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View article: More than meets the eye: intra-operative retrograde pyelography when more than one ureteral obstruction is suspected – A case report
More than meets the eye: intra-operative retrograde pyelography when more than one ureteral obstruction is suspected – A case report Open
Background: Antenatal hydronephrosis can be caused by various congenital anomalies of the excretory urinary system. Common causes are isolated ureteropelvic junction obstruction and ureterovesical junction obstruction with isolated mid-ure…
View article: First Report of A Lebanese Patient With TK2 Related Myopathic Syndrome
First Report of A Lebanese Patient With TK2 Related Myopathic Syndrome Open
Congenital Neuromuscular disorders are individually very rare but collectively very common, particularly in societies with very high rates of consanguinity. Their diagnosis yet remains challenging and many underdiagnosed. During the infect…
View article: Another indication for a transanal pull-through: surgical management of rectal atresia—a case report
Another indication for a transanal pull-through: surgical management of rectal atresia—a case report Open
Background Rectal atresia is a very rare cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction. It has some distinctive anatomical and physiological specifications. The management is controversial with many described operative techniques. In this case …
View article: A rare cause of neonatal intussusception. Considering it might reduce the mortality. A case report and a review of the literature
A rare cause of neonatal intussusception. Considering it might reduce the mortality. A case report and a review of the literature Open
Full-term neonatal intussusception is rare. Cecal duplication as a lead point for intussusception is very rare. We report a case of full-term neonate with ileo-cecal intussusception due to cecal duplication. Although cecal duplication repr…
View article: Pediatric appendectomy in developing countries
Pediatric appendectomy in developing countries Open
Introduction: A review of the English literature indicates the faint superiority of laparoscopic (LA) over open appendectomy (OA) in the pediatric population; however, a developing-country's experience in the field is not available yet. Th…
View article: Lactobezoar causing neonatal gastric perforation
Lactobezoar causing neonatal gastric perforation Open
A lacto-bezoar is an aggregation of mucus and undigested milk and can obstruct any part of the digestive tract. The diagnosis of this entity theoretically is very straight forward. However without a high index of suspicion missing it becom…