Delayed presentation of duodenal diaphragm and annular pancreas in a 10-year-old girl: Case report.

Congenital duodenal obstruction is a common cause of bowel obstruction. It is relatively easy to diagnose in the neonatal period. However, if the obstruction is due to a duodenal diaphragm, diagnosis may be delayed until later in infancy or even adulthood, depending on the size of the aperture in the diaphragm.

Rapunzel syndrome: An infrequent cause of paediatric mechanical occlusion.

Despite numerous cases of trichobezoars reported in the literature, few Rapunzel syndromes have been described. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare case of bowel obstruction resulting from hair ingestion (trichobezoar). The obstruction can occur in any level of the intestinal tract.

Primary intrathoracic gastric volvulus in the neonatal period: a differential diagnosis of esophageal atresia.

Intrathoracic gastric volvulus in the neonatal period is a rare surgical emergency. Delays in diagnosis and treatment are life-threatening due to progressive deterioration of the gastric walls. Presentation in this period can be confused with the possibility of esophageal atresia or esophageal web.

[Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in children].

Objective: The authors report their experience of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in children and emphasize the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties supported by several published series.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective based on ten patients treated for xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.

Results: Treatment was surgical in 90% of patients.