6 results match your criteria: "Pediatric Surgery Department. Hospital Universitario La Paz. Madrid (Spain).[Affiliation]"

Introduction: Suprahepatic and inferior vena cava (IVC) pseudoaneurysms are rare in children. Most cases in adults are treated surgically due to the high risk of rupture.

Case Report: Seven-year-old girl referred for a thoracic-abdominal trauma of unknown origin.

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Objective: To describe a basic training program in microsurgery and to analyze the learning curve through the process, including improvement in operating times and functional outcome.

Materials And Methods: Our learning program included basic, transitional, and experimental models. The experimental model included tail vein cannulation, intestinal resection and anastomosis, dissection, division and anastomosis of the cava and aorta.

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We describe the unusual case of a female patient with a history of two mature teratomas non-correlated in terms of location and occurrence. A 12-year-old girl presented at our consultation as a result of a growing tumor in the hypogastric region, with no further clinical signs. She had undergone surgery neonatally due to a mature cystic sacrococcygeal teratoma, which was fully removed.

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Introduction: Subglottic cyst is a rare cause of airway obstruction, and there is a lack of evidence about the best treatment in the literature. This report describes our experience with endoscopic removal.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study of all patients undergoing endoscopic removal of subglottic cyst at our healthcare facility between 2014 and 2019 was performed.

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Introduction: Overweight and obesity are risk factors for the development of postsurgical complications in acute appendicitis in adults. However, there are few studies that evaluate their effects in pediatric patients. We aim to analyze their influence on the postoperative course of acute appendicitis in children.

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