Pediatric ovarian sliding inguinal hernia, is surgical repair urgent?

Objectives: To find if repairing sliding inguinal hernias containing the ovary should be carried out urgently or not.

Methods: A retrospective chart review carried out at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2015-2022. All cases with an ovarian inguinal hernia in females aged 0-14 years were reviewed after obtaining approval from the Institutional Review Board.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding child maltreatment among health care providers working in primary care centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and current practice of primary healthcare physicians and nurses employed at the National Guard affiliated Primary Care Centers related to child abuse and neglect.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted at four National Guard affiliated Primary Care Centers, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from May to September 2019. A total of 308 physicians and nurses participated in the study, using a convenience sampling technique.

Case Series and Review of Literature of Malignant Adrenocortical Neoplasms: Experience of Two Tertiary Centers in Saudi Arabia.

Pediatric malignant adrenocortical neoplasms are among the rarest tumors encountered by pediatric surgeons and oncologists. In Saudi Arabia, only case reports exist due to the rarity of the condition. In this case series, we present five cases of malignant adrenocortical neoplasm and their clinical outcomes from two tertiary centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2012 to 2021.

Patterns of pediatric thoracic penetrating injuries: A single-trauma-center experience in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To review the patterns and outcomes of pediatric thoracic penetrating injuries in a level one trauma center.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of pediatric patients who presented to the King Abdulaziz Medical City Emergency Department (KAMC-ED), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with thoracic penetrating injury from 2001 to 2016.

Results: Eighty-nine patients had a penetrating injury to the thorax were identified.

Clinicopathological features of resected pediatric congenital lung and mediastinal lesions: A single institution experience.

Objectives: To evaluate resected congenital lung and mediastinal lesions among children and their characteristics in a single tertiary hospital.

Methods: A retrospective chart review analysis of all patients under 14 years of age who underwent congenital lung and mediastinal lesion resection in a single tertiary center from June 1997 to June 2018 was performed.

Results: In total, 108 cases of resected lung and mediastinal lesions were performed from June 1997 to June 2018.

Testicular Ectopia in a Child's Anterior Abdominal Wall: A Case Report and Literature Review.

BACKGROUND Ectopic testis is an uncommon congenital anomaly that has been reported in different sites in the body. The anterior abdominal wall is an exceptionally rare variant site for ectopic testis. The purpose of this case report is to highlight the importance of being aware of this rare clinical entity, thereby increasing the chance of preserving an ectopic testis.

Quantification of insulin receptor mRNA splice variants as a diagnostic tumor marker in breast cancer.

Background: The mature human insulin receptor (INSR) has two isoforms: The A isoform and the B isoform. INSR upregulation has been suggested to play a role in cancer.

Objective: To establish quantitative PCR method for INSR transcript variants and examine their differential expression as a diagnostic tumor marker in breast cancer.