Testicular epidermoid cysts in children: sonographic characteristics with pathological correlation.

Background: Testicular epidermoid cyst is a rare benign tumor in children. Although this entity is widely described in adults in literature, there are no large series describing the pathological and radiological findings in children. Knowledge of the sonographic features seen in children may alter surgical treatment.

CT Imaging findings of malignant neoplasms arising in the epigastric region in children.

The purpose of this article was to review the spectrum of common and rare malignant neoplasms arising in the epigastric region in children and to illustrate their characteristic computed tomography (CT) imaging features. Understanding the characteristic CT appearance of various malignant neoplasms, which can occur in the epigastric region in children, aids in accurate diagnosis and optimizes pediatric patient care.

Screening of asymptomatic children for tuberculosis is a lateral chest radiograph routinely indicated?

Rationale And Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether a lateral chest radiograph provides additional diagnostic information to a posteroanterior (PA) radiograph in the screening of asymptomatic children with positive purified protein derivative (PPD) skin tests in a nonendemic area.

Materials And Methods: This was an Institutional Review Board-approved, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant, retrospective study of 605 consecutive pediatric patients (294 males, 311 females; mean age, 10.8 ± 5.

Sonourethrogram to manage adolescent anterior urethral stricture.

Purpose: Accurate measurement of anterior urethral stricture length is critical to determine the appropriate surgical approach. Retrograde urethrogram is often used to determine stricture location and length. However, the adult literature shows that retrograde urethrogram may underestimate stricture length.

Unsuspected pulmonary emboli in pediatric oncology patients: detection with MDCT.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, distribution, risk factors, and clinical outcome associated with the detection of unsuspected pulmonary emboli (PE) in routine thoracic MDCT examinations of pediatric oncology patients.

Materials And Methods: We used our hospital information system to retrospectively identify all consecutively registered pediatric oncology patients 18 years old and younger who underwent contrast-enhanced thoracic MDCT for indications other than PE from July 2004 to May 2008. Two pediatric radiologists in consensus reviewed diagnostic-quality images from consecutive routine thoracic MDCT examinations for the presence and anatomic distribution of PE.

Beyond the pulmonary arteries: alternative diagnoses in children with MDCT pulmonary angiography negative for pulmonary embolism.

Objective: A potential advantage of pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) is its ability to show alternative diagnoses in patients without evidence of pulmonary embolism (PE), but the frequency and spectrum of alternative diagnoses have yet to be determined in the pediatric population. Our purpose was to determine the frequency and types of alternative diagnoses identified in children with clinically suspected but excluded PE.

Materials And Methods: We used our hospital information system to identify all consecutive pediatric patients (< 18 years old) with clinically suspected PE who underwent pulmonary CTA from July 2004 to March 2008.