HEPATIC VASCULAR TUMORS IN CHILDREN: POTENTIAL RISKS, OPTIMAL IMAGING AND THE ROLE OF SURGICAL INTERVENTION.

Objective: The aim: To revise the case-series of hepatic vascular tumors (HVT), particularly to identify optimal visualization, management and role of surgical intervention.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: Out of 96 children with hepatic tumors who hospitalized in a single center from 2011 to 2020, 20 (20,8%) were diagnosed HVT. Hepatic Hemangiomas (HHs) were presented in 19 patients and Kaposiform hemangioendotelioma (KHE) in one case.

ROLE OF STAGE ENDOSCOPIC VARICEAL BAND LIGATION IN TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH PORTAL HYPERTENSION.

Objective: The aim: To evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic variceal band ligation (EVL) after the first esophageal EVL session in children with PH according to endoscopic data.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: EVL was performed to 39 patients with PH for the purpose of variceal bleeding primary and secondary prophylaxis.

Results: Results: Esophageal varices grade decrease was observed in 22 (56.