Blunt abdominal trauma in childhood has always been full of diagnostic and therapeutic
challenges that have tested the clinical and radiological skills of pediatric surgeons and …

Purpose Most children with intra-abdominal injuries can be managed non-operatively.
However, in Europe, there are many different healthcare systems for the treatment of …

Gastrointestinal tract perforation is uncommon in children, accounting for< 10% of cases of
blunt abdominal trauma. Diagnosis of bowel perforation in children can be challenging due …

Background: Blunt pancreatic injury is uncommon but associated with considerable
morbidity. The optimal management strategy for children with this injury remains unclear …

Trauma affects all sociodemographic profiles and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
particularly in patients less than forty years of age. A variety of endoscopic tools and …

Introduction Abdominal trauma in children is a significant health concern that often leads to
severe complications and even death. Children experience trauma more frequently than …

Purpose Emergency trauma room treatment follows established algorithms such as ATLS®.
Nevertheless, there are injuries that are not immediately recognized here. The aim of this …

Purpose Duodenal/pancreatic injuries occur in less than 10% of intra-abdominal injuries in
pediatric blunt trauma. Isolated duodenal/pancreatic injuries occur in two-thirds of cases …

Background Whether surgery can improve the prognosis of patients with primary pediatric
gastrointestinal lymphoma (PPGL) who experienced bowel perforation remains …

Purpose Spontaneous gastrointestinal perforations (SGIPs; not associated with injury or
disease) occur rarely in pediatric patients. This study aimed to define age-specific features …