Lumbar disc herniations represent one of the most common complications of degenerative disc disease in adults and have a favorable outcome with surgery. In children, on the other hand, disc prolapse is a relatively rare pathologic entity mandating cautious multimodal management. This paper presents the five-year long experience of a single pediatric neurosurgical unit and our management strategy for children diagnosed with lumbar disc prolapse.

Despite the advanced technologies, the 12 leads electrocardiogram (ECG) remains an important investigation modality for providing a fast diagnostic of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). This method offers data concerning the presence, extension and severity characterizing the ischemic process (1). The ECG interpretation is still essential during the initial evaluation of patients admitted for ischemia suggestive symptoms (2).
Moreover, being a cheap, non-invasive and accessible technique, ECG continues to represent the gold-standard alternative for the differential diagnostic, for determining the appropriate treatment approach, for selecting patients susceptible of benefiting from reperfusion as well as regarding risk stratification (1).

Renal artery stenosis represents the main cause of secondary hypertension and, due to its progressive profile, leads to end-stage renal disease and important cardiovascular events (1). Despite the large number of trials in this particular field of interest, RAS therapy remains a complex challenge for clinicians with regard to interventional revascularization, eventually resulting in renal function preservation, improved blood pressure control (BP) and prevention of adverse cardiovascular events in selected patients (2).
In fact, the matter of debate is represented by the proper selection of patients which would benefit the most from renal revascularization with stent implantation, while also taking into account the outcomes of the recently emerging large clinical trials that were unable to confirm the clear benefits of endovascular therapy.