Naevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis(NLCS) is very rare in neonates and presents as part of broad spectrum of skin lesions. Clinical appearance alone can be deceptive. Prompt radiologic evaluation and surgical excision with visible clear margins should be first line of management followed by pathological confirmation to rule out any other sinister pathology.
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December 2010
Objective: There is paucity of data on off-road vehicle injuries in children in Australia. We performed a retrospective study from 1998 to 2003 to analyze the frequency and nature of injuries in children involved in off-road vehicle crashes in the state of New South Wales.
Methods: Medical records were identified from search of the trauma database and hospital medical records database for off-road (all-terrain) vehicles.
Acute recurrent pancreatitis in children can be caused by anomalies of fusion of pancreatic ducts such as the dominant dorsal duct syndrome wherein a dominant dorsal pancreatic duct is associated with stenosis of the minor papilla. Clinical presentations and management of 2 patients are discussed. An infant presented with severe acute pancreatitis with pseudocyst formation due to an underlying ductal disruption.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objective: To assess if the severity or extent of adhesions, the organs involved, or presence of endometriosis predict recurrence or de novo adhesion formation.
Design: Comparison of adhesion scores at initial operative laparoscopy and at second-look laparoscopy using the revised American Fertility Society adhesion classification system (Canadian Task Force classification I).
Setting: A university-affiliated reproductive endocrinology and infertility center.
J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc
February 2004