Multifocal Infantile Hemangioma - Presentation of 4 Cases and Review of the Selected Literature.

Background: Multifocal infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are focal cutaneous lesions affecting more than 1 anatomic site. The multifocal distribution pattern is the rarest form of IH manifestation, accounting for only 3-4% of all affected infants. This type of cutaneous IHs may be a marker for extracutaneous disease, with the liver being the most frequently affected organ.

Multivariate Interaction Analysis of L. Genotypes Growth Productivity in Different Environmental Conditions.

Evaluating maize genotypes under different conditions is important for identifying which genotypes combine stability with high yield potential. The aim of this study was to assess stability and the effect of the genotype-environment interaction (GEI) on the grain yield traits of four maize genotypes grown in field trials; one control trial without nitrogen, and three applying different levels of nitrogen (0, 70, 140, and 210 kg ha, respectively). Across two growing seasons, both the phenotypic variability and GEI for yield traits over four maize genotypes (P0725, P9889, P9757 and P9074) grown in four different fertilization treatments were studied.

Comparison of the Standard vs. Thoracoscopic Extrapleural Modification of the Nuss Procedure-Two Centers' Experiences.

Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital anterior chest wall deformity, with an incidence of 1:400 to 1:1000. Surgical strategy has evolved with the revolutionary idea of Donald Nuss, who was a pioneer in the operative correction of this deformity using minimally invasive surgery. The aim of this paper is to compare the preliminary results of pectus excavatum repair in two University Centers with a moderate number of patients using the standard Nuss procedure and its modification, the extrapleural thoracoscopic approach.

Predictive Value of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width, Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Distribution Width in Children with Acute Appendicitis.

Background And Objectives: Acute appendicitis in pediatric patients is one of the most common surgical emergencies, but the early diagnosis still remains challenging. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), Mean platelet volume (MPV) and Platelet distribution width (PDW) in children with acute appendicitis.

Materials And Methods: This study was a retrospective assessment of laboratory findings (RDW, MPV, PDW) of patients who underwent surgical treatment for acute appendicitis from January 2019 to December 2020.

Laparoscopic-Endoscopic "Rendezvous" Procedure in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Surgery-Case Series.

Laparoscopic-endoscopic "rendezvous" procedures were introduced in surgery for common bile duct stone treatment but are now widely used in other fields of abdominal surgery. An endoscopist navigates a surgeon during the same operative procedure and, thus, enables a better visualization of the location, resection margins, bleeding control, less thermal damage, etc. Here, we present case series of 11 patients that were treated using a "rendezvous" procedure for gastrointestinal lesions on different parts of the gastrointestinal tract such as juvenile polyps on the colon (transversum, ascendens, cecum, sigma), leiomyomatosis of the stomach, Peutz-Jeghers intestinal polyposis, hyperplastic gastric polyp, ectopic pancreatic tissue in the stomach, gastric trichobezoar, and gastric schwannoma.

Single stage surgical treatment of amniotic band syndrome – Case report.

Introduction: Amniotic band syndrome is a rare congenital disorder with clinical presentation of constricting bands in different parts of extremities or whole extremities. Conservative or surgical treatment is provided depending on the type and severity of the anomaly.

Case Outline: The paper presents the case of a neonate patient with constriction bands localized on the left leg.

[Minimal invasive surgical correction of pectus excavatum deformities in adolescents: our institutional experience].

Introduction: Nuss procedure is a minimal invasive surgical technique based on retrosternal placement of a metal plate to correct pectus excavatum chest deformity. We are presenting our five-year (2006-2011) institutional experience of 21 patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine characteristics and advantages of minimal invasive surgical approach in correcting deformities of the chest.

Burns treatment in ancient times.

Discovery of fire at the dawn of prehistoric time brought not only the benefits to human beings offering the light and heat, but also misfortune due to burns; and that was the beginning of burns treatment. Egyptian doctors made medicines from plants, animal products and minerals, which they combined with magic and religious procedures. The earliest records described burns dressings with milk from mothers of male babies.

Towards a database for genotype-phenotype association research: mining data from encyclopaedia.

To associate phenotypic characteristics of an organism to molecules encoded by its genome, there is a need for well-structured genotype and phenotype data. We use a novel method for extracting data on phenotype and genotype characteristics of microorganisms from text. As a resource, we use an encyclopedia of microorganisms, which holds phenotypic and genotypic data and create a structured, flexible data resource, which can be exported to a range of database formats, containing genotype and phenotype data for 2412 species and 873 genera of microbes.

[Historical review of congenital foot deformity treatment].

Introduction: There is still no good solution for the treatment of all the forms of clubfoot.

History Of The Treatment In The World: The first written description of the treatment of this deformity was given by Hippocrates. In the Middle Ages, Galenus, Celsus and Averroe only reviewed the lessons of Hippocrates's principles.

[Systematic struggle to eradicate developmental displacement of the hip in newborns in the regions of Kula and Vrbas].

Introduction: Successful treatment of developmental displacement of the hip (DDH) depends on early diagnosis. Clinical screening of all newborns is a useful tool and should be encouraged in everyday practice, because DDH has a high prevalence and significant morbidity. Clinical exam is an important part of early diagnosis, but insufficient.

[Neonatal hip dysplasia--differential diagnosis].

Introduction: Hip dysplasia is the elementary form of the developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). The diagnosis may be made by the ultrasound examination (types II a-, II b).

Objective: The aim of the authors was to define the congenital structural neonatal hip dysplasia, and to differentiate hip hypoplasia, hip dysplasia and teratogenic anomalies.

[Diagnostic and prognostic values of standard and dynamic ultrasound in early detection and treatment of developmental hip deformity].

Introduction: A clinical examination of a newborn infant is indispensable, but certainly insufficient for a diagnosis of developmental deformity of the hip (DDH) to be made. The use of the ultrasound in the diagnostics of DDH, beside the visualization and making the respective clinical findings objective, made possible verification (still without a distinction of the tissues) of the two basic categories of the primary condition of a newborn baby hips.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to find out the optimal methodological procedure for the early detection of DDH in newborn infants and sucklings.

[Primary abductor hip contracture as diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic problem in child hip pathology].

Coxa obliqua represents a special functional entity in the pathology of the child hip. Authors have confirmed the results of S.L.

[Septic arthritis in neonates and infants].

Introduction: Septic arthritis represents an intra-articular infection caused by pyogenic bacteria. During the earliest childhood it is considered to be a systemic septic condition and demands early diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment.

Material And Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of patients with septic arthritis treated at the Department of Orthopedics of the Pediatric Surgery Clinic in Novi Sad, over a 10-year period.