About the Journal

Paediatria Croatica is a quarterly medical journal focused on publishing original research, case reports and review articles in pediatrics. With an open-access model and indexed in Scopus and Embase, it aims to reach healthcare professionals globally. The journal promotes collaboration and exchange of ideas among professionals and accepts manuscripts in Croatian or English. Rigorous peer review ensures scientific accuracy and reliability, covering a wide range of pediatric topics, from neonatal care to adolescent health.

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2026-03-01

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Current Issue

Vol. 70 No. 1 (2026)
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This issue brings original scientific papers addressing the use of advanced hybrid closed-loop systems in children with type 1 diabetes, the etiology and outcomes of end-stage chronic kidney disease in children, and the organization of in utero transport. The issue also features review articles on gynecomastia in adolescents and the risks of foreign body ingestion in childhood, along with several case reports illustrating diagnostic challenges in neonatology and rare pediatric conditions. In addition, the issue includes a short communication on a transdisciplinary approach to children’s health at the primary care level and a book review in the field of pediatric pulmonology.

Published: 2026-03-30

Full Issue

Original Scientific Paper

  • The impact of an advanced closed-loop hybrid system on glucoregulation in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes - experience of a single center

    Ana Smolić, Ana Kovačević, Lea Oletić, Marija Požgaj Šepec, Lavinia La Grasta Sabolić
    1-8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1160
  • Etiology and outcomes of end-stage chronic kidney disease in children in Dalmatia, Croatia

    Iva Sopta, Marina Rota, Josipa Cubelic, Marijan Saraga, Dina Mrčela, Ana Simičić Majce, Mladenka Parlov, Josko Markić, Adela Arapović
    9-18
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1115
  • In utero transport - maternity ward Virovitica General Hospital

    Jadranko Šegregur, Dino Pavoković, Ivana Hršak
    19-25
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1113

Case Report

  • Diagnostic challenges in neonatal hypotonia: a comparative presentation of two cases with different etiologies

    Dorotea Drašković
    41-46
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1134
  • Prenatally diagnosed large ovarian cyst in a newborn – A case report

    Dorotea Drašković
    47-51
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1135
  • A rare case of cervical cystic lymphangioma in a preschool child: Timely diagnosis and treatment

    Sagar Venkatesh, Shivaprakash Sosale , Shilpa Lakshminarayana, Nitin Kumar
    52-56
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1166

Review

  • Gynecomastia in adolescents

    Rok Kralj, Mario Kurtanjek, Fran Matijević, Anita Špehar Uroić, Stjepan Višnjić
    26-31
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1116
  • Risks of foreign body ingestion in children

    Iva Matičević, Ivan Jakopčić, Matea Kovačić Perica, Branka Runtić Jurić, Ivana Todorić, Mirna Natalija Aničić, Lana Omerza, Duška Tješić-Drinković, Irena Senečić-Čala
    32-40
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1127

Short Announcement

  • Transdisciplinary approach to child health at the primary health care level

    Mirjana Kolarek Karakaš
    57-59
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1180

Book review

  • Promotion of the textbook "Diagnostic procedures in pediatric pulmonology".

    Iva Topalušić
    60
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.1112
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