Stig Somme, MD

Professional Titles

• Quality Director Pediatric Surgery

Publications

• Somme S. Woundhealing. In: Ziegler, Azizkhan, Weber (Ed) Operative pediatric surgery, 2nd Edition. Editors: Ziegler, Azizkhan, Weber (in press)
• Jones S, Narcewicz M, Partrick D, Somme S. LAPAROSCOPIC REMOVAL OF GIANT GASTRIC TRICHOBEZOAR: A CASE REPORT AND DESCRIPTION OF SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. Southwestern Surgical Association, HI, April 2011
• Stig Somme, Michael Bronsert, Elaine Morrato, Alison Kemp, Moritz Ziegler. ALIGNMENT OF THE TRAINING CURRICULUM AND SURGICAL PRACTICE: IMPLICATIONS FOR COMPETENCY, MANPOWER, AND PRACTICE MODELING. European Pediatric Surgery Association annual meeting, Spain, June 2011.
• Postoperative anal stricture after transanal Soave pullthrough for Hirschsprung disease
• Chatterjee D, Hawkins JL, Somme S, Galan HL, Prager JD, Crombleholme TM. Ex utero Intrapartum Treatment to Resection of a Bronchogenic Cyst Causing Airway Compression. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2013 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24281263
• Sømme S, Bronsert M, Morrato E, Ziegler M. Frequency and variety of inpatient pediatric surgical procedures in the United States. Pediatrics. 2013 Dec;132(6):e1466-72. PubMed PMID: 24276846
• Acker S, Bansal S, Somme S. A 25 weeks gestational age, 755 g neonate with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula presents with ileal perforation and esophageal pouch perforation. J Ped Surg Case Reports 1 (2013) 395e397
• Somme S, Langer JC. Duplications of the alimentary tract. In: Operative pediatric surgery 7th edition (2013). Editors: Spitz L, Coran A.G.
• Postoperative anal stricture after transanal Soave pullthrough for Hirschsprung disease
• Operative Pediatric Surgery. Ed: Spitz and Coran. Edition 7. Chapter: Duplications of the alimentary tract. JC Langer and S Somme
• Acker SN, Garcia AJ, Ross JT, Somme S. Current trends in the diagnosis and treatment of pyloric stenosis. Pediatr Surg Int. 2015 Feb 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25672283
• Somme et al: Alignment of Training Curriculum and Surgical Practice: Implications for Competency, Manpower, and Practice Modeling. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2012; 22(01): 074-079
• Acker S, Dishop M, Kobak G, Vue P, Somme S. Laparoscopic-Assisted Endoscopic Resection of a Gastric Leiomyoma. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2014;2(1):003-6. PubMed PMID: 25642406
• Decision Support in Medicine. Editor: Douglas M Jones. Chapter: Intestinal atresia. Web-based publication. Author: Stig Somme
• Somme et al: The epidemiology of pediatric surgery in the US. Presented at the British association for paediatric surgery annual meeting in Belfast, July 2011.
• Acker SN, Staulcup S, Partrick DA, Sømme S. Evolution of minimally invasive techniques within an academic surgical practice at a single institution. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2014 Nov;24(11):806-10. PubMed PMID: 25290379
• Operative pediatric surgery. Editor: Ziegler, Azizkhan, Weber. 2nd Edition. Chapter: Wound healing. Author: Stig Somme
• Zaretsky MV, Somme S, Crombleholme TM. Role of adjunctive medical therapy in the fetoscopic surgical treatment of twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Am J Perinatol. 2014 Sep;31 Suppl 1:S39-46. PubMed PMID: 25077476
• Somme, Prager, Galan, Crombleholme: Bronchogenic Cyst Induced Airway Compression and Hyperinflation Syndrome managed by EXIT-to-Resection. IFMSS 2013
• Chatterjee D, Hawkins JL, Somme S, Galan HL, Prager JD, Crombleholme TM. Ex utero intrapartum treatment to resection of a bronchogenic cyst causing airway compression. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2014;35(2):137-40. PubMed PMID: 24281263
• Hurst AL, Olson D, Somme S, Child J, Pyle L, Ranade D, Stamatoiu A, Crombleholme T, Parker SK. Once-Daily Ceftriaxone Plus Metronidazole Versus Ertapenem and/or Cefoxitin for Pediatric Appendicitis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Dec 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26703242
• Somme, Bronsert, Morrato, Kempe, Ziegler: Alignment of training curriculum and surgical practice: implications for competency, manpower, and practice modeling. Eur. J. Pediatr. Surg. Feb;22(1):74-9
• Stewart CL, Kulungowski AM, Tong S, Langer JC, Soden J, Sømme S. Rectal biopsies for Hirschsprung disease: Patient characteristics by diagnosis and attending specialty. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26592956
• Gastroschisis Colorado Fetal Care Center Website
• Deeney S, Somme S. Prenatal consultation for foetal anomalies requiring surgery. Women Birth. 2016 Feb;29(1):e1-7. PubMed PMID: 26321230
