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Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is common and presents with multiple congenital anomalies ranging from congenital heart disease to cognitive and neuropsychiatric conditions. Congenital large epigastric hernia is extremely rare in...
Purpose: Abdominal computed tomography (ACT) is widely used to diagnose appendicitis in children. Despite its high sensitivity and specificity, “negative appendectomies” still occur when the patient undergoes surgery but the...
Purpose: In the time of the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, preoperative confirmation of COVID-19 infection in patients in need of surgery is critical for the safety of medical...
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) from the small bowel is difficult to diagnose, especially in children. We report a 10-year-old boy who presented sudden onset of severe anemia with massive OGIB...
Diverticular bleeding and gastric heterotopia (GHT) in the proximal lower gastrointestinal tract are rare in adolescents. Here, we report a case of cecal diverticular bleeding associated with GHT. A 17-year-old...
Purpose: Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract. The clinical presentation of MD is nonspecific and various, which can make diagnosis difficult. The aim...