Ognyan Georgiev Brankov

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In case of bilateral palpable nondescended testicle which one should be as first placed down – the more or less developed; or both simultaneously?

In case of bilateral palpable nondescended testicle which one of the two testicles need to be bringing down on his place? There are three options: a/ to bring down the more developed and located...

30 October 2016 1,581 10 View

Is it necessary to perform an antireflux procedure at the time of surgery for congenital diaphragmatic hernia?

During the long-term follow-up of children operated on by me for congenital diaphragmatic hernia, most by laparotomy, I found a moderate gastro-esophageal reflux with gaping of the cardia in half...

06 February 2016 4,211 5 View

How to proceed with a vanishing testicle in a 2 years old child, who underwent emergency orhiopexy because of intravaginal torsion at 7 mo of age?

A 2 years old child was presented to me, who underwent surgery for torsion of the retained testicle. A orhidopexy has been done with scrotal fixation of the testicle. Now, at the age of 2, there...

24 September 2015 4,996 1 View

What can be expected as future progress from isolated splenic lymphangioma discovered during a laparotomy on the occasion of liver echinococcus?

During a laparotomy for a huge liver echinococcus I came against a tinny subcapsular lymphangioma previously on CT investigation thought to be disseminated splenic hydatid cysts . Frozen section...

12 September 2015 2,780 2 View

What could be the reason for a late intracystic hemorrhage arising one month after bleomycin sclerosation of a huge cervical lymphangioma?

Month ago I treated a 1 year old boy with a huge cervicomediastinal lymphangioma by aspiration the clear lymphatic fluid with subsequent injection into the cavity of Bleomycin and Triamcinolon....

23 July 2015 3,290 3 View

Should an incidentally by sonography diagnosed urachal cyst in a young child undergo elective surgery if asymptomatic, and in what terms?

Recently I treated laparoscopically a 3 year old boy with asymptomatic urachal cyst, which was detected by accident in course of sonographic investigation of bladder dysfunction. The latter was...

20 July 2015 159 5 View

Would you apply preoperative hormonal treatment for failed orchiopexy in a 5 year old boy who underwent initial surgery at the age of 3 years?

A five years old boy was presented to me, who has been operated on two years ago for undescended testicle. The present condition is as follow – moderate hypoplastic testicle, fixed at the same...

16 July 2015 8,880 13 View

What could be the most appropriate treatment approach for a 3-month old infant with congenital superior vena cava stenosis?

A 9 days newborn has been operated on for necrotic perforation of the small intestine and a double-barreled ileostomy was carried out. Postoperatively the child develops ascites and chronic...

22 May 2015 8,324 4 View

Does anyone have experience with the use of radiofrequency thermal ablation (RTA) to treat hydatid cysts of the liver in children?

For many years I have applied cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive for obliteration of small uncomplicated hydatid cysts of the liver in children. It is true that in the Balkan region and especially in...

16 March 2015 9,252 0 View

What are the indications for performing circumcision in young Caucasian children?

I would like to ask the pediatric surgeons and urologists concerning circumcision in Caucasian children. What are the medical indications for performing circumcision in the neonatal period? What...

13 December 2014 4,214 20 View