Cover of April 2026

Volume 3, Issue 2

April 2026

Table of Contents

Editorials

Original Articles

  • Original Article

    Laparoscopic Activity in Pediatric Surgery Senegal; bicentric study

    Fall M2, Yonga D1, Mboup M4, Ndiaye B4, Seye C2, Niane M1, Ndour O2, Ngom G3.

    1- Service de Chirurgie pédiatrique, Centre Hospitalier Régional de Thiès, Sénégal. 2- Service de chirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal 3- Service de chirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital d’enfants Albert Royer, Dakar, Sénégal 4- Service de chirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital principal, Dakar, Sénégal

    Introduction: Pediatric laparoscopy is a minimally invasive technique offering significant advantages. In Senegal, its adoption is limited by material and training constraints. This bicenter study des...

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  • Original Article

    Jugaad in Practice in South Africa

    1. Jessica Davies 2. Andries Joubert 3. Milind Chitnis

    1. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Frere Hospital, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa Address: 14 Stanmore Road, Unit 5, Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, 5241 [email protected] +27844874666 2. Department of Anaesthesiology, Frere Hospital, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa 3. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Frere Hospital, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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    CLINICAL PROFILE AND SURGICAL OUTCOMES OF NEONATES WITH DUODENAL ATRESIA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY FROM A TERTIARY CENTRE, SOUTH -EAST, NIGERIA

    Ugwu Jideofor Okechukwu Irem Joseph Ekuma Ekwunife Hyginus Okechukwu Modekwe Victor Ifeanyichukwu Ugwu Nwanneka Okechukwu 1 Ojiakor Samuel Chukwudi 2

    Paediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 5025 Nnewi Anambra State, Nigeria 1Department of Paediatrics Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 5025 Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria 2Department of Anaesthesiology Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, PMB 5025 Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria

    Duodenal atresia is a congenital gastrointestinal anomaly requiring prompt surgical intervention. Globally, duodenal atresia is the most common form of intestinal atresias. In Nigeria however, it is s...

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    Idli Plate – An Uncommon Cause of Pediatric Digital Trauma.

    1. Dr. Jayakumar Palanisamy, 2. Dr. Padma Priya Seshadri, 3. Dr. P.Manikanthan

    1. Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital, Salem; 2. 2. Final year MCh Resident, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital, Salem; 3. 3. Professor and Head of Department, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College and Hospital, Salem

    Pediatric digital trauma due to entrapment in a foreign body are extremely rare. Here we present a case report of a 2.5 year old child with a finger entrapped within a idli plate and the novel metho...

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  • Original Article

    The Pediatric Hydatid cyst Puzzle: Unmasking a neglected disease

    Vijay Kundal , Divya G

    1. Vijay Kumar Kundal All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu, J&K. (Ex-Professor Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Delhi) [email protected] Mob. No.9181301114 2. Divya G All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu, J&K [email protected]

    Pediatric hydatid cyst disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus presents significant diagnostic challenges due to atypical, often asymptomatic, presentations that mimic other conditions. A retrospect...

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    A RARE COEXISTENCE OF INTESTINAL ATRESIA AND BILIARY ATRESIA

    Ong Kian Poh1 , Tan Huan Lee1 , Muhammad Fadli Abdullah1 , Nur Aini Ahmad1 , Hazlina Mohd Khalid1 , Mughni Bahari1 Nurul Shuhada Abdul Hamid2

    1Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hospital Wanita Dan Kanak-kanak Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia 2Department of Pathology, Hospital Queen Elizabeth 1, Sabah

    Intestinal atresia is one of the rare congenital anomalies in which there is a total disruption in the continuity of gastrointestinal tract. It is often associated with other conditions but its associ...

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