Liver injuries in children: the role of selective non-operative management.

Background: Trauma remains the leading cause of mortality in the pediatric population. Liver injuries occur commonly in blunt abdominal trauma.

Aim: To assess the selective non-operative management of liver injuries in children.

Intestinal volvulus: aetiology, morbidity and mortality in Tunisian children.

Background: Intestinal volvulus (IV) can occur at various sites of the gastrointestinal tract. In Europe, IV in children is most frequently due to malrotation but in Asia Ascaris infestation is a common cause. This report reviews the experience with IV in children in Tunisia; analyzes the aetiologies as well as the clinical presentations and the benefits of the Ladd's procedure in the treatment of the IV.