Publications by authors named "K Maazoun"

Background: Splenic cysts are one of the relatively rare conditions in pediatric surgery practice. Primary non-parasitic splenic cysts are even more scarce.

Case Presentation: A 13-years-old female patient presented with chronic left hypochondrial pain of 2 months duration.

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Background: To determined the accuracy of ultrasound in diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children keeping histopathology as gold standard.

Methods: A prospective evaluations of all ultrasound for appendicitis from January 1, 2014, to June 15, 2017, was conducted at our hospital. A diagnostic protocol was implemented to reduce radiation exposure employing US as the initial imaging modality followed by CT for non-diagnostic US studies in patients with an equivocal clinical presentation.

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Background: Biliary atresia (BA) is a progressive inflammatory destructive process of the bile ducts occurring in about one of every 20.000 live births. If left untreated, biliary atresia can lead to liver failure.

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Rectal atresia (RA) with a normal anus is a rare anomaly. We describe a case of rectal atresia in a newborn male presenting with an abdominal distension and failure of passing meconium. The rectal atresia was primarily operated by transanal route.

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