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Chronic Gastric Volvulus

Stump Appendicitis in Two Adolescent Boys: Rare Presentations and Alternative A...

Stump appendicitis is a rare complication that results from reinflammation of the residual part of the appendix, after incomplete appendectomy. Factors that may contribute to inadequate identification of appendicular base are subserosal or retrocecal position, extensive inflammation or inadequate surgical exposure. The length of the appendiceal stump after ligation is likely a major predisposing factor. The pre...

Duplicação Tubular Colorretal

Vascular Trauma in Children-Review from a Major Paediatric Center

BACKGROUND: Traumatic noniatrogenic vascular injuries in children are rare and rarely discussed in literature. Pediatric vascular injuries pose a set of challenges mainly because of continued growth and development in a child or adolescent. The purpose of the study is to characterize management strategies and outcomes in these cases. METHODS: This is a single-center retrospective review of patients less than ag...

Pieloplastia Laparoscópica em Idade Pediátrica

Introdução: A obstrução da junção pielo-ureteral (OJPU) é a causa congénita mais comum de uropatia obstrutiva na criança. O objectivo deste trabalho é documentar a experiência desta Unidade de Urologia Pediátrica relativamente às primeiras 20 pieloplastias realizadas por via laparoscópica. Material e Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo em que foram incluídos vinte doentes com o diagnóstico de OJPU submetidas a pielop...

Torsion and Inflammation of Meckel's Diverticulum: Rare Cause of Acute Abdomina...

Meckel's diverticulum is a remnant of the embryologic vitelline duct. It was named after its anatomical and embryological description, in the early 19th century, by Johann Meckel. It is known as a true diverticulum of the small bowel and is typically estimated to be present in 2% of the general population, with only a very small percentage being symptomatic. In this report, we present a 14-year-old boy with com...

Dilatação Endoscópica de Balão para Tratamento de Megaureter Obstrutivo Primári...

Introduction: Congenital obstructive megaureter may be treated with endoscopic balloon dilatation, particularly in children under one year of age. We report our experience over a six year period. Methods: All patients with diagnosis of primary obstructive megaureter treated with endoscopic balloon dilatation from 2009 to 2014 (6 years) were included. The diagnosis of primary obstructive megaureter was based on ...

MURCS Association and Anorectal Malformation: Case Report of a Female Newborn

MURCS association is rare, first described by Duncan et al. in 1979, including Müllerian duct aplasia, renal aplasia and cervicothoracic somite dysplasia. Levitt and Pe~na described in 2007 a classification of syndromic anorectal malformation (ARM) that associates these two entities. The reported case is the first one described in neonatal period. We describe a case of a female newborn with suspected diagnosis ...