Management and Surgical Repair of Neonatal Sternal Cleft: A Case Report of Two Successful Interventions.

The sternal cleft (SC) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by a complete or partial separation of the sternum, leading to significant clinical concerns, including respiratory and cardiac instability. Due to its rarity, the SC often poses surgical challenges. This case report highlights the management of two neonates with SCs, emphasizing the critical role of early multidisciplinary intervention.

Recurrent -Mutated Congenital Infiltrative Facial Lipomatosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of the face (CILF) is a rare, congenital, nonhereditary facial overgrowth due to post-zygomatic activating mutations in gene. It is unilateral and involves hypertrophy of both the soft and hard tissue structures on the affected side of the face. This commonly results in early eruption of the teeth, hypertrophy of the facial bones, macroglossia, and proliferation of the parotid gland.

Extremity Arterial Thromboses in Hospitalized Children: A National Database Analysis of Prevalence and Therapeutic Interventions.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, demographics, predisposing conditions, therapeutic interventions, and outcomes of extremity arterial thrombosis in hospitalized children.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Patients: National discharge database analysis.

Bilateral Neuropathy Dermatitis Following Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report.

Case: A 65-year-old man developed bilateral knee dermatitis in the distribution of the infrapatellar nerve 3 months following uncomplicated simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis. The patient was treated with topical corticosteroids, and the rash had resolved after 6 months. At the 2-year follow-up, there had been no recurrences.

Five-step Correction of Congenital Symmastia.

Congenital symmastia is distressing and difficult to treat, and traditional surgical modalities have met with limited success. We present a novel approach for a patient that failed all traditional surgical options. The anatomic deformity is analyzed using a modified version of Blondeel's 3-step analysis (conus, footprint, and skin envelope, to which we added a fourth element "intermammary web").

A new approach to management of intravenous infiltration in pediatric patients: pathophysiology, classification, and treatment.

Intravenous (IV) infiltrations are problematic complications associated with hospitalization. Treatment methods vary greatly on the basis of physician judgment and institutional protocol, and uniform methods for effective prevention and economical treatment of IV infiltrations are necessary. Common in neonatal and infant patients, infiltration is frequently associated with cosmetic and functional complications.

Hemangiomas revisited: the useful, the unusual and the new. Part 2: endangering hemangiomas and treatment.

Hemangiomas, although benign tumors, can when located in particular regions threaten vital structures or in certain clinical circumstances be associated with other abnormalities, carrying significant morbidity and mortality. We review these endangering hemangiomas. We also discuss briefly the treatment with emphasis on the recent use of propranolol.

Hemangiomas revisited: the useful, the unusual and the new. Part 1: overview and clinical and imaging characteristics.

Hemangiomas are common vascular tumors occurring in children. Though most of the lesions present in infants and young children with a typical appearance, it is important to understand that they all do not behave in the same way. Rather, they are a group of vascular lesions with different clinico-pathological subtypes, with their clinical behavior varying with the stage of the tumor as well.

Diagnosis and excision of an ulnar artery aneurysm in a two-year-old boy.

Ulnar artery aneurysms in children younger than 10 years of age are rare, with fewer than 10 reported cases worldwide. Unlike adult arterial aneurysms, the etiology of these lesions in children is not well understood, and there is no accepted method for treating these lesions. The method of diagnosis and excision of an ulnar artery aneurysm that showed a favourable outcome in a two-year-old boy is presented.

V.A.C. Therapy in the management of paediatric wounds: clinical review and experience.

Usage of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the management of acute and chronic wounds has grown exponentially in the past decade. Hundreds of studies have been published regarding outcomes and methods of therapy used for adult wounds. This treatment is increasingly being used to manage difficult-to-treat paediatric wounds arising from congenital defects, trauma, infection, tumour, burns, pressure ulceration and postsurgical complications in children, although relatively few studies have been aimed at this population.

Extramammary Paget's disease of the perineum: Avoiding pitfalls in diagnosis and management.

Extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare entity, especially in the perinoscrotal region, and typically presents in elderly white patients as a pruritic white or red patch in the area of distribution of apocrine glands. Typically, it affects a single site. Since its manifestations are insidious and easily misdiagnosed, the appropriate management is delayed.