Pre- and postoperative vomiting in children undergoing video-assisted gastrostomy tube placement.

Background. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of pre- and postoperative vomiting in children undergoing a Video-Assisted Gastrostomy (VAG) operation. Patients and Methods.

Biphasic, hyperdiploid breast tumors in children: a distinct entity?

Background: The differentiation between a giant fibroadenoma and a phyllodes tumor can be a precarious diagnostic task. However, the distinction between the 2 lesions is important to make, especially since the latter can be malignant and consequently the prognoses differ.

Procedure: We used various genetic approaches to study a breast tumor showing features of both entities in a 10-year-old girl with a congenital cerebral malformation and diabetes mellitus.

Continuous double U-stitch gastrostomy in children.

Background: In children, a gastrostomy button was placed as the initial feeding tube, using laparoscopy and a modified surgical technique. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that a new surgical procedure developed at our institution would result in fewer postoperative complications.

Patients And Methods: Sixty-two consecutive children with nutritional problems underwent a video-assisted gastrostomy operation (VAG).

Cytogenetic and molecular cytogenetic findings in lipoblastoma.

Lipoblastoma is a rare benign tumor that arises from embryonic adipose tissue and usually occurs in young children. Here, we present a review of available cytogenetic data and the karyotypes of 10 new cases of lipoblastoma, of which 7 could be studied further by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with regard to the involvement of the PLAG1 gene. All seven tumors with clonal aberrations harbored breakpoints in 8q11 approximately q13, in agreement with literature data.

Laparoscopic aided cholecystostomy as a treatment of inspissated bile syndrome.

We report a case of a newborn girl with inspissated bile syndrome (IBS) that did not respond to treatment with oral ursodeoxycholic acid (Ursofalk). A solution was found using laparoscopic aided cholecystostomy with an indwelling catheter for local Ursofalk flushing in the gallbladder and the choledochus. This is the first report of a laparoscopic aided management of IBS without cholecystectomy or exploration of the bile ducts.