Why Do We Need A New Journal? (Editorial)
Pediatric surgery and pediatrics as practiced in tropical countries is different from that practiced in developed countries. High population pressure, poverty and constraints of financial support for ...
Volume 1, Issue 1
January 2024
Table of Contents
Editorials
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Editorial Transformative Milestones In Pediatric Surgery: Pioneering Advances For Young Lives (Editorial)
Pediatric surgery has witnessed remarkable strides in recent years, bringing new hope and improved outcomes for young patients facing complex medical conditions. Surgeons, researchers, and innovators ...
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Editorial Welcome To Editors And Editorial Board Members
A brief introduction of the editors and editorial board members of the “Pediatric surgery in Tropics”
Original Articles
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Original Article In Pursuit Of Health Equity For Children With Surgical Needs (Viewpoint)
The children in the low and middle income countries (LMIC) suffer the most. Political instability along-with regional armed conflicts for economic gains as well as natural environ-mental disasters and...
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Original Article Factors Influencing The Survival Of Patients With Gastroschisis In A Lower-Middle Income Country: A Retrospective Observational Study (Clinical Research)
Survival rate of gastroschisis has improved worldwide due to advancements in antenatal diagnosis, perinatal care and neonatal intensive care. This is in stark contrast with the persistently poor outco...
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Original Article Fast-Track Protocol Versus Conventional Protocol For Colostomy Closure In Children (RCT): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Recent literature has focused on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Programs or Fast Track Elements in peri-operative care of patients undergoing surgery. While fast-track surgery has been studied...
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Original Article Tropical Pyomyositis (Tropical Surgery Series)
Tropical pyomyositis (TPM) is primarily an inflammatory disorder of skeletal muscles that is characterized by coagulative necrosis and superadded bacterial infection. It is common in tropical weather ...
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Original Article Study Of Short-Term Outcomes Of Targeted Therapy In Operated Patients Of Hirschsprung’s Disease Who Were Found To Have Poor Functional Outcomes At Initial Assessment (Clinical Research)
Long-term morbidity and functional bowel problems after surgical treatment of HD are significant. There is no consensus regarding the most appropriate scoring system for the assessment of functional o...
Clinical Studys
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Clinical Study Biliary Atresia (Clinical Update)
Biliary atresia is a common cause of neonatal jaundice. This article reviews the recent literature on biliary atresia. Recently near-infrared fluorescence cholangiography (NIR-FCG) using indocyanine g...
Case Reports
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Case Report Pristine Cystine Urolithiasis (Case Report)
Urolithiasis in children is rare with a reported incidence of 1.8 per 1000 children. Cystine calculi are still rarer with a prevalence of 1:7000 and the typical age of onset is the second decade of li...
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Case Report Accessory Scrotum: A Note On Nomenclature, Diagnostic Criteria And Classification (Case Report)
A newborn with pedunculated perianal lipoma and accessory scrotum is reported. By reviewing the 60 cases of accessory scrotum documented in the literature, we propose a standardized definition, diagno...