, Harrison MR, Fuchs JR, Zamora IJ

Opportunities in Differentiated School Sports Exemption - Results of An Online-Survey and Review of the Literature.

König TT, Heimann A, Scharenberg S, Kriemler S, Muensterer O, Siaplaouras J

Paediatric surgical trials, their fragility index, and why to avoid using it to evaluate results.

Schröder A, Muensterer OJ, Oetzmann von Sochaczewski C

Chest Wall Deformities in Children and Adolescents.

Bergmann F, Muensterer OJ

Digitalization of Postoperative Abdominal Drain Output: A Pilot Study.

Roser MV, Frank AHR, Henrichs L, Heiliger C, Andrade D, Ritz LA, Sabo J, Rauschmayr A, Muensterer O, Werner J, Karcz WK, Berger MF

Trauma Scores and Their Prognostic Value for the Outcome Following Pediatric Polytrauma.

Wendling-Keim DS, Hefele A, Muensterer O, Lehner M

A humanized orthotopic tumor microenvironment alters the bone metastatic tropism of prostate cancer cells.

McGovern JA, Bock N, Shafiee A, Martine LC, Wagner F, Baldwin JG, Landgraf M, Lahr CA, Meinert C, Williams ED, Pollock PM, Denham J, Russell PJ, Risbridger GP, Clements JA, Loessner D, Holzapfel BM, Hutmacher DW

The pediatric precision oncology INFORM registry: clinical outcome and benefit for patients with very high-evidence targets.

van Tilburg CM, Pfaff E, Pajtler KW, Langenberg KPS, Fiesel P, Jones BC, Balasubramanian GP, Stark S, Johann PD, Blattner-Johnson M, Schramm K, Dikow N, Hirsch S, Sutter C, Grund K, von Stackelberg A, Kulozik AE, Lissat A, Borkhardt A, Meisel R, Reinhardt D, Klusmann JH, Fleischhack G, Tippelt S, von Schweinitz D, Schmid I, Kramm CM, von Bueren AO, Calaminus G, Vorwerk P, Graf N, Westermann F, Fischer M, Eggert A, Burkhardt B, Wossmann W, Nathrath M, Hecker-Nolting S, Fruhwald MC, Schneider DT, Brecht IB, Ketteler P, Fulda S, Koscielniak E, Meister MT, Scheer M, Hettmer S, Schwab M, Tremmel R, Ora I, Hutter C, Gerber NU, Lohi O, Kazanowska B, Kattamis A, Filippidou M, Goemans B, Zwaan CM, Milde T, Jager N, Wolf S, Reuss D, Sahm F, von Deimling A, Dirksen U, Freitag A, Witt R, Lichter P, Kopp-Schneider A, Jones DTW, Molenaar JJ, Capper D, Pfister SM, Witt O

The Neurokinin-1 Receptor Is a Target in Pediatric Rhabdoid Tumors.

Kolorz J, Demir S, Gottschlich A, Beirith I, Ilmer M, Lüthy D, Walz C, Dorostkar MM, Magg T, Hauck F, von Schweinitz D, Kobold S, Kappler R, Berger M

Total Psoas Muscle Area as a Marker for Sarcopenia Is Related to Outcome in Children With Neuroblastoma.

Ritz A, Froeba-Pohl A, Kolorz J, Vigodski V, Hubertus J, Ley-Zaporozhan J, von Schweinitz D, Häberle B, Schmid I, Kappler R, Lurz E, Berger M

Circumcision and its alternatives in Germany: an analysis of nationwide hospital routine data.

Oetzmann von Sochaczewski C, Gödeke J, Muensterer OJ

Timeout procedure in paediatric surgery: effective tool or lip service? A randomised prospective observational study.

Muensterer OJ, Kreutz H, Poplawski A, Goedeke J

Establishment of a Pediatric Surgical Unit at a University Hospital in Eastern Africa.

Hubertus J, Abera G, Haileamlak A, Siebeck M, von Schweinitz D, Wagner F, Eckle R, Wessel L, Ritz L, Ardelean MA, Becker K, Seifu A

Clival fractures in children: a challenge in the trauma room setting!

Fromm J, Meuwly E, Wendling-Keim D, Lehner M, Kammer B

Implication of Image-Defined Risk Factors for the Extent of Surgical Resection and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Pelvic Neuroblastoma.

Froeba-Pohl A, von Schweinitz D, Muehling J, Paolini M, Hubertus J

Lymphatic Leakage after Surgery for Neuroblastoma: A Rare Complication?

Froeba-Pohl A, Muehling J, Vill K, Grote V, Komm T, Seitz D, Kappler R, von Schweinitz D

Diaphragmatic Hernia following Pediatric Liver Transplantation: An Underappreciated Complication Prone to Recur.

