Thirteen ribs and long gap oesophageal atresia: The embryological hypothesis for exploration.

Context: Since the gap between two atretic segments of oesophagus is a critical determinant of prognosis for oesophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF), the search for a surrogate non-invasive pre-operative marker of long gap atresia continues.

Aims: The purpose of the study was to compare the presence of normal and supernumerary ribs with length of EA and survival rates.

Settings And Design: A prospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary care referral neonatal intensive care unit in North Karnataka, India, from January 2016 to June 2019.

A case of complete transection of right main bronchus in a child: Role of thoracoscopy and bronchoscopy.

Isolated tracheobronchial injuries are extremely rare in children and challenging due to life threatening complications. Blunt trauma to chest, especially in pediatric age group, is usually associated with multi-organ involvement and high mortality rate. These patients rarely reach a hospital.

Mckusick-kaufman syndrome presenting as acute intestinal obstruction.

Hydrometrocolpos and polydactyly have been associated with many syndromes and can present at any age. Rarely does hydrometrocolpos present as neonatal intestinal obstruction. We report two cases of McKusick-Kaufman syndrome presenting with intestinal obstruction.