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28.02.2025: Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is one of the most common reasons for surgery in infants. The diagnosis is typically made between three weeks and three months of age (1, 2). Treatment involves surgically splitting the thickened pylorus muscle, known as pyloromyotomy (1). After surgery, regurgitation...

11.12.2020: The X-ray shows a ring of circular foreign bodies inside the abdomen of a one-year-old child. The patient had been admitted with a two-day history of vomiting. Clinical examination revealed mild abdominal tenderness but no rebound tenderness. Blood tests were normal, with the exception of mild...

23.11.2020: A child of early school age was hospitalised after several days of illness with abdominal pain, vomiting and a palpable mass in the upper abdomen. Further diagnostic workup revealed a very unusual cause. The child had been vomiting and experiencing abdominal pain for four days. The referring doctor...

13.05.2014: Technical skills are necessary in order to practise surgery (1, 2). In Norway, surgical trainees have traditionally acquired these skills under supervision in operating theatres (3). There has been little standardisation of this teaching, and limited scope for objective feedback. Practical courses...