Clinical Pattern of Pediatric Hydatid Disease.

Context: Literature regarding hydatid disease in children is sparse.

Aims: To highlight the peculiarities in the clinical pattern of pediatric hydatid disease (PHD).

Settings And Design/materials And Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from all children aged <18 years who presented to our tertiary care institute from July 2021 to June 2023 with hydatid disease involving any organ.

Primary Pelvic Hydatid Cyst in Adolescent Female.

Primary pelvic hydatid cyst occurs through hematogenous or lymphatic route. Adolescent female presented with complaints of suprapubic discomfort and constipation. Imaging revealed a cystic lesion in pouch of Douglas and removed surgically.

Urethral Duplication Associated with Ectopic Scrotum: A Case Study.

Urethral duplication is a rare anomaly with varying clinical manifestations. About 300 cases have been reported till date and are often associated with genitourinary (GU) and gastrointestinal (GI) tract anomalies. A 6-day-old neonate presented with an absent anal opening and a tiny perineal fistula having slight meconium staining.

Novel variant CPLANE 1: c.5051C>A (p.Ser1684Ter) in an Indian neonate with Joubert syndrome.

Joubert syndrome (JS) is a rare ciliopathy that presents with the triad of hypotonia, developmental delay and molar tooth sign (MTS) in brain MRI. Next-generation sequencing has identified about 35 genes which are known to cause JS of which CPLANE 1 mutation is found in 8%-10% of cases. We report a case of JS in an Indian neonate who presented with hypotonia, dysmorphic facies, polydactyly, syndactyly and occipital encephalocele.

Primary acquired gastric outlet obstruction in children: A retrospective single center study.

Background/ Purpose: Idiopathic hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is by far the most common cause of gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) in young infants, with more than 90% of cases presenting between 3 and 10 weeks after birth. While cases of late onset pyloric stenosis beyond infancy have been reported, the etiology is poorly understood. We report our experience of 5 cases, describing the similarities and differences in management of our patient population which happens to be the second largest reported in literature.

Kawasaki Disease Presenting as Acute Intestinal Obstruction.

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness of childhood associated with vasculitis of medium-sized arteries especially the coronary arteries. Typical clinical features involving the skin, mucous surfaces, etc., occur sequentially over a few days.

Outcome of poorly functioning kidneys secondary to PUJO preserved by pyeloplast.

Aims: To study the intermediate term to long-term functional status of kidneys with split renal function(SRF) <15% secondary to PUJO which are preserved by pyeloplasty and to find out whether these kidneys can recover or eventually need nephrectomy.

Methods: 24 patients with SRF<15% and undergoing pyeloplasty with or without prior percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) were studied. Those with associated VUR, B/L disease and redo pyeloplasties were excluded.

Laparoscopic retrieval of unusual intra-abdominal foreign bodies in children.

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common problem among the pediatric population. On numerous occasions, the FB is left to pass out spontaneously without expecting any harm. There are instances when the FB is either to dangerous to be left alone, that is a button battery or a sharp object.

Outcome of the surgical treatment of bullous lung disease: a prospective study.

Background: This study aimed at evaluating the outcome of surgery for bullous lung disease by comparing the preoperative and postoperative subjective dyspnea score, pulmonary function and clinical features.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study was conducted from May 2009 to October 2011, on 54 patients operated for bullous lung disease. Follow-up at 3-6 months consisted of taking a comprehensive history, physical examination, radiological work-up, and evaluation of changes in subjective dyspnea score, arterial blood gas analysis (ABG), and pulmonary function test (PFT).