Management of ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications in children: A review of 34 cases.

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to analyse the demographics of the children who presented with ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) complications. The secondary objectives were to review the clinical characteristics, surgical procedures performed for the management of VPS complications and the final outcome.

Materials And Methods: This is a single-institution observational study that included children below 12 years of age who required VPS revisions during the study period.

Mature Teratoma at Left Lumbar Region in an Infant: A Case Report.

Common location of teratomas in children are sacrococcygeal, gonadal, mediastinal and retroperitoneal, but teratomas may also occur at very unusual locations. A six-month-old boy presented with a large swelling at his left lumbar region. He presented with gradually increasing lump at his back, involving more on left lumbar region and midline since birth.

Review of the Management of Peroral Extrusion of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter.

Introduction: Peroral extrusion of peritoneal part of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VPS) catheter is an extremely rare complication following VPS implantation.

Aim: To review the options available for the management of peroral extrusion of VPS catheter.

Materials And Methods: PubMed, Medline, PMC (PubMed Central), Embase, Google scholar databases search was performed to retrieve the published/available data relating to the peroral extrusion of VPS catheter.

Chylolymphatic Cyst of Mesentery of Terminal Ileum: A Case Report in 8 Year-old Boy.

Mesenteric cysts are rare benign intra peritoneal tumor and more than half of the mesenteric cysts involve the mesentery of the terminal ileum. We present 8 year-old boy, who presented with features of acute intestinal obstruction. Ultrasonography (USG) of the abdomen revealed a cystic mass in the peritoneal cavity with dilated loops of bowel.

Management of Ruptured Occult Left Hydronephrotic Kidney in 7-Year - old Boy: A Case Report.

Pre-existing, occult, congenital renal anomalies are often discovered during evaluation of children for blunt injury of the kidney and abdomen, presenting with or without haematuria. This is a report of 7-year-old boy; who presented with blunt injury abdomen with haematuria following fall from motorcycle. He had pallor, and features of hypovolumic shock and peritonitis.

Giant Solitary Ileal Polyp Presenting as an Intussusception in a 10-year-old Boy.

This is a case report of a 10-year-old boy who presented with features of acute intestinal obstruction. Clinical examination revealed distended abdomen, visible bowel loops, and a lump in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Clinically, the diagnosis of intussusception was suspected and confirmed on sonography examination.

Two-staged management for all types of congenital pouch colon.

Background: The aim of this study was to review our experience with two-staged management for all types of congenital pouch colon (CPC).

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study included CPC cases that were managed with two-staged procedures in the Department of Paediatric Surgery, over a period of 12 years from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2011.

Results: CPC comprised of 13.