Tourniquet and adrenaline use in hypospadias surgery: a survey on the current practice in Turkey.

Objective: Aim of the study is to determine the hemostatic techniques among pediatric urologists in Turkey.

Material And Methods: Questionnaire forms were sent to 459 pediatric urologist by e-mail.

Results: Ninety eight of 459 participants answered the questionnaire forms.

Stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children: Four cases removed by angiography assistance.

Ateş U, Taştekin NY, Mammadov F, Ergün E, Göllü G, Can ÖS, Uçar T, Bingöl-Koloğlu M, Yağmurlu A, Aktuğ T. Stuck tunneled central venous catheters in children: Four cases removed by angiography assistance. Turk J Pediatr 2018; 60: 221-224.

Laparoscopic Gastrostomy in Children: 10 Years of Experience.

Objectives: Laparoscopic gastrostomy is a widely used procedure in children with failure to thrive, feeding disorders, or neurologic impairment. Various methods of laparoscopic gastrostomy and fixing stomach to abdominal wall have been described. Trocar site primary gastrostomy under laparoscopic control is a simple and easy technique that does not require special instruments and a kit.

Laparoscopic splenectomy in pediatric age: long-term follow-up.

Introduction: In the last century, with the advancement of the diagnostic procedures, hematologic disorders in pediatric age group have been increased dramatically. In parallel with this increase, splenectomy procedures have also been popularized with different techniques and surgical outcomes. Laparoscopic splenectomy (LS) in the pediatric age group is generally accepted as a technically demanding procedure, which needs experience.

Urethral Calculi in a 7-Year-old Boy Presenting as a Large Scrotal Mass After Surgery of Exstrophy-epispadias Repair.

Urethral calculi are extremely rare in pediatric population and are usually presented with dysuria, hematuria, lower urinary tract obstruction, and rarely as a scrotal mass. We here report a giant primary urethral stone presenting as a scrotal mass that developed in the penile urethra resulting from a postsurgical complication of exstrophy-epispadias repair. A 7-year-old boy was admitted with the complaint of scrotal mass and dysuria.