Evaluation of a novel fractional resurfacing device for treatment of acne scarring.

Background And Objective: Pulsed carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser devices are considered highly effective treatment options for skin resurfacing. However, the high risk for significant treatment complications following CO(2) resurfacing has warranted the development of new treatment modalities. The concept of fractional photothermolysis was developed to address the shortcomings of ablative and non-ablative device modalities.

Interpretation, accuracy and management implications of FDG PET/CT in cutaneous malignant melanoma.

Purpose: To investigate the accuracy of different interpretative approaches and to evaluate the management implications of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in cutaneous malignant melanoma.

Methods: We retrospectively identified 60 consecutive patients who underwent 76 PET/CT scans for cutaneous malignant melanoma. PET/CT reports were classified as positive, negative, or equivocal for regional and distant disease.

Perinatal management of congenital cystic lung lesions in the age of minimally invasive surgery.

Background: Most congenital cystic lung lesions (CCLLs) do not require in utero or perinatal intervention. The management of asymptomatic lesions is controversial: the theoretical risk of infection and malignancy is offset by whether thoracotomy in asymptomatic children is justified. We examined our recent experience and the role of minimally invasive surgery.

Pulmonary embolism: which pediatric trauma patients are at risk?

Background/purpose: Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE) are rare in pediatric trauma patients, and guidelines for prophylaxis are scarce. The authors sought to identify subgroups of patients who may be at higher risk of developing DVT/PE.

Methods: Case-control study of pediatric trauma patients with DVT/PE.