Treatment of young patients with pilonidal sinus disease with the original (unmodified) Limberg flap standardized for the first time.

Background: Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is commonly seen in young adults but may also affect adolescents. Our goal was to present results from operated patients, with a focus on the original Limberg flap, which we standardized for the first time.

Methods: This study was a retrospective review of 60 teenage patients who underwent surgery in a single pediatric surgery center over approximately 15 years.

Ingested foreign bodies in children: Do they really pass spontaneously from the gastrointestinal tract? A single-centre experience with 1000 cases.

Background: Foreign body (FB) ingestion is frequently encountered in all departments that treat children. FB may bring about significant anxiety for parents and physicians. The present study aims to determine the appropriate approach for FB ingestion in children.

Boix-Ochoa (Partial Fundoplication) Treats Reflux, Even in Neurologically Impaired Patients. Can it Take the Title of "Gold Standard" from Total Fundoplication?

Background: In 4-5% of cases of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), surgical treatment is required. The aim of the study was to evaluate the success of Boix-Ochoa antireflux surgery, which is considered more physiologic with a higher failure rate (need for reoperation) than Nissen fundoplication, which is believed to be the gold standard operation.

Method: In the 13 years from 2005 to 2018, the medical records of all children who underwent Boix-Ochoa in a single institution by pediatric surgeons were reviewed retrospectively.

Management of traumatic bile duct injuries in children.

Purpose: Pediatric experience with biliary tract injuries (BTI) is limited and mostly consists of case presentations. The purpose of this study is to evaluate clinical and radiological findings of possible BTI, treatment strategies, and results.

Methods: The records of nine patients with the diagnosis of BTI between July 2009 and November 2017 were reviewed retrospectively.

Spleen Salvaging Treatment Approaches in Non-parasitic Splenic Cysts in Childhood.

The aim of this study was to evaluate our experience with primary non-parasitic splenic cysts (NPSC) which are relatively rare in children and consist almost exclusively of single case reports or small case series in the literature. The medical records of all patients who presented to our clinic with NPSC between 2005 and 2015 were evaluated retrospectively. There were 22 children whose ages ranged from 2 months to 14 years (mean 9.

Intestinal malrotation needs immediate consideration and investigation.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical presentation, diagnostic studies, and volvulus rate and to describe the unusual clinical clues of intestinal malrotation.

Methods: A retrospective descriptive review was carried out of all patients diagnosed with intestinal malrotation between 2002 and 2014. Patients were divided into two groups: infants (≤1 year, n = 16; group 1); and children (>1 year, n = 12; group 2).

Choledochal cysts in children: Intrahepatic ductal dilatation does not indicate true intrahepatic biliary duct disease.

Background/aims: Choledochal cysts (CCs) are rare abnormalities of the biliary tract. Presenting our clinical experience with CCs herein, we aimed to identify if intrahepatic ductal dilatation indicates true intrahepatic biliary duct disease.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all cases of CCs in children diagnosed at a single center (Başkent University Fac-ulty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Surgery) institution from 2005 to 2015.

Meckel diverticulum in children: Evaluation of macroscopic appearance for guidance in subsequent surgery.

Background: The treatment of incidentally encountered asymptomatic Meckel diverticulum (MD) is controversial. We evaluated whether the macroscopic appearance correlates with clinical features, histopathological findings, future complications, and management decisions.

Methods: Patients who underwent MD resection at a single institution from 2000 to 2012 were retrospectively analyzed in terms of age, sex, clinical features, laboratory data, perioperative findings (diverticulum length, diameter, depth, thickening, and height-to diameter ratio [HDR]), pathology, and postoperative follow-up.

Role of new biomarkers for predicting renal scarring in vesicoureteral reflux: NGAL, KIM-1, and L-FABP.

Background: Reflux nephropathy is the most serious complication of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). The aim of this study was to assess the role of urinary levels of neutrophil-gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL),kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), and liver-type fatty-acid-binding protein (L-FABP) in the early diagnosis of reflux nephropathy in patients with VUR.

Methods: This study assessed 123 patients with primary VUR and 30 healthy children as a control group.

Seroprevalence and risk factors of syphilis among HIV/AIDS patients in Istanbul, Turkey.

Objective: Data on syphilis seroprevalence among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients are unavailable in Turkey although they have common transmission routes. Our study is oriented towards the assessment of the seroprevalence of syphilis and the related risk factors in the HIV/AIDS patients followed in our outpatient clinic.

Materials: Newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases (n = 308) who attended our outpatient clinic between January 2006 and April 2013 were included in the study.

Aspiration of an interesting foreign body: Myiasis.

Myiasis is a rare condition caused by the invasion of tissues by the larvae of flies. Many cases of myiasis involving various human organs have been reported. Tracheopulmonary or intratracheal myiasis is a very unusual and aberrant form of the disease in humans.

Comparative effects of different sclerosing agents used to treat rectal prolapse: an experimental study in rats.

Background/purpose: Sclerosing agents injected into the rectal submucosal area produce an inflammatory response and scar that prevent rectal prolapse. This study aimed to investigate the histopathological changes following submucosal injection of different sclerosing agents in rats.

