Evolving Approach to Antibiotic Treatment of Pediatric Spondylodiscitis.

Objective: To describe for intervertebral spondylodiscitis (IS) its clinical characteristics, treatment approaches with intravenous (IV) antibiotics, and clinical implications of changes in treatment approach.

Study Design: This retrospective study included all children aged 0-18 years diagnosed with imaging-confirmed thoracic and lumbar IS from 2000 to 2022 at a tertiary pediatric hospital. Patients with longer IV treatment regimen were compared with those with a shorter clinically directed IV to oral regimen.

"What you see is what you get"-abnormal endometrial sonographic findings are sufficient for direct surgical hysteroscopy: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To evaluate the possibility of referring women with uterine polyps larger than 1.5 cm directly to surgical hysteroscopy.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all women referred to a university-affiliated tertiary medical center for hysteroscopy, with the diagnosis of endometrial polyp, from 01/2013 to 05/2016.