Background: Unintentional injuries are one of the most important public health problems among children in developed and some developing countries. Aim: Our purpose is to determine the prevalence of everyday life unintentional injuries among children admitted for at least 24 hours in the pediatric surgical emergencies (PSE) department, Children’s hospital of Rabat, Morocco. Methods: A cross-sectional study of unintentional injuries in children was undertaken over 4 years (2016- 2019) in the pediatric surgical emergencies (PSE) department, Children’s hospital of Rabat, Morocco. The data were analysed by statistical software Jamovi 1.6.23. Drownings and foreign bodies were excluded. Results: 1204 patients were screened, of which 545 files were studied. The median age was 8 years[4;12] with 36,5% were less than 6 years old, 70,4% were boys. The most injuries occurred mostly during winters and summers (41,6 vs 33,8%). The medical insurance plan was provided by compulsory medical insurance (AMO) and RAMED (Medical Assistance Scheme) (30,4% and 46.5% respectively). The main circumstances were accidents of everyday life (52%) with predominance of falls. For the public road accident, pedestrians were predominant. Hospital stay did not exceed 24 hours (73%) mainly in the surgical emergency department.

Objective: To evaluate the medium-term outcomes of the management of children with urethral duplication. Materials and Methods: We report a retrospective study of four children carrying urethral duplication followed in our department over a period of 5 years from 2010 to 2015; Preoperative exploration was based on ultrasound, urethrocystography retrograde and the fistulography. Results: In our study, three patients had rare form of epispadias urethral duplication (complete type II of Effmann and Leibowitz) and one, a "Y" duplication (type II A2). We proceeded in all cases, to the resection of a super urethra excision. The follow up was from 6 months to 2 years for our patients. There was no infectious complication. For one patient with Y urethral duplication, a stenosis of the path of the dorsal urethra was preserved within complete urination. Conclusion: Urethral duplication on a boy is a rare anomaly of the urinary tract. The diagnosis and the determination of its type are based on the retrograde cystography. Its varied clinical expression depends on its anatomical type. If the diagnosis is established in a symptomatic context, the surgical indication is posed with good performances in most cases.

Introduction: Foreign body ingestion in children is a common pediatric emergency that can result in serious complications if not managed promptly. Observation: it is a case report of an 18-month-old infant who ingested a knife while playing with his 3-year-old sister. The patient was stable but required a surgical approach due to the size of the object and the risk of esophageal injury during removal. Discussion: Children between 6 months to 3 years are at the highest risk for foreign body ingestion. The most common foreign bodies ingested by children are small objects such as coins, toys, magnets, button batteries, and small parts of other objects. Symptoms can vary depending on the type and location of the foreign body and can range from choking, difficulty breathing, and vomiting to blood in stool or vomit and fever. Sharp and elongated objects, as well as batteries and magnets, can cause life-threatening complications such as airway obstruction, esophageal perforation, or bowel obstruction. The approach to management depends on the type and location of the foreign body, and preventing foreign body ingestion in children is critical to avoiding the need for management. Various measures, such as keeping small objects out of reach, providing age-appropriate toys, and supervising young children during playtime, can be implemented to prevent foreign body ingestion in children. Conclusion: Foreign body ingestion is a common pediatric emergency that can lead to serious complications if not managed promptly. Prevention is key in reducing the incidence of foreign body ingestion in children.

Penetrating wounds of the neck are rare traumas in children, providers of mortality and high morbidity due to the density of the vital structures of this region and the lack of protection. Their management, a real challenge for the surgeon, has evolved over the years, going from systematic exploration to more selective management. We report the case of an 8-year-old child, victim of a penetrating cervical trauma after falling on a stick to the partner, who was successfully treated at the Rabat Children's Hospital. We will also discuss the emergency management methods for these cervical injuries.

La verge enfouie congénitale de l’enfant est une malformation congénitale dans laquelle le pénis semble être de petite taille, mais tous les constituants de la verge sont de taille normale (l’urètre, les corps érectiles et le gland). L’objectif de notre étude était de rapporter notre expérience dans le traitement chirurgical de cette anomalie. Il s’agit d’un nourrisson de 18 mois adressé initialement des urgences à notre service pour prise en charge d’une hydrocèle bilatérale. Cependant, l’examen clinique retrouve une verge enfouie avec un prépuce serré et une dilatation du réservoir préputial par les urines. L’intervention comprend plusieurs étapes: incision en Z, décalottage, libération de la verge par rapport aux adhérences entourant les corps caverneux et couverture cutanée ventrale sur sonde vésicale gardé une semaine pour protéger la cicatrisation. Les résultats esthétique et fonctionnel ont été satisfaisants chez notre patient après un an de recul. La verge enfouie congénitale reste un sujet très débattu. Notre technique était simple et facilement reproductible. Les difficultés mictionnelles, l’infection urinaire sont les indications principales de cette chirurgie.