Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Gastric Volume Measurement in a Pediatric Patient-Look Beyond the Antrum: A Case Report.

Gastric ultrasound estimates stomach contents in perioperative patients. A 10-year-old boy with abdominal rhabdomyosarcoma, who received abdominal radiation, developed gastroparesis and was scheduled for endoscopic gastrointestinal pyloric dilation. Point-of-care gastric ultrasound revealed gastric antral cross-sectional area of 6.

Hemisection: A Treatment Option for an Endodontically treated Molar with Vertical Root Fracture.

Vertical root fractures (VRF) in endodontically treated teeth have long been reported and pose diagnostic difficulties. A hemisection/root resection procedures removes the fractured fragments completely, and retains a portion of the compromized tooth offers a predictable treatment option. The key to this rests in ideal case selection involving balancing all indications and contraindications.