The role of distance between upper and lower esophageal pouches to predict the possibility of delayed repair in children with isolated esophageal atresia.

Aim: A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the role of distance between upper and lower esophageal pouches and pouch lengths to predict delayed primary repair (DPR) in patients with isolated esophageal atresia (EA).

Methods: Patients with isolated EA were evaluated for demographic features, associated anomalies, surgical options, and complications. The babygrams obtained for evaluating gap assessment were examined for the distance between pouches and pouch lengths.

Acute appendicitis during the clinical course of COVID-19 in a 13-year-old boy: Complication or coincidental?

Gastrointestinal symptoms appear to be one of the most common presentations of SARS-CoV-2 infection, later named COVID-19. The symptoms such as nausea, emesis, abdominal pain, and diarrhoea may be recognised as either a finding of COVID-19 or prominent presentation of multi-inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). COVID-19 may present with acute appendicitis and/or may mimic its clinical findings.

Pyloroduodenal intussusception due to diffuse juvenile polyposis in a 3 year-old child: case report.

Background: Pyloroduodenal intussusception (PDI) due to gastric and pyloric polyps is very rare and has not been reported previously in children.

Case: A 3 year-old boy was admitted with non-bilious vomiting and abdominal distention. Abdominal X-ray showed gastric air-fluid level and ultrasonography showed 5 cm intussusception at right upper quadrant.