Gallbladder Stones in Pediatric Age: An Emerging Problem: The Risk of Difficult Cholecystectomy and the Importance of a Preoperative Evaluation.

The need for cholecystectomy during pediatric age has significantly increased in the last two decades. As biliary pathology increases, the probability of complicated cholecystectomies increases too. The aim of this article is to analyze our experience with difficult laparoscopic pediatric cholecystectomy, focusing on the importance of an accurate pre-operative imaging study.

A case of double cystic esophageal duplication in VACTERL syndrome: the first case report and a review of the literature.

Background: An esophageal duplication cyst (EDC) is a rare malformation resulting from the embryonic foregut. VACTERL syndrome is a genetic disorder affecting many systems of the human body. We report the first case of VACTERL syndrome associated to asymptomatic double EDC.

Ovarian torsion in the pediatric population: predictive factors for ovarian-sparing surgery-an international retrospective multicenter study and a systematic review.

Study Objective: Ovarian torsion (OT) in pediatric age is a challenging condition to diagnose and treat. To date, there is still no clear consensus about its management. Our aim was to assess some possible associated factors that can help surgeons in decision-making.

Surgical management of ovarian teratomas in childhood: a multicentric study on 110 cases and a literature review.

Aim Of The Study: To compare a multicentric surgical experience on ovarian teratomas in childhood with the current management trends.

Design: A retrospective multicentric pediatric ovarian teratomas surgically treated between January 2000 and August 2020 at four Italian institutions. PubMed database was used to search for Reviews and Systematic Reviews published between January 2010 and August 2020: 15 manuscripts reported 3633 ovarian neoplasms in pediatric age, 1219 (33,5%) of which were ovarian teratomas.

Can contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) be useful in the diagnosis of ovarian torsion in pediatric females? A preliminary monocentric experience.

Purpose: To describe contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) characteristics of ovarian torsion in pediatric females, assessing the potential diagnostic advantages of method as well as its limitations.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study design was used. Between January 2018 and December 2020 we analyzed all pediatric females who underwent explorative surgery with a suspected diagnosis of ovarian torsion, and who were previously evaluated by conventional ultrasound (US), color-Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) and CEUS.