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One of the most common causes of hematuria in children is acute glomerulonephritis. Diseases genetically determined, including Alport syndrome, are among the rarer causes.

A 2-month-old male infant was admitted to the Department of Pediatric Surgery with a suspected right-sided diaphragmatic hernia. After imaging studies were performed, it was decided to perform thoracoscopy. Intraoperatively, hypoplastic right lung tissue with a residual pleural cavity was found. The analysis of the present case and the diagnostic and therapeutic process carried out is an example that the imaging studies performed do not always allow us to make a correct preoperative diagnosis. Despite performing the examinations recommended in similar cases, making the correct diagnosis turned out to be possible only intraoperatively.

Nutritional therapy is a new and rapidly growing field of medicine. It is widely used in all medical specialties. This article is the first in a series of articles on practical application of knowledge regarding nutritional assessment, qualification for nutritional intervention and guiding nutrient supplementation in medical patients.

Wegener's granulomatosis consists of necrotizing generalized granulomatous Vasculitis. The disease particularly occupies the respiratory tract and kidneys.

Gallbladder injuries occur in only 2.1-3.5% of patients undergoing laparotomy for injuries to the abdominal cavity and are almost always accompanied by injuries to other abdominal organs. Isolated injuries to the gallbladder are extremely rare.

Fibroblastoma desmoplasticum (collagenous fibroma) is a rare benign soft tissue tumor. So far about 120 cases have been described in the literature. The most common location is the subcutaneous tissue of the extremities and neck. It occurs most often in men, in the fifth and sixth decades of life. It is usually well-demarcated, elastic, slow-growing, non-painful tumor. The treatment of choice is simple surgical removal. Recurrences have not been observed.

Acromegaly is characterized by skeletal abnormalities and organ proliferation due to hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH). It occurs with a frequency of 40-70/million. The preferred method of treatment is adenomectomy transsphenoidal.

Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS) is a rare genetic disorder, occurring mostly sporadically and determined by mutations in the CREBBP gene. The predominant symptoms of RTS include the characteristic features of dysmorphic features of the skull, dysmorphia of the fingers and toes, especially the thumbs and toes, intellectual disability intellectual disability, and systemic disorders.

Tuberculosis is a relatively common disease. Its incidence has decreased in recent years due to the the introduction of anti-tuberculosis therapy, increased standards of living and awareness among the population. Primary tuberculosis of the larynx is very rare, more often appearing as a secondary disease in the course of tuberculosis of the lungs. Primary TB accounts for less than 1% of all extrapulmonary forms of the disease. The main symptoms are hoarseness, a dry, irritating cough and a weakened voice.

Acute ischemia is a sudden drop in blood perfusion in a limb causing a potential threat to the viability of the limb. The 30-day amputation rate due to acute ischemia is 10% to 30%, with a mortality rate of 15-20%. For several years, in addition to surgical methods, we have had the option of endovascular treatment of of acute ischemia. The methods used: targeted pharmacological thrombolysis, percutaneous aspiration thrombectomy, percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy and various combinations of these procedures.

Multi-organ injuries are the third most common cause of death in Poland, and are also the leading cause of death in people under the age of 40. Among surviving patients, up to 40% of the cases of multi-organ injury multi-organ injury is the cause of permanent disability.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a malformation involving the displacement of viscera into the thoracic region through a pathological opening in the diaphragm, resulting from its abnormal development.