J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
December 2024
Objective: To assess the quality of life (QoL), perceived stigma, and extent of anxiety and/or depression among parents of female children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).
Study Design: Observational cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Paediatric Surgery and Endocrinology Clinics of National Institute of Child Health (NICH), Karachi, Pakistan, from June to December 2022.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
November 2024
Objective: To determine the frequency and types of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in patients with Hirschsprung disease.
Study Design: An observational cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Paediatric Surgery, National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, Pakistan, from June to December 2022.
Intussusception is an invagination of one segment of the bowel into its adjoining segment. In children, the cause is usually benign, while in adults it is secondary to a mass lesion. Here we present a case in which the preoperative diagnosis of intussusception secondary to colonic mass was made, but no definitive cause was identified by histopathology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hemangiopericytomas (HPC) are vascular tumors and can be found at any place where vessels are present. These were previously known as 'extrapleural Solitary Fibrous Tumour'. These tumors may reoccur and metastasize after surgical excision.
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