This study showed that elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy by an experienced surgeon and taking necessary precautions are the safety measures to be recommended at the time of diagnosis of cholelithiasis in sickle cell disease children.

Obstruction of passage of a catheter through esophagus in a newborn is mostly diagnosed as esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheo esophageal fistula (TEF). Rarely a traumatic instrumentation may produce pharyngeal or upper esophageal perforation and attempt at passage of a catheter may produce a false passage submucosally called pseudodiverticulum. Here it is present the case of a extremely premature (28 wk) and low birth weight (950 gms) newborn with traumatic laceration and pharyngeal pseudodiverticulum mimicking EA. The authors discuss the diagnostic characteristics and management of such a situation.

Highlights Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a rare cause of neonatal bowel obstruction. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is associated with many long-term complications involving multiple systems. Only few cases in the literature has reported a strangulated congenital diaphragmatic hernia and even a fewer ones required bowel resection. Short bowel syndrome is an unlikely outcome of strangulated congenital diaphragmatic hernia, requiring feeding by total parenteral nutrition.