Akademija medicinskih znanosti Hrvatske

Topical Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Phimosis in Children

Phimosis, the inability to retract the prepuce over the glans penis, is one of the most common reasons for referral of boys to pediatric surgeons and urologists, yet the great majority of cases represent a normal developmental stage rather than true disease. Distinguishing physio...

A Critical Methodological Review of Clinical Scores, Machine Learning, and Large Language Models for the Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Appendicitis

Background/Objectives: Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency of childhood, yet its diagnosis remains difficult because presentations are atypical, inflammatory markers are nonspecific, and the consequences of error run in both directions, from negative appendec...