BACKGROUND Acute postoperative pain control in children is an essential component of postoperative care, particularly in daycare procedures. Giving patients continuous narcotic analgesics can be risky; however, a single dose may be sufficient. METHODS This study used a prospective, randomized controlled design and was conducted at the Pediatric Surgery Unit, Services Hospital, Lahore. In tota...

This was a prospective study done at Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital from July 2008 to June 2009 which covers our experience in inguinal herniotomy in children. Our study included 63inguinal hernia repairs in 61 children up to the age of 15 years. Out of 61 patients 2 had bilateral inguinal hernia and 59 had unilateral. Among 59 patients with unilateral hernias, 7 patients had emergency...

Transverse testicular ectopia (TTE) is a rare entity. TTE associated with fused vas deferens is extremely rare. We present a case of transverse testicular ectopia of the right testis with fused vas deferens that presented to our out-patient department with left inguinal hernia. To our knowledge, a fused vas deferens has only been reported seven other times in published report. Clinical examinat...

Athena used to think that neonates are altogether a different species than Homo sapiens. For example, they are poikilothermic in contrast to homeothermic adult human beings. Inguinal hernia is yet another proof of this philosophical assertion. Herniotomy, a minor affair in grown-up children, is often a serious issue in newborn especially when they are premature. Neonatal inguinal hernia is also...