Retroperitoneoscopic surgical resection of a crossed ectopic non-functioning multicystic kidney associated with a severe ureteral dilation. A new surgical approach and literature review.

After horseshoe kidney, crossed renal ectopia (CRE) is the most common fusion anomaly of the kidney, with an incidence of 1:7000 autopsies. Most frequently the left kidney is the crossed ectopic component. In this article we present the first case of retroperitoneoscopic resection of a CRE and left ectopic multicystic dysplastic kidney with severely dilated ureter.

A National Long-Term Study of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Appendix in Children: Are We Too Aggressive?

Introduction:  Pediatric neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the appendix are mostly detected incidentally after appendectomy for acute appendicitis. NET management is a matter of controversy. In this national, multicenter study, we aimed to establish guidelines based on our results and the literature.

Necrotic skin lesions and cerebral infarction in the newborn: two case reports.

Localized skin necrosis with deeper soft tissue injury at birth is unusual and has been rarely reported in association with cerebral infarction. Two cases with forearm necrotic skin associated with injured deeper soft tissue are described in which brachial artery thrombosis was documented. Considering the possibility of disseminated thrombosis, cerebral ultrasound showed brain infarction due to unilateral middle cerebral artery thrombosis on Doppler.