Bladder duplication in a patient with a persistent urogenital sinus: Case report and systematic review of the literature.

Bladder duplication (BD) is a rare malformation that is often associated to other anomalies. We report a newborn diagnosed with BD in the sagittal plane, associated to persistent urogenital sinus (UGS), given the opening of the vagina immediately below the bladder neck. It is the fourth time this association is reported.

Towards a standardized initial training program in experimental microsurgery for pediatric surgeons.

Objective: To describe a basic training program in microsurgery and to analyze the learning curve through the process, including improvement in operating times and functional outcome.

Materials And Methods: Our learning program included basic, transitional, and experimental models. The experimental model included tail vein cannulation, intestinal resection and anastomosis, dissection, division and anastomosis of the cava and aorta.

Does the timing of appendectomy affect outcomes and postoperative complications?

Purpose: There is controversy about the necessity of nighttime appendectomy. The aim of this study was to determine whether timing of appendectomy performance plays a role on postoperative complications.

Methods: A retrospective single-center comparative study was performed in children who underwent surgery for acute appendicitis between 2017 and 2021.

WITHDRAWN: Malformación venosa verrugosa y sobrecrecimiento: a propósito de 2 casos.

The Publisher regrets that this article is an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published, https://doi.org/10.36959/472/363.

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on emergency department activity at the pediatric surgery unit of a third-level hospital.

Introduction: As a result of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 respiratory virus in Wuhan in December 2019, the Spanish Government declared the state of emergency with restrictions such as stay-at-home lockdown. The objective of this study was to analyze emergency activity at a referral pediatric surgery unit in its territory and determine whether surgical pathologies had decreased or not.

Methods: A retrospective study of pediatric patients presenting at the emergency department and referred to the pediatric surgery unit from March 14, 2020 to April 20, 2020 was carried out.