Methods: Rats (n=35) were divided into control, sham, and five experimental groups, each treated with a different sclerosing agent: cow's milk, 30% saline solution, 30% dextrose solution, 70% ethyl alcohol, and 5% phenol in almond oil (PAO).

Congenital leiomyoma of the distal ileum associated with ileal atresia: a case report.

Association of distal ileal atresia with leiomyoma is a quite rare condition. Herein, we describe a newborn who underwent surgery for ileal atresia and was found to have leiomyoma on pathological examination in the atretic segment. The presence of leiomyoma may indicate a malformation during recanalization and could play a role in the etiology of intestinal atresia.

Different clinical presentations, diagnostic difficulties, and management of cecal duplication.

Background: Cecal duplications (CDs) are very rare, representing 0.4% of all gastrointestinal duplications. This study evaluates the variable clinical presentations, imaging workup, and surgical management of CDs.

Surgical treatment of the solid breast masses in female adolescents.

Study Objective: To evaluate the histopathologic results of the excised solid breast masses in our clinic and to draw attention to breast masses in adolescents.

Design: A retrospective chart review study and review of the literature.

Setting: This study was conducted in Baskent University Adana Research Center between March 2003 and May 2011.

Predictability of outcome of caustic ingestion by esophagogastroduodenoscopy in children.

Aim: To assess the necessity of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to predict the outcome of caustic ingestion in children.

Methods: The study included 206 children who underwent EGD because of ingestion of caustic substances between January 2005 and August 2010. Retrospective analysis of data of the patients was performed.

Management of pyloric stricture in children: endoscopic balloon dilatation and surgery.

Background: Surgical correction is the most preferred treatment modality in pyloric stricture (PS). Recently a few studies reported the experience of balloon dilation in children with PS. This study was designed to present our experiences of the management of the patients with PS with balloon dilation and corrective surgery.

Foreign body aspiration in children: analysis of diagnostic criteria and accurate time for bronchoscopy.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to evaluate the predictive diagnostic value of history, clinical signs and symptoms, and radiological finding and to evaluate whether bronchoscopy is a safe procedure and whether it should be performed in urgent conditions.

Methods: The medical records of 191 children who underwent bronchoscopy for suspected foreign body aspiration (FBA) between 2001 and 2009 were reviewed for demographic data, radiological studies, and bronchoscopic findings retrospectively.

Results: There were 117 male and 74 female patients.

Diagnostic difficulties in esophageal atresia with proximal and distal tracheoesophageal fistula: a case report.

The authors report two patients with esophageal atresia and double fistula, one of whom was diagnosed intraoperatively and the other preoperatively through upper pouch contrast study. Patients with proximal and distal fistula do not present with excessive oral secretion and drooling because they can swallow the saliva/meals that reach the trachea from the proximal esophagus via the proximal fistula and then from the trachea to the distal esophagus via the distal fistula. Thus, since this clinical entity can be easily overlooked, some radiological and clinical signs that are helpful for preoperative and intraoperative diagnosis of a proximal fistula are discussed.

Long-term management of corrosive esophageal stricture with balloon dilation in children.

Background And Purpose: There are only a few studies focused on efficacy and safety of balloon dilation in corrosive esophageal stricture in children. The aim of this study is to assess the long-term clinical results of balloon dilation in the treatment of corrosive esophageal stricture in children.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the management of 18 children (median age 3 years) who were treated with balloon dilation because of caustic esophageal stricture between January 2001 and December 2008.

Bilateral chylothorax after blunt thoracic trauma: a case report.

Traumatic chylothorax other than iatrogenic thoracic duct injury is extremely rare in children. Chylothorax can cause cardiopulmonary abnormalities and significant nutritional, metabolic and immunologic consequences. The management of chylothorax ranges from conservative treatment to surgical intervention.

Perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano in children: aetiology, management and outcome.

Aim: We aimed to assess our experience in treatment and outcome of perianal abscess and/or fistula-in-ano in children.

Method: The patients who were treated for perianal abscess and/or fistula-in-ano from January 2000 to December 2005 were included. Age, sex, duration of symptoms, number and site of the perianal abscess and/or fistula-in-ano, treatment modality and recurrences were recorded.

Primary vaginal calculus secondary to urethrovaginal fistula with imperforate hymen in a 6-year-old girl.

Primary vaginal stones are extremely rare in children and may be mistaken for bladder calculi on plain radiography. We present a case of a large vaginal calculus in a 6-year-old girl who had an imperforate hymen and urethrovaginal fistula. Hymenotomy and urethrovaginal fistula repair were performed, and the vaginal stone was extracted.

Prenatal diagnosis of a mass in the adrenal region that proved to be a teratoma.

A prenatally detected suprarenal cystic mass measuring 2 cm was found to have enlarged upon postnatal ultrasonography at 6 weeks of age. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a 57 x 50 mm mass in the left adrenal region displacing the kidney inferiorly. The infant underwent an adrenalectomy with total resection of the tumor, which proved on histologic examination to be a mature teratoma.