Ace The Pediatric Surgery Exam

Posterior urethral valves are one of the most common causes of urinary tract obstruction in the pediatric population. They are obstr ...

A laceration is a pattern of injury in which blunt forces result in a tear in the skin and underlying tissues. Lacerations in the scalp are differe ...

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a primitive pediatric malignant soft tissue sarcoma of skeletal muscle phenotype that originates from a primitive mesench ...

Neonatal sepsis refers to an infection involving the bloodstream in newborn infants less than 28 days old. It remains a leading cause of morbidity ...

Calcium homeostasis in the body is a complex interplay between several different hormones and other factors. The main factors that regulate calcium ...

The fingertip is the most distal portion of the finger providing the tactile and sensory functions that are then relayed to the brain. It is anatom ...

Tetanus is an infection characterized by a state of generalized hypertonia that manifests in the form of painful muscle spasms of the jaw and neck. ...

Meningomyelocele or myelomeningocele, commonly known as open spina bifida is a devastating congenital malformation of the central nervous system an ...

Battle Sign (also called Battle's Sign) is defined as bruising over the mastoid process. It is retroauricular or mastoid ecchymosis that is typical ...

A transfusion is defined as an infusion of whole blood or any one of its components. Transfusions like any other medical intervention have benefits ...

Chest trauma has quickly risen to be the second most common traumatic injury in non-intentional trauma.

The superior intercostal artery (SIA), also known as the highest intercostal artery or the supreme intercostal artery, is a division of the costoce ...

Parenteral nutrition is the intravenous administration of nutrition outside of the gastrointestinal tract. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is when ...

Epispadias is a rare urogenital malformation characterized by the failure of the urethral tube to tubularize on the dorsal aspect. Unlike in hyposp ...

Esophageal perforation poses a significant interprofessional challenge to the entire therapeutic team. It can occur in three different an ...

Fusiform incision involves cutting out tissue in a manner that results in both ends of the specimen being tapered or made spindle-shaped. Removal o ...

Torsion of the testicular appendages is considered to be the most common cause of acute scrotal pain in prepubertal children and may even ...

The ascending palatine artery most commonly originates from the facial artery and runs alongside the pharynx and passes between the styloglossus&nb ...