Open safety pin ingestion presenting as incarcerated umbilical hernia.

Foreign body ingestion is common in children. Sharp foreign bodies are potentially harmful and can result various complications. An 8-month-old infant presented with incarcerated umbilical hernia.

Reconstructive surgery in a patient with persistent cloaca.

Cloacal malformations are challenging as to the surgical correction. A case of cloacal malformation who underwent reconstructive surgery is being reported. The patient had colostomy in the neonatal period and reconstruction was performed at the age of 6 year.

Laparoscopic management of 128 undescended testes: our experience.

Background: To describe different laparoscopic procedures in the management of impalpable undescended testes (UDT) and their outcome. Descriptive study.

Materials And Methods: The medical records of all the patients, managed laparoscopically for impalpable UDT between January 2008 to March 2011 at the department of Pediatric surgery, the Children's Hospital and The Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan were reviewed for demography, history and clinical examination, investigations, operative notes, complication and outcome.

Multiple congenital segmental dilatations of colon: a case report.

Congenital segmental dilatation of colon (CSDC) is a rare malformation in neonates. A single segmental dilatation of colon is mentioned in the available case reports. Not a single case of multiple CSDC is reported hitherto.

Congenital pouch colon: a preliminary report from pakistan.

Background: Congenital pouch colon (CPC) is a rare entity in patients of anorectal malformations (ARM) requiring special consideration as to the management. This study is aimed at evaluating the presentation, management, and the outcome of initial surgery in patients with CPC.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in the department of Pediatric Surgery of our institute during May 2007- May 2010.

Eventration of diaphragm with hiatal hernia: a case report.

A 25-day-old female baby having eventration of diaphragm associated with a big hiatal hernia is being reported here. This is the second report describing the rare association.

Multiple associated anomalies in patients of duodenal atresia: a case series.

Duodenal atresia has been reported in association with various malformations and syndromes common being Down syndrome, malrotation, and annular pancreas. Its association with multiple anomalies is rare and scarcely reported in literature. Herein 3 cases of duodenal atresia associated with multiple congenital anomalies are being reported.

Sirenomelia: adding something new.

A case of sirenomelia is being reported who was born in a twin pregnancy and showed different anatomy of lower torso.

Aplasia cutis congenita scalp presenting with life threatening hemorrhage: a case report.

Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the absence of a patch of skin since birth. It may lead to life threatening complications at times. A 5-day-old neonate with Aplasia cutis congenita was received in a state of shock due to tremendous blood loss from the superior sagittal sinus.

Colonic atresia and stenosis: our experience.

Background: Colonic atresia and stenosis are rare entities. On average 1 case per year of colonic atresia is being seen in most of pediatric surgical centers and to date less than 10 cases of colonic stenosis have been reported.

Material And Methods: The medical record of patients of colonic atresia and stenosis managed during March 2006 to March 2010 was reviewed.

Mature gastric teratoma: the mixed exogastric and endogastric variety.

Gastric teratomas are extremely rare tumors. A 15-day-old neonate presented with abdominal mass. Ultrasound of abdomen showed mixed echogenicity lesion.

Lymph nodal infarction simulating acute appendicitis.

A number of diseases can present as acute right iliac region pain. Lymph node infarction, located adjacent to the cecum, mimicking acute appendicitis in a 13-year-old boy is presented here.

Acute gastric volvulus secondary to malrotation of gut in a child with cerebral palsy.

Acute gastric volvulus secondary to malrotation of gut is a rare surgical emergency. We report a case of an eight years old cerebral palsy (CP) child who presented to us with sudden upper abdominal distension and non productive retching. X-ray abdomen revealed a huge gas shadow on left side of abdomen with paucity of distal gas shadows.

Volvulus of small bowel in a case of simple meconium ileus.

Meconium ileus is one of important causes of neonatal intestinal obstruction. Many patients respond well to nonsurgical management with enemas, however, few patients may develop complications in the postnatal period thus requiring urgent operation. A 2 day old newborn presented with clinical features of intestinal obstruction.

Isolated terminal myelocystocele: a rare spinal dysraphism.

Terminal myelocystocele is a rare spinal dysraphism that present as lumbosacral mass. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the modality of choice for preoperative diagnosis. A 2.