Abstract Submission
Submit a paper for the 41st Annual National Congress of Turkish Association of Pediatric Surgeons in Collaboration with Balkan Pediatric Surgeons
Submit a paper for the 27th National Congress of Association of Pediatric Surgical Nurses
Guidelines for Submission
Abstract Submission Deadline:
41st Annual National Congress of Turkish Association of Pediatric Surgeons in Collaboration with Balkan Pediatric Surgeons Congress: September 8, 2024
27th National Congress of Association of Pediatric Surgical Nurses: September 8, 2024
1. General Rules
All abstracts will be collected online via bildirim.org. Abstracts must be prepared in Turkish and English. When each abstract is uploaded to the system, the system will assign an abstract number. You are kindly requested to use this abstract number in your future communications. At least one of the authors of accepted abstracts must attend the congress. Abstracts of all accepted papers will be included in the congress e-book. A conflict of interest statement must be included during the presentation of the accepted abstract (after the title slide in presentations, as a footnote in posters).
2. Scientific Content and Ethical Rules
While preparing abstracts, it is important to ensure that they are original and comprehensive in terms of subject and content. In the abstract, the purpose of the study and the methods used should be briefly stated, the findings should be summarized with sufficient numerical detail, and the conclusion should be explained within the framework of the findings presented. It is important to pay attention to scientific language and spelling rules. It is an absolute prerequisite to comply with ethical rules, especially in clinical studies and animal studies. Abstracts are evaluated and scored by the scientific committee in a blind manner (names of the institution and the author are covered). For this reason, person or institution information should not be given in the abstract. Abstracts that do not comply with these rules will be rejected without being evaluated.
Abstracts can be prepared on the following topics. When uploading the abstract to the system, it must be stated for which topic it was prepared.
- Newborn: Esophageal atresia, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), abdominal wall defects, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), intestinal atresia, malrotation/volvulus, meconium ileus, diagnostic interventions performed in the neonatal period, all pathologies other than oncology treated with surgical intervention in the neonatal period.
- Thorax: Chest wall deformities, congenital pulmonary airway malformations, congenital lobar emphysema, pulmonary sequestration, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, foreign body aspiration, diaphragmatic pathologies outside the neonatal period, hydatid cyst disease of the lung.
- Upper GI: Corrosive substance ingestion and related complications, foreign body ingestion, gastroesophageal reflux, achalasia, gastric volvulus, pyloric pathologies, duodenal pathologies outside the neonatal period, upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy applications.
- Lower GIS: Invagination, Meckel's diverticulum, appendicitis, anorectal malformations, Hirschsprung's Disease, polypoid diseases, all acquired diseases of the anus and rectum, lower gastrointestinal system endoscopy applications.
- Hepatobiliary System; Biliary atresia, bile duct malformations, cholelithiasis, liver pathologies, pancreatic pathologies, hydatid cyst disease of the liver, surgical pathologies of the spleen.
- Oncology: All solid masses, venolymphatic malformations, hemangiomas.
- General: Head and neck lesions, thyroid and breast pathologies, ovarian torsion, undescended testicle, inguinal hernia, hydrocele, pilonidal sinus, central vein catheterization, peritoneal dialysis catheter applications
- Trauma, burn
- Urology: Obstructive urinary pathologies (ureteropelvic junction stenosis, ureterovesical junction stenosis, posterior urethral valve, etc.), vesicoureteral reflux, developmental anomalies of the urinary system (ectopic kidney, double system, etc.), hypospadias, other penile anomalies, circumcision, urolithiasis, exstrophy-epispadias complex , gender development disorders, cystoscopic and ureterorenoscopic interventions.
- Experimental Studies: Whichever system it is related to, it should be uploaded under the subheading of that system.
The presentation preference of the abstract (oral, poster, video, case presentation) must be specified when uploading to the system. However, the presentation format may be changed by the scientific committee after the evaluation of the abstract.
3. Abstract Writing Rules
Abstracts must be prepared in accordance with the following rules.
- The title, institution names and abstract must be written in both Turkish and English.
- Academic titles should not be used in author names.
- Names should be written in lowercase letters, with only the first letter capitalized.
For example: Cahit Güçlü
- The names and addresses of the institutions where the authors work should only be stated when uploading to the abstract system. Personal or institutional information should not be given in the title or text.
For example: ... University Faculty of Medicine, ... Department, Istanbul
- Only the first letter of the abstract title should be capitalized. (Abbreviations are exceptions.)
- If an abbreviation is used in the abstract, the full name of the abbreviation should be stated in parentheses.
- Oral abstracts should be written using the headings of purpose, method, findings and conclusion.
- Case report summary should be written using the headings of introduction, case presentation and conclusion.
- Video presentation summary; It should be written using the headings of purpose, video method and findings, conclusion.
- The entire abstract should not exceed 300 words, excluding the title, author names and institution names.
4. Case Report Preparation Guide
In addition to the abstract rules above;
- The case to be presented should be original.
- Presentation preference (poster, case, oral presentation) must be specified when uploading the paper.
- Names, identification numbers, patient files, etc. indicating the patient's identity should not be used in the case report text.
- If the patient's picture, surgery image, etc. will be used in the case report, it should be stated that permission has been obtained from the patient and/or legal guardian.
- Case report summary should be written using the headings of introduction, case presentation and conclusion.
5. E-Poster Preparation Guide
Poster presentations should be prepared in PDF format using MS PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat in a format that can be displayed on a digital screen.
Posters must be prepared to be displayed on a single page, vertically, with a resolution of 300dpi and dimensions of 1080x1920.
After the accepted posters are announced, the prepared poster must be sent to cahitguclu@gmail.com. Please also bring a digital copy with you to the congress.
6. Video Presentation Preparation Guide
- In order for video presentations to be evaluated by the evaluation board, the abstract video file must also be sent in addition to the abstract uploaded online.
- The video abstract file should be prepared in WMV, AVI or MP4 format.
- The duration of the video abstract file should not exceed 2 minutes.
- After the video abstract file is uploaded to a platform such as dropbox, wetransfer, google drive, yandex disk etc., the link should be sent to the e-mail address info@bildirim.org.
- Please do not forget to include your detailed contact information and especially your mobile phone number in the e-mail you send so that we can contact you in case there is a problem with the video file you uploaded.
- The deadline for uploading video files is the same as the abstract submission deadline.
- Video presentations without a video abstract will be excluded from evaluation.
Authors of accepted abstracts for oral and poster presentations are expected to submit their manuscripts for consideration to be published in Turkish Journal of Pediatric Surgery. The manuscripts prepared in accordance with journal’s guidelines should be sent before 15th Oct 2024 to be evaluated for publication in the congress issue by The Scientific Committee (https://journalpedsurg.org).