Testicular atrophy following torsion in pediatric patients. Results of a long-term follow-up.

Objectives: To assess torsion outcomes and evaluates the rate of testicular atrophy.

Methods: The study was done over the 2000-2024 period during which 103 patients of average age 12.9± 3.

Zinner syndrome in childhood and adolescence: Report of four cases and review of the literature.

Zinner syndrome is a rare congenital malformation of the urinary system that occurs exclusively in males. It consists of renal agenesis, ipsilateral obstruction of the ejaculatory duct, and cystic changes in the seminal vesicles. It is rarely described in the pediatric population due to the absence of symptoms, as well as the failure to recognize it due to masking by other morphological changes and conditions.

The correlation between the transverse rectal diameter and urodynamic findings in children with neurogenic bowel and bladder dysfunction.

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between the transverse rectal diameter and urodynamic findings in children with neurogenic bowel and bladder dysfunction.

Methods: Between 2014 and 2022, we prospectively evaluated 81 consecutive spina bifida children with neurogenic bowel and bladder dysfunction (35 boys and 46 girls, mean age 9.5 ± 3.

Reduction of transverse rectal diameter and its effect on bladder dynamics in children with spinal dysraphism.

Introduction: To examine the reduction of transverse rectal diameter and its effect on bladder dynamics in children with spinal dysraphism.

Methods: We prospectively evaluated 61 consecutive children with spinal dysraphism, 25 (41%) boys and 36 (59%) girls, aged 4 to 16 years; mean age 9.3 ± 3.

Brachial plexopathy as a consequence of nerve root swelling after shoulder trauma in a patient following an acute seizure.

Background: Epileptic seizures might be associated with an increased risk of fractures, either as a result of trauma after a fall or as a result of excessive muscle contraction. In the pediatric population, excessive muscle contraction is a more significant risk factor for fractures, due to the lack of maturity in the musculoskeletal system, while antiepileptic therapy itself can lead to a reduction of bone density. Proximal humeral fractures in the pediatric population are not frequent but both proximal humeral fractures and shoulder dislocation increase the chance of brachial plexus injuries and peripheral nerve lesions.

Malignant rhabdoid tumor-The great mimicker: Two case reports.

Malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRT) represent a very rare group of tumors in infants that have an aggressive clinical behavior, are refractory to therapy, and have a high mortality rate. We present two cases that demonstrate the importance of early diagnosis for further treatment. The first case was a 4 and a half month old boy that presented with an enlarged liver and was treated as hepatoblastoma with metastatic changes in the lung parenchyma after the diagnosis.

A posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm of the left radial artery as a result of a stab wound in an 8-year-old girl.

Pseudoaneurysms arise from a disruption of arterial wall continuity and are most commonly related to a penetrating trauma, an arterial wall inflammation or iatrogenic causes. They differ from real aneurysms due to a lack of one or more layers of the arterial wall. The frequency of peripheral artery pseudoaneurysms in the upper extremities is less than in the lower extremities and its most common cause is a gunshot or a stab wound.