Waldron LS, Cerisuelo MC, Lo D, Sayed BA, Vilca-Melendez H, Magliocca J, Lurz E, Baumann U, Vondran FWR, Richter N, von Schweinitz D, Guba M, Muensterer OJ, Berger M

Esophageal Perforation and EVAC in Pediatric Patients: A Case Series of Four Children.

Ritz LA, Hajji MS, Schwerd T, Koletzko S, von Schweinitz D, Lurz E, Hubertus J

Increased Incidence of Perforated Appendicitis in Children During COVID-19 Pandemic in a Bavarian Multi-Center Study.

Schäfer FM, Meyer J, Kellnar S, Warmbrunn J, Schuster T, Simon S, Meyer T, Platzer J, Hubertus J, Seitz ST, Knorr C, Stehr M

Additive value of transarterial embolization to systemic sirolimus treatment in kaposiform hemangioendothelioma.

Brill R, Uller W, Huf V, Müller-Wille R, Schmid I, Pohl A, Häberle B, Perkowski S, Funke K, Till AM, Lauten M, Neumann J, Güttel C, Heid E, Ziermann F, Schmid A, Hüsemann D, Meyer L, Sporns PB, Schinner R, Schmidt VF, Ricke J, Rössler J, Kapp FG, Wohlgemuth WA, Wildgruber M

Prognostic assessment and management of a patient with Carmi syndrome. A case report.

Schreiner D, Uebler A, Ginghina C, Muensterer O, Has C, Mildenberger E

Hernia uteri inguinale in an 18 months old female infant: A case report.

Taher H, Azzam A, Kamal A, Husseiny R, Farrag M, Nayef A, Zaki R, Muensterer O

Successful Foley catheter tamponade of an epigastric vessel trocar injury in a toddler - A case report.

Muensterer NR, Werner E, Muensterer OJ

A detailed analysis of pediatric surgical malpractice claims in Germany: what is the probability of a pediatric surgeon to be accused or convicted?

Mahler S, Gianicolo E, Muensterer OJ

Rapid and safe removal of foreign bodies in the upper esophagus in children using an optimized Miller size 3 video laryngoscope blade.

Kaufmann J, Grozeva B, Laschat M, Brackhahn M, Rudolph D, Neuhaus N, Hubertus J, Wappler F, Eich C

Sarcopenia is a prognostic outcome marker in children with high-risk hepatoblastoma.

Ritz A, Kolorz J, Hubertus J, Ley-Zaporozhan J, von Schweinitz D, Koletzko S, Häberle B, Schmid I, Kappler R, Berger M, Lurz E

Smartphone-Related Accidents in Children and Adolescents: A Novel Mechanism of Injury.

Wagner R, Gosemann JH, Sorge I, Hubertus J, Lacher M, Mayer S

Comorbidity and long-term clinical outcome of laryngotracheal clefts type III and IV: Systematic analysis of new cases.

Seidl E, Kramer J, Hoffmann F, Schön C, Griese M, Kappler M, Lisec K, Hubertus J, von Schweinitz D, Dio DD, Sittel C, Reiter K

Meta-analyses in paediatric surgery are often fragile: implications and consequences.

Schröder A, Muensterer OJ, Oetzmann von Sochaczewski C

The fragility index may not be ideal for paediatric surgical conditions: the example of foetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion.

Schröder A, Muensterer OJ, Oetzmann von Sochaczewski C

The incidence of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis nearly halved from 2005 to 2017: analysis of German administrative data.

Oetzmann von Sochaczewski C, Muensterer OJ

Novel Device for Endoluminal Esophageal Atresia Repair: First-in-Human Experience.

Muensterer OJ, Evans LL, Sterlin A, Sahlabadi M, Aribindi V, Lindner A, König T, Harrison MR

The Effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A Injections on Stricture Formation, Leakage Rates, Esophageal Elongation, and Anastomotic Healing Following Primary Anastomosis in a Long- and Short-Gap Esophageal Atresia Model - A Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled, Blinded Trial in Pigs.

Svensson E, Zvara P, Qvist N, Hagander L, Möller S, Rasmussen L, Schrøder HD, Hejbøl EK, Bjørn N, Petersen S, Larsen KC, Krhut J, Muensterer OJ, Ellebæk MB

Genetic Alterations and Resectability Predict Outcome in Patients with Neuroblastoma Assigned to High-Risk Solely by MYCN Amplification.

Berthold F, Ernst A, Ackermann S, Bartenhagen C, Christiansen H, Hero B, Rosswog C, von Schweinitz D, Klingebiel T, Schmid I, Simon T, Fischer M