The number of peer-reviewed papers covering the field of ultrasound is huge, to such an extent that it is frequently difficult for healthcare professionals to keep up with the literature. As a special service to our readers, International Hospital presents a few key literature abstracts from the clinical and scientific literature chosen by our editorial board as being particularly worthy of attention.

Confidentiality is a major issue in adolescent healthcare, and its perceived absence is considered a major barrier for an adolescent to seek medical care. Little is known about the right to informative privacy and confidentiality for adolescents in Belgium, although these rights are unambiguously stipulated in the law on patients