Pediatric surgery international
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Pediatr. Surg. Int. · Oct 2006
Case ReportsIngestion of unusual foreign bodies and malrotation: a "perfect storm".
Management of foreign body ingestion is usually nonsurgical unless atypical foreign bodies or anatomical variants are suspected. The present article illustrates a case of atypical foreign bodies ingestion in the presence of intestinal malrotation. The patient required surgical treatment and had an uneventful postoperative recovery. The article also reviews the cases reported in the literature of magnetic ingestion and the possible complications associated with it.
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Pediatr. Surg. Int. · Oct 2006
A prospective study into the demographics and treatment of paediatric facial lacerations.
To evaluate the demographics and treatment of facial lacerations occurring in a paediatric patient cohort. We undertook a prospective study of 106 children who sustained a soft tissue facial injury and who presented to an Accident and Emergency department in a UK district general hospital supporting a population of 750,000. Approximately 31,000 are dependent children between the age of 0-12 years. ⋯ The pattern of facial lacerations in our study supports the results of previous studies. Our data has provided further insight into the presentation of these injuries. These studies are valuable in targeted injury prevention programmes aimed at potentially reducing the nature, incidence and severity of facial soft tissue trauma in children in the UK.
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Pediatr. Surg. Int. · Oct 2006
Case ReportsCongenital intrathoracic kidney with right Bochdalek defect.
Intrathoracic kidney is a rare congenital anomaly. Since most reported cases are asymptomatic, it is extremely rare for this ectopia to be diagnosed in the neonatal period. We report a male infant with right intrathoracic kidney associated with Bochdalek defect. ⋯ The intrathoracic kidney with attached adrenal gland was located at the level of the carina and was covered with protruded retroperitoneum. The kidney was thought to have been pushed this high by the small intestine and left lobe of the liver, which had also herniated through the defect. Postoperative hemodynamics and renal function were normal.