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Jacob C. Langer

Jacob C. Langer

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Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
23110
World Ranking
13345
National Ranking
551

Overview

Jacob C. Langer is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and specializes in the field of medicine, with a primary focus on surgery. Their work spans several subfields including surgery, rheumatology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, pharmacy, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The main topics of their research cover congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies, intestinal malrotation and obstruction disorders, congenital anomalies and fetal surgery, esophageal and gastrointestinal pathology, pelvic floor disorder treatments, congenital diaphragmatic hernia studies, and gastrointestinal disorders and treatments.

Frequent publication venues for Jacob C. Langer include:

  • Journal of Pediatric Surgery
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
  • Urology
  • Gastroenterology

Their recent research contributions include the following papers:

  • Hirschsprung disease, 2023, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • Genotype-phenotype correlation in children with hereditary spherocytosis, 2020, British Journal of Haematology
  • Tube cecostomy versus appendicostomy for antegrade enemas in the management of fecal incontinence in children: A systematic review, 2020, Journal of Pediatric Surgery
  • Hirschsprung-associated inflammatory bowel disease: A multicenter study from the APSA Hirschsprung disease interest group, 2023, Journal of Pediatric Surgery
  • Evaluation and treatment of the post pull-through Hirschsprung patient who is not doing well; Update for 2022, 2022, Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Jacob C. Langer has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably:

  • Richard J. Wood
  • Marc A. Levitt
  • Hira Ahmad
  • Alessandra C. Gasior
  • Ankush Gosain

Best Publications

  • Laparotomy versus Peritoneal Drainage for Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Perforation

    R. Lawrence Moss;Reed A. Dimmitt;Douglas C. Barnhart;Karl G. Sylvester

  • Prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections: Indications for the use of palivizumab and update on the use of RSV-IGIV

    Neal A. Halsey;Jon S. Abramson;P. Joan Chesney;Margaret C. Fisher

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis--2011 update.

    Paula H. B. Bolton-Maggs;Jacob C. Langer;Achille Iolascon;Paul Tittensor

  • Studies in fetal wound healing, VI. Second and early third trimester fetal wounds demonstrate rapid collagen deposition without scar formation.

    Michael T. Longaker;David J. Whitby;N. Scott Adzick;Timothy M. Crombleholme

  • Revised guidelines for prevention of early-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) infection

    N. A. Halsey;P. J. Chesney;M. A. Gerber;D. S. Gromisch

  • Prevention and management of pain and stress in the neonate

    J. A. Lemons;L. R. Blackmon;W P Jr Kanto;H. M. MacDonald

  • One-stage transanal Soave pullthrough for Hirschsprung disease: a multicenter experience with 141 children.

    Jacob C. Langer;Audrey C. Durrant;Luis de la Torre;Daniel H. Teitelbaum

  • Correction of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in utero, V. Initial clinical experience.

    Michael R. Harrison;Jacob C. Langer;N. Scott Adzick;Mitchell S. Golbus

  • Primary fetal hydrothorax: natural history and management.

    Michael T. Longaker;Jean-Martin Laberge;Jean Dansereau;Jacob C. Langer

  • Studies in fetal wound healing: I. A factor in fetal serum that stimulates deposition of hyaluronic acid.

    Michael T. Longaker;Michael R. Harrison;Timothy M. Crombleholme;Jacob C. Langer

  • Transanal one-stage soave procedure for infants with Hirschsprung's disease☆

    Jacob C Langer;Robert K Minkes;Mark V Mazziotti;Michael A Skinner

  • Etiology of intestinal damage in gastroschisis. I: Effects of amniotic fluid exposure and bowel constriction in a fetal lamb model

    Jacob C. Langer;Michael T. Longaker;Timothy M. Crombleholme;Sheldon J. Bond

  • IL-10R polymorphisms are associated with very-early-onset ulcerative colitis

    Christopher J. Moran;Christopher J. Moran;Thomas D. Walters;Cong‐Hui Guo;Subra Kugathasan

  • Diagnosis and management of hydatid disease of the liver. A 15-year North American experience.

    Jacob C. Langer;David B. Rose;Jay S. Keystone;Bryce R. Taylor

  • Neonatal abdominal wall defects.

    Emily R. Christison-Lagay;Cassandra M. Kelleher;Jacob C. Langer

  • Consensus for managing acute severe ulcerative colitis in children: a systematic review and joint statement from ECCO, ESPGHAN, and the Porto IBD Working Group of ESPGHAN.

    Dan Turner;Simon P L Travis;Anne M Griffiths;Frank M Ruemmele

  • Fetal intervention in obstructive uropathy: prognostic indicators and efficacy of intervention.

    Timothy M. Crombleholme;Michael R. Harrison;Mitchell S. Golbus;Michael T. Longaker

  • Comparative analysis of laparoscopic versus open splenectomy

    L. Michael Brunt;Jacob C. Langer;Mary A. Quasebarth;Eric D. Whitman

  • Perinatally diagnosed asymptomatic congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation: to resect or not?

    Dalal Aziz;Jacob C Langer;Sascha E Tuuha;Greg Ryan

  • Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation in the fetus: Natural history and predictors of outcome

    Julie A. Miller;Jane E. Corteville;Jacob C. Langer

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Harrison
Michael R. Harrison Duke University
Michael T. Longaker
Michael T. Longaker Stanford University
Timothy M. Crombleholme
Timothy M. Crombleholme University of Connecticut
Edward D. Verrier
Edward D. Verrier University of Washington
Roy A. Filly
Roy A. Filly University of California, San Francisco
Agostino Pierro
Agostino Pierro University of Toronto
Robert S. Stern
Robert S. Stern Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
N. Scott Adzick
N. Scott Adzick Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anne M. Griffiths
Anne M. Griffiths University of Toronto
David B. Wilson
David B. Wilson Washington University in St. Louis

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