A Genotyped Case of Townes-Brocks Syndrome with Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome from Turkey.

Townes-Brocks syndrome (TBS) is a rare syndrome characterized by triad of anal, ear, and thumb anomalies. Further malformations/anomalies include congenital heart diseases, foot malformations, sensorineural and/or conductive hearing impairment, genitourinary malformations, and anomalies of eye and nervous system. Definitive diagnosis for TBS is confirmed by molecular analysis for mutations in the gene.

Vertical plication: A penile curvature correction technique that reduces the need for urethral plate transection in penoscrotal hypospadias.

Introduction: Penile curvature (PC) is a frequent component associated with hypospadias. Medial corporal rotation by interrupted suturing without incising the corporal bodies is well described in patients with epispadias and we think that it is an alternative technique for the management of patients with ventral PC, with or without hypospadias.

Objective: We describe a PC correction technique which reduces the need for urethral plate transection in penoscrotal hypospadias.

The effect of hypothermia in a rat testicular torsion/detorsion model.

Background: Testicular torsion is an emergent condition. The protective effect of medical hypothermia in ischemia/reperfusion injury is well defined.

Objectives: To evaluate the late results of hypothermia through a rat testicular torsion/detorsion model compatible with human testicular torsion.

Circumcision with plastic Alisclamp technique in 4733 boys: our experiences to reduce complications.

Background/aim: We aim to report the outcomes of circumcisions performed with Alisclamp and our experiences to reduce the complications.

Material And Methods: Complications among circumcised males with Alisclamp between 2015 and 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 (n = 1429); patients circumcised in 2015–2016 and Group 2 (n = 3304); patients circumcised in 2017–2018.

Cystoscopy and mucosectomy: Essentials in the management of persistent müllerian duct syndrome with transverse testicular ectopia.

Objectives: The concurrence of Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome and transverse testicular ectopia is rare. The risk of damage to the vas deferens and the deferential blood supply hinders some surgeons from complete excision of potentially malignant Müllerian duct remnants.

Methods: We present a unique surgical technique of Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome in a patient with right inguinal hernia accompanying transverse testicular ectopia.

The role of flexible bronchoscopy accomplished through a laryngeal mask airway in the treatment of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in children.

Introduction: We here present our experience with children who underwent flexible bronchoscopy for removal of inhaled tracheobronchial foreign bodies under general anesthesia via a laryngeal mask airway (LMA).

Materials And Methods: A total of 24 (16 male and 8 female, mean age: 30.75 ± 29.

Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty in vestibular fistula: with or without colostomy.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the results and complications of one- and three-stage repairs in females with vestibular fistula (VF) and make contribution to the discussion of whether the disadvantages outweigh the protective effect of a colostomy from wound infection and wound dehiscence following posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP).

Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of VF who underwent PSARP between October 2009 and November 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups: Group 1-patients treated by one-stage procedure (n = 30); Group 2-patients treated by three-stage procedure (n = 16).

The Place of Calprotectin, Lactoferrin, and High-Mobility Group Box 1 Protein on Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis with Children.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of serum calprotectin (CP), lactoferrin (LF), and high-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB-1) levels and fecal CP and LF levels in differential diagnosis of acute uncomplicated appendicitis from other causes of abdominal pain and further from complicated appendicitis. Totally, 120 children were included grouped into 4 as: healthy controls, patients with right lower quadrant pain with other than surgical causes, patients with uncomplicated appendicitis, and patients with complicated appendicitis. Serum CP, LF, HMGB-1, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and white blood cell (WBC) count were studied as well as the fecal CP and LF levels.

Delayed diagnosis: An important prognostic factor for oesophageal atresia in developing countries.

Aim: The aim of this study is to analyse the effect of delayed diagnosis on mortality rates, and evaluate the role of delayed diagnosis as a new prognostic factor in patients with oesophageal atresia (OA), especially in developing countries.

Methods: The records of 80 consecutive patients with OA (2008-2013) were reviewed. Patients were divided into two groups according to the time of diagnosis.

Congenital anterior urethrocutaneous fistula: 3 new cases and review of literature.

Objective: Congenital anterior urethrocutaneous fistula, is a rare anomaly characterised by fistulisation of penile urethra to skin and presence of a concomitant normal or hypospadiac external urethral meatus. It may be seen as an isolated anomaly or may accompany genitourinary or anorectal malformations. We aim to present 3 new cases and define the common properties of patients stated in literature.

A giant choledochal cyst in infancy: a case report.

Choledochal cyst is a dilation that encloses the intrahepatic or both extra- and intrahepatic portions of the biliary ducts. Postnatally, ultrasonography is the initial diagnostic modality of choice, allowing for precise measurements of intra- or extrahepatic duct dilatation and identification of stones and sludge. Symptoms depend on the age at presentation.

The comparison of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid and polyacrylate-polyalcohol copolymers in endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux.

Background: Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid (Dx/Ha;Dexell®) and polyacrylate-polyalcohol copolymer (PPC;Vantris®) are the popular tissue-augmenting substances using for the endoscopic injections of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). The aim of the study is to evaluate and compare Dx/Ha and PPC in terms of effectiveness, injection techniques and complications with special emphasis on vesicoureteral junction obstruction (VUJO).

Methods: A total of 95 patients who underwent endoscopic VUR treatment between 2009 and 2015 were retrospectively reviewed.

Unusual Histopathological Findings in Childhood Appendectomy Specimens.

The purpose of this study was to find the unusual findings in the childhood appendectomy specimens and their incidence. The clinicopathological data of 1,306 patients whose ages ranged from 3 to 16 were retrospectively collected. Histopathological findings in appendectomy specimens taken from patients who had a prediagnosis of appendicitis were obtained.

Modified Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty Repair: Frenuloplasty and Long-Term Results in 155 Patients.

To describe a modification of tubularized incised plate (TIP) urethroplasty which we refer to as "frenuloplasty". We retrospectively reviewed 155 children who underwent TIP urethroplasty between June 2008 and August 2011 in our institution. In our technique, the circumcision incision went on through the mucocutaneous junction obliquely in order to form frenular wings instead of linear circumscribing incision joined the urethral plate vertically.

Multiple Stones in a Single-System Ureterocele in a Child.

Presence of multiple calculi in ureterocele is rare in children. A 6-year-old boy presented with hematuria in whom on x-ray and ultrasound multiple calculi were noted in the urinary bladder. At surgery a ureterocele containing multiple calculi was found.

Rare causes of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in infancy.

Gastrointestinal hemorrhage in children is a critical condition that demands quick and effective management. The differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal hemorrhage is wide. Heterotopic pancreas is a rare congenital anomaly and usually discovered incidentally.

A bladder stone within a congenital paraureteral diverticulum: a case report.

Paraureteral diverticula are rare in pediatric population. We here present a bladder stone in the congenital paraureteral diverticulum presenting with vesicoureteral reflux. To the best of our knowledge, stone formation in paraureteral diverticulum has not been reported previously.

The passage of meconium alone is not a sign of correctly positioned anus.

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the consequences of delayed presentation of anorectal malformations and emphasize the causes of delayed diagnosis of these malformations.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 54 neonatal patients with a diagnosis of anorectal malformations. Group 1 consisted of 35 patients diagnosed within the first 48 h of life and Group 2 included 19 patients diagnosed after 48 h of life.