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Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid malignant tumor in children that is most often located inthe abdomen (suprarenal gland, sympathetic chain) and mediastinum, while other locations are rare. The treatment is surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In this article we present a rare case of neuroblastoma originating from sacral plexus in a 9-month-old female infant, with infiltration of the obturator channel. We performed tumor extirpation with paraaortal and iliacal lymphadenectomy, while a small portion of the tumor remained in the obturator channel because the attempt of complete removal would carry a significant risk of nerve damage. Radical removal is not recommended because it carries a high risk of nerve damage without improving overall survival.

Liver transplant is today the method of choice in treating final stages of diseases which lead to liver failure. The first liver transplant in children in Croatia was performed in September 2001. Since then sixteen transplants have been performed. There were ten boys and six girls aged from 10 months to 16 years. The most common indication for transplant was bile duct atresia. One year survival is over 80% and follow-up period from four months to nine years., {"references":["Starzl TM, Marchioro TL, Von Kaulia KN, et al. Homotransplantation of the liver in humans. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1963; 117:659–676.","Starzl TE, Iwatsuki S, Van Thiel DH, et al. Evolution of liver transplantation. Hepatology 1982; 2:614–636.","Starzl TE, Klintmalm GBG, Porter KA, et al. Liver transplantation with the use of cyclosporin A and prednisone. N Engl J Med 1981; 305:266 –269.","Gordon RD, Todo S, Tzakis AG, et al. Liver transplantation under cyclosporine: a decade of experience. Transplant Proc 1991; 23:1393–1396.","Goss JA, Shackleton CR, McDiarmid SV, et al. Long-term results of pediatric liver transplan–tation: an analysis of 569 transplants. Ann Surg 1998; 228:411–420.","Jain A, Reyes J, Kashyap R, et al. What have we learned about primary liver transplantation under tacrolimus immunosuppression? Long-term follow-up of the first 1000 patients. Ann Surg 1999; 230:441– 448.","European FK506 Multicentre Liver Study Group. Randomised trial comparing tacrolimus (FK506) and cyclosporin in prevention of liver allograft rejection. Lancet 1994; 344:423– 428.","Tiao GM, Bobey N, Allen S, Nieves N, Alonso M, Bucuvalas J, Wells R, Ryckman F. The current management of hepatoblastoma: a combina–tion of chemotherapy, conventional resection, and liver transplantation. J Pediatr. 2005 Feb;146(2):204-11.","Bucuvalas JC, Alonso E. Long-term outcomes after liver transplantation in children. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2008 Jun;13(3):247-51.","Heaton N, Faraj W, Melendez HV, Jassem W, Muiesan P, Mieli-Vergani G, Dhawan A, Rela M. Living related liver transplantation in children. Br J Surg. 2008 Jul;95(7):919-24."]}