• Operative Pediatric Surgery. Editors: Coran and Spitz. Publication Date: April 30, 2013 | ISBN-10: 1444117157 Chapter: Duplications of the Intestinal Tract
• Rectenwall-Work, Somme: Database Validation: Adventures in Coding and Definitions Accepted for presentation at EUPSA June 2013
• Acker SN, Kulungowski AM, Hodges M, Crombleholme TM, Somme S, Partrick DA. Pyloric stenosis--postoperative care on a nonsurgical ward. J Surg Res. 2015 Nov;199(1):149-52. PubMed PMID: 25972312
• Acker SN, Garcia AJ, Ross JT, Somme S. Current trends in the diagnosis and treatment of pyloric stenosis. Pediatr Surg Int. 2015 Apr;31(4):363-6. PubMed PMID: 25672283
• Renaud EJ, Sømme S, Islam S, Cameron DB, Gates RL, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski J, Diefenbach KA, Baird R, Arnold MA, Lal DR, Shelton J, Guner YS, Gosain A, Kawaguchi AL, Ricca RL, Goldin AB, Dasgupta R. Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Sep 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30220452
• Dewberry LC, Vuille-Dit-Bille RN, Kulungowski AM, Somme S. A Single Surgeon Laparoscopic Duodenoduodenostomy Case Series for Congenital Duodenal Obstruction in an Academic Setting. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2018 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30016184
• Masaracchia MM, Polaner DM, Prager JD, DeBoer EM, Dewberry LC, Somme S, Wine T, Janosy NR. Pediatric tracheomalacia and the perioperative anesthetic management of thoracoscopic posterior tracheopexy. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Sep;28(9):768-773. PubMed PMID: 29962064
• Child J, Chen X, Mistry RD, Somme S, MacBrayne C, Anderson PL, Jones RN, Parker SK. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Metronidazole in Pediatric Patients With Acute Appendicitis: A Prospective Study. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 May 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29788329
• Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Goldin AB, Baird R, Cameron DB, Arnold MA, Diefenbach KA, Gosain A, Grabowski J, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T, Kawaguchi A, Lal DR, Oyetunji TA, Ricca RL, Shelton J, Somme S, Williams RF, Downard CD. Ovarian torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul;53(7):1387-1391. PubMed PMID: 29153467
• Child J, Chen X, Mistry RD, Somme S, MacBrayne C, Anderson PL, Jones RN, Parker SK. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Metronidazole in Pediatric Patients With Acute Appendicitis: A Prospective Study. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 Sep 25;8(4):297-302. PubMed PMID: 29788329
• Renaud EJ, Sømme S, Islam S, Cameron DB, Gates RL, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Oyetunji TA, Grabowski J, Diefenbach KA, Baird R, Arnold MA, Lal DR, Shelton J, Guner YS, Gosain A, Kawaguchi AL, Ricca RL, Goldin AB, Dasgupta R. Ovarian masses in the child and adolescent: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Mar;54(3):369-377. PubMed PMID: 30220452
• Gates RL, Price M, Cameron DB, Somme S, Ricca R, Oyetunji TA, Guner YS, Gosain A, Baird R, Lal DR, Jancelewicz T, Shelton J, Diefenbach KA, Grabowski J, Kawaguchi A, Dasgupta R, Downard C, Goldin A, Petty JK, Stylianos S, Williams R. Non-operative management of solid organ injuries in children: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Evidence Based Practice Committee systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Aug;54(8):1519-1526. PubMed PMID: 30773395
• Baird R, Lal DR, Ricca RL, Diefenbach KA, Downard CD, Shelton J, Sømme S, Grabowski J, Oyetunji TA, Williams RF, Jancelewicz T, Dasgupta R, Arthur LG, Kawaguchi AL, Guner YS, Gosain A, Gates RL, Sola JE, Kelley-Quon LI, St Peter SD, Goldin A. Management of long gap esophageal atresia: A systematic review and evidence-based guidelines from the APSA Outcomes and Evidence Based Practice Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Apr;54(4):675-687. PubMed PMID: 30853248
• Grabowski J, Oyetunji TA, Goldin AB, Baird R, Gosain A, Lal DR, Kawaguchi A, Downard C, Sola JE, Arthur LG, Shelton J, Diefenbach KA, Kelley-Quon LI, Williams RF, Ricca RL, Dasgupta R, St Peter SD, Sømme S, Guner YS, Jancelewicz T. The management of pilonidal disease: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov;54(11):2210-2221. PubMed PMID: 30948198
• Dewberry L, Wine T, Prager J, Masaracchia M, Janosy N, Polaner D, DeBoer E, Somme S. Thoracoscopic Posterior Tracheopexy Is a Feasible and Effective Treatment for Tracheomalacia. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2019 Oct;29(10):1228-1231. PubMed PMID: 31219396
• Poore TS, Weinman JP, Handley E, Wine T, Helland S, Corbett B, Antoniolli N, Somme S, Friedlander J, Prager JD, DeBoer EM. Vascular and pulmonary comorbidities in children with congenital EA/TEF. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33300304
