Children's Hospital

Ultrasound-guided transverse abdominis plane versus ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric block for postoperative analgesia in pediatric inguinal surgery: a randomized comparative study

Ultrasound-guided ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric (IIIH) block and transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block are used for postoperative analgesia after pediatric inguinal surgery. The IIIH block is a targeted nerve block, whereas the TAP block is a fascial plane block that depends on l...

Hidden dangers of vegetative foreign body aspiration in children: case report and literature review

Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a common pediatric emergency; however, vegetative foreign bodies, particularly inflorescences, pose a unique diagnostic challenge due to their potential for extra-airway migration. This report describes a rare case of wheat-spike aspiration in a c...