Management of anorectal malformation: Changing trend over two decades in Zaria, Nigeria

Lukong C,Ameh E,Mshelbwala P,Jabo B

Ten-year experience with the Swenson procedure in Nigerian children with Hirschsprung′s disease

Sowande Oludayo,Adejuyigbe Olusanya

Survey of teaching, research and conference experiences of paediatric surgical trainees in Nigeria

Ademuyiwa Adesoji,Ameh Emmanuel,Bode Chris,Adejuyigbe Olusanya

Missed diagnosis of anterior urethral valve complicated with a foreign body: A cause for concern

Nayyar Rishi,Chavda Sundeep,Singh Prabhjot,Gupta Narmada

Cystic hygroma of unusual sites: Report of two cases

Mirza Bilal,Ijaz Lubna,Iqbal Shahid,Mustafa Ghulam

Duodenal stenosis in a child

Kshirsagar A,Sulhyan Sanjitsingh,Vasisth Gaurav,Nikam Yogesh

Alveolar soft-part sarcoma of the orbit

Rose Anna,Kabiru Joy,Rose Geoffrey

Anovestibular fistula in otherwise normal anorectum

Hambarde Sandeep,Bendre Pradnya,Redkar Rajeev

Challenges in the management of early versus late presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a poor resource setting

Abubakar Auwal,Bello Mustapha,Chinda John,Danladi Kwari

Audit of antibiotic therapy in surgical neonates in a tertiary hospital in Benin City, Nigeria

Osifo Osarumwense,Aghahowa Sylvester

Bilateral lens subluxation in a patient with suspected Loeys-Dietz syndrome

Rose Anna,Gradin Daniel,Mundia Daniel

Varicocoelectomy in adolescents: Laparoscopic versus open high ligation technique

Moreira-Pinto Jo？o,Osório Angélica,Carvalho Fátima,de Castro Jo？o Luís

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the cervix

Ocheke A,Umar N,Silas O,Tanko N

Abstracts of papers presented during the 9 th Scientific and Annual General Conference of the Association of Paediatric Surgeons of Nigeria (APSON), Ilorin, August 2010

Childhood intussusception: The implications of delayed presentation

Ekenze S,Mgbor S

Outcome of non-operative management of femoral shaft fractures in children

Akinyoola A,Orekha O,Taiwo F,Odunsi A

Novel bladder augmentation in a bilateral single system vaginal ectopia

Chatterjee Uday,Chatterjee Subir

Vulnerability of children to gunshot trauma in violence-prone environment: The case of South Africa

Naidoo Sudeshni,Van As A

Paediatric admissions and outcome in a general intensive care unit

Embu Henry,Yiltok Simon,Isamade Erdoo,Nuhu Samuel

Genitourinary complications as initial presentation of inherited epidermolysis bullosa

Arifi M,Arifi S,Demni K,Bouhafs M

Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome: Do we need to screen for associated renal malignancy?

Seshachalam Arun,Nandennavar Manjunath,Karpurmath Shashidhar,Sagar T

Urethral mucosal prolapse in young girls: A report of nine cases in Cotonou

Fiogbe M,Hounnou G,Koura A,Agossou-Voyeme K

Megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome complicated by perforation

Jain Vishal,Garge Saurabh,Singh Sangram,Lahoti Brijesh

Acute spontaneous gastric perforation in neonates: A report of three cases

Kshirsagar Ashok,Vasisth Gaurav,Ahire Manoj,Kanojiya Rajkamal

Outcomes of surgical treatment of malrotation in children

Nasir A,Abdur-Rahman L,Adeniran J

Nephron-sparing surgery for bilateral Wilms′ tumours: A single-centre experience with 23 cases

Millar AJW,Davidson A,Rode H,Numanoglu A

Small bowel obstruction caused by congenital transmesenteric defect

Nouira F,Dhaou Ben,Charieg A,Ghorbel S

Orchidopexy san ligation technique of orchidopexy

Jain Vishal,Singh Sangram,Garge Saurabh,Joshi Milind

Complicated congenital splenic cyst: Saved by a splenunculus

Karia Nina,Lakhoo Kokila

Avulsion fracture of the tibial tubercle associated with patellar ligament avulsion treated by staples

Sié Essoh,Kacou Aka,Sery Bada,Lambin Y

Exploratory laparotomy for acute intestinal conditions in children: A review of 10 years of experience with 334 cases

Ghritlaharey Rajendra,Budhwani K,Shrivastava Dhirendra

Erratum

The perils of medical journal editorship in developing countries

Uba F

Major complication after intrauterine vesico-amniotic shunting

Springer Alexander,Fartacek Renate,Reck Carlos,Horcher Ernst

Outcome of colostomy closure with different skin closure techniques in a developing country

Shukla R,Tripathy B,Mukhopadhyay B,Chattopadhyay A

Management of biliary perforation in children

Mirza Bilal,Ijaz Lubna,Saleem Muhammad,Iqbal Shahid

A histopathological study of ovarian neoplasms in children in a tertiary hospital of northern Nigeria

Mohammed Abdullahi,Malami S,Calvin B,Abdullahi K

Primary Burkitt′s lymphoma of the ovary

Cyriac Sanju,Srinivas Lakshmi,Mahajan Vandana,Sundersingh Shirley

Paediatric pancreatic problems: A five-year experience

Lahoti B,Aggarwal Gaurav,Satsangi Bhaskar,Sudarania Manoj

Is nonoperative management of adhesive intestinal obstruction applicable to children in a resource-poor country?

Osifo Osarumwense,Ovueni Mike

Primary bone tumours and tumour-like lesions in children in Zaria, Nigeria

Mohammed Abdullahi,Sani Malami,Hezekiah Isah,Enoch Afolayan

Rectosigmoid lithobezoar in a eight-year-old

Mohammad Mohammad

A case of Burkitt′s lymphoma presenting as suspected acute appendicitis

Bhardwaj Neil,Bains Salena,Ortonowski Grzegorz,Murphy Paul

Use of ropivacain and lidocaine for axillary plexus blockade

Felfernig Michael,Marhofer Peter,Weintraud Marion,Huber Gudrun

Impacted intranasal foreign body causing orbital cellulitis and mistaken for orbital pathology

Sodhi Kushaljit Singh,Coleman Lee

Congenital lobar emphysema: Is surgery routinely necessary?

Ceran Sami,Altuntas Bayram,Sunam Guven,Bulut Ismet

Treatment of acute appendicitis with one-port transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy: A six-year, single-centre experience

Guanà R,Gesmundo R,Maiullari E,Bianco E

Early management of mesenteric cyst prevents catastrophes: A single centre analysis of 17 cases

Prakash Advait,Agrawal Amit,Gupta Rahul,Sanghvi Beejal

Paediatric trauma care

Sebastian van As A

Abstracts of papers presented at PAPSA in Dar-Es-Salaam, 5-9th July 2010