Three-Dimensional Optical Imaging for Pectus Excavatum Assessment.

Background: Corrective surgery for pectus excavatum often relies on the Haller index (HI), derived from chest roentgenograms or computed tomography; however, this exposes children to potentially unnecessary radiation. Our aim was to develop a novel three-dimensional (3D) optical imaging technique to accurately measure chest wall dimensions in a clinically relevant manner.

Methods: Patients with pectus excavatum were imaged using a 3D structured light scanner.

Rapid regression of duodenal inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor after intravenous ketorolac: case report and review of the literature.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are known to sometimes regress spontaneously or in response to treatment with antiinflammatory drugs. We present the case of a 13-year-old boy with an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the proximal duodenum, which regressed rapidly within days of an open surgical biopsy, resulting in perforation of the duodenum. Ketorolac was administered intravenously after the biopsy and is implicated as a potential cause of the rapid regression of the tumor.

Postoperative antibiotic therapy for children with perforated appendicitis: long course of intravenous antibiotics versus early conversion to an oral regimen.

Background: Although treatment for nonperforated acute appendicitis is usually straightforward, the optimal treatment of patients with perforated appendicitis remains controversial.

Methods: Our institution performed a 2.5-year retrospective review of outcomes for postoperative treatment of perforated appendicitis.