Esophageal duplication cysts are infrequent anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract that are predominantly found in children. The conventional surgical approach for removal of these cysts is an open surgery one with a posterolateral thoracotomy incision. However, more recently, these cysts have been excised via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). In this article, we present 2 pediatric...

Incarceration of stomach in a diaphragmatic hernia with or without simultaneous inclusion of bowel usually signals a surgical emergency. Symptoms of pain, vomiting and occasionally bleeding, together with roentgenographic studies should lead to easy recognition and appropriate surgical therapy. Rarely, strangulation occurs early; then the above symptoms may be overshadowed by the rapid onset of...

A 2-day-old female neonate, weighing 2.7kg, presented with salivation, frothing, and choking at feeding attempts. There was a history of polyhydramnios in mother. The baby was a product of non-consanguineous marriage and delivered at term by normal vaginal delivery in a private hospital. General physical examination was unremarkable. There were no visible associated anomalies in the baby. Chest...