Acute abdomen in children

Acute abdomen is a clinical condition formed by diseases causing acute peritoneal irritation. Delay in diagnosis and treatment may result in rapid progression of disease and may give rise to severe systemic problems. The fundamental aim for physician is to find out the possible cause while coping with the child admitted with abdominal pain. Matter of importance is whether the cause of the abdominal pain requires surgical intervention or can be cured by a prompt medical treatment. Roughly speaking, five percent of all abdominal pain problems may be related with a severe surgical problem. First physician is very important in surgical abdomen as far as early diagnosis and prevention of complications are concerned. For the cases which the diagnosis is not that easy, observation and surgical consultation should be the policy of choice. (Turk Arch Ped 2010; 45 Suppl: 62-7

Testis sparing surgery for Leydig cell pathologies in children

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Ovary-sparing surgery for teratomas in children

To share our experience in ovary-sparing surgery for teratomas in children

Role of Immunohistochemistry in the Differential Diagnosis of Pediatric Renal Tumors: Expression of Cyclin D1, Beta-Catenin , PDGFR-Alpha, and PTEN

Objective: Pediatric renal tumors overlap histomorphologically and may cause misdiagnosis. We aimed to determine the role of immunohistochemical staining of Cyclin D1, PTEN, beta-catenin and PDGFR-alpha on pediatric renal tumors

Circumcision in children with bleeding diathesis

Aim: Circumcision is one of the most commonly performed procedures in children, however there are few reports which describe circumcision in patients with bleeding disorders. The aim of this study is to present our experience in circumcision of children with BD

Oral Propranolol Administration in Treatment of Hemangiomas: An Update

Objective: To evaluate the results and the efficacy of oral propranolol treatment in patients with infantile hemangioma

Oral Propranolol Administration in Treatment of Hemangiomas: An Update

Objective: To evaluate the results and the efficacy of oral propranolol treatment in patients with infantile hemangioma