Urinary lithiasis and urinary tract malformations in children: a retrospective study of 34 cases.

Background: Although the association of urinary lithiasis and urinary tract malformation is not rare, their management poses challenges. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between urolithiasis and malformations of the urinary system. There were 34 patients (19 males and 15 females) with a mean age of 4.

Rotavirus infection and intussusception in Tunisian children: implications for use of attenuated rotavirus vaccines.

Background: A licensed rotavirus vaccine was withdrawn from use because of an increased risk of intussusception. The association of rotavirus vaccination with intussusception raised concerns about a potential link between natural rotavirus disease and intussusception. The objectives of the present study were to determine whether an epidemiological association with natural rotavirus infection existed.

Congenital bilobar emphysema.

Congenital bilobar emphysema is reported to be extremely rare. We describe 3 cases, and we review the diagnosis problems and treatment methods of this childhood respiratory tract pathologic condition.

Segmental dilatation of the intestine.

Purpose: The aim of this work is to discuss the pathogenesis of the segmental dilatation of the intestine (SDI) and to review its clinical presentation and the ways to confirm the diagnosis.

Methods: Eight cases of pathologically proven SDI from 1987 to 2003 were reviewed and discussed. There were 7 newborns and a 1-year-old boy.

[Giant ureteric stones: report of two cases].

Ureteric stones are generally solitary and less than 2 cm long. Exceptionally, ureteric stones can be longer than 5 cm and/or weigh more than 50 grams, and are referred to as giant ureteric stones. In the light of two personal cases and a review of the literature, the authors review the epidemiological, aetiopathogenic, clinical and therapeutic aspects of this disease with particular emphasis on the importance of the aetiological work-up.