• Sømme S, Shahi N, McLeod L, Torok M, McManus B, Ziegler MM. Neonatal surgery in low- vs. high-volume institutions: a KID inpatient database outcomes and cost study after repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, esophageal atresia, and gastroschisis. Pediatr Surg Int. 2019 Nov;35(11):1293-1300. PubMed PMID: 31372730
• Omphalocele. In Pediatric Surgery 2nd edition: Puri and Hollwarth. (2019)
• Kelley-Quon LI, Arthur LG, Williams RF, Goldin AB, St Peter SD, Beres AL, Hu YY, Renaud EJ, Ricca R, Slidell MB, Taylor A, Smith CA, Miniati D, Sola JE, Valusek P, Berman L, Raval MV, Gosain A, Dellinger MB, Sømme S, Downard CD, McAteer JP, Kawaguchi A. Management of intussusception in children: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33158508
• Heslop G, Sowa L, Helland S, Corbett B, Wine TM, Somme S, Prager JD. The risks of polytetrafluoroethylene pledget use in tracheopexy. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Oct;149:110859. PubMed PMID: 34340005
• Riddle S, Haberman B, Miquel-Verges F, Somme S, Sullivan K, Rajgarhia A, Zaniletti I, Jacobson E. Gastroschisis with intestinal atresia leads to longer hospitalization and poor feeding outcomes. J Perinatol. 2021 Jun 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34155327
• Kawaguchi AL, Guner YS, Sømme S, Quesenberry AC, Arthur LG, Sola JE, Downard CD, Rentea RM, Valusek PA, Smith CA, Slidell MB, Ricca RL, Dasgupta R, Renaud E, Miniati D, McAteer J, Beres AL, Grabowski J, Peter SDS, Gosain A. Management and outcomes for long-segment Hirschsprung disease: A systematic review from the APSA Outcomes and Evidence Based Practice Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Sep;56(9):1513-1523. PubMed PMID: 33993978
• Bielicki IN, Somme S, Frongia G, Holland-Cunz SG, Vuille-Dit-Bille RN. Abdominal Wall Defects-Current Treatments. Children (Basel). 2021 Feb 23;8(2). PubMed PMID: 33672248
• Grabowski J, Goldin A, Arthur LG, Beres AL, Guner YS, Hu YY, Kawaguchi AL, Kelley-Quon LI, McAteer JP, Miniati D, Renaud EJ, Ricca R, Slidell MB, Smith CA, Sola JE, Sømme S, Downard CD, Gosain A, Valusek P, St Peter SD, Jagannathan N', Dasgupta R. The effects of early anesthesia on neurodevelopment: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 May;56(5):851-861. PubMed PMID: 33509654
• Poore TS, Weinman JP, Handley E, Wine T, Helland S, Corbett B, Antoniolli N, Somme S, Friedlander J, Prager JD, DeBoer EM. Vascular and pulmonary comorbidities in children with congenital EA/TEF. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 Feb;56(2):571-577. PubMed PMID: 33300304
• Kelley-Quon LI, Arthur LG, Williams RF, Goldin AB, St Peter SD, Beres AL, Hu YY, Renaud EJ, Ricca R, Slidell MB, Taylor A, Smith CA, Miniati D, Sola JE, Valusek P, Berman L, Raval MV, Gosain A, Dellinger MB, Sømme S, Downard CD, McAteer JP, Kawaguchi A. Management of intussusception in children: A systematic review. J Pediatr Surg. 2021 Mar;56(3):587-596. PubMed PMID: 33158508
• Speck KE, Kulaylat AN, Baerg JE, Acker SN, Baird R, Beres AL, Chang H, Derderian SC, Englum B, Gonzalez KW, Kawaguchi A, Kelley-Quon L, Levene TL, Rentea RM, Rialon KL, Ricca R, Somme S, Wakeman D, Yousef Y, St Peter SD, Lucas DJ. Evaluation and Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review From the APSA Outcomes & Evidence-Based Practice Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Oct;58(10):1873-1885. PubMed PMID: 37130765
• Rentea RM, Renaud E, Ricca R, Derderian C, Englum B, Kawaguchi A, Gonzalez K, Speck KE, Villalona G, Kulaylat A, Wakeman D, Yousef Y, Rialon K, Somme S, Lucas D, Levene T, Chang H, Baerg J, Acker S, Fisher J, Kelley-Quon LI, Baird R, Beres AL. Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review from the APSA Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Oct;58(10):1861-1872. PubMed PMID: 36941170
• Reppucci ML, Nolan MM, Cooper E, Gallagher LT, Diaz-Miron J, Somme S, Soden J, Gumer L, Acker SN. Pneumatosis Intestinalis in Children With Intestinal Failure: The Result of Intestinal Stress From Enteral Feeding?. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 May 1;76(5):560-565. PubMed PMID: 36800285

Professional Memberships

• American College of Surgeons (ACS), Fellow
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Member
• International Fetal Medicine and Surgery Society, Member

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado
• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Pediatric Surgery, Board Certification (2010)
• Surgery, Board Certification (, 2008)

• Surgery - Laparoscopic Surgery
• Surgery
• Surgery - Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
• Surgery - Trauma and Acute Care