Percutaneous cecostomy: 25-year two institution experience.

Background: Reports of technical success, adverse events, and long-term outcome of percutaneous cecostomy in children are limited.

Objective: To characterize technical success, 30-day severe adverse events, and long-term outcome of percutaneous cecostomy at two centers.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of hospital course and long-term follow-up (through May 2022) of percutaneous cecostomy tubes placed May 1997 to August 2011 at two children's hospitals was used.

Fostering research in pediatric interventional radiology: needs assessment and suggestions for support.

Background: Due to the rarity of pediatric diseases, collaborative research is the key to maximizing the impact of research studies. A research needs assessment survey was created to support initiatives to foster pediatric interventional radiology research.

Objective: To assess the status of pediatric interventional radiology research, identify perceived barriers, obtain community input on areas of research/education/support, and create metrics for evaluating changes/responses to programmatic initiatives.

Doxycycline sclerotherapy of cervical spine aneurysmal bone cysts: single-institution 13-year experience.

Background: Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are benign, locally aggressive neoplasms that typically affect patients during their first two decades of life. Curettage with or without bone grafting or adjuvants is the current standard treatment; however, other surgical and medical treatments, such as sclerotherapy, have been reported. Treatment options for cervical spine ABCs are more limited because the proximity of ABCs to critical structures leads to greater risk of spontaneous or treatment-related adverse events, including death.

Salivary gland ablation: introducing an interventional radiology treatment alternative in the management of sialorrhea.

Background: Sialorrhea is common in children with neurological disorders and leads to social isolation, aspiration pneumonia and increased caregiver burden. Sialorrhea management includes anticholinergic medications and a variety of surgeries, but these are limited by side effects, recurrence and risks.

Objective: We present our method of salivary gland ablation, an interventional radiology treatment for sialorrhea, and report safety and efficacy data from pediatric patients who underwent salivary gland ablation.

Minimally invasive treatment of pediatric head and neck dermoids: percutaneous drainage and radiofrequency coblation.

Background: Dermoids are common benign head and neck cysts in children containing a variety of different skin elements. Current standard treatment is surgical removal that sometimes requires extensive dissection to ensure complete resection and often leaves unwanted facial scarring. A minimally invasive treatment alternative should offer a similar rate of success with a decrease in operative complexity, recovery time and postoperative scarring.

Neonatal adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: An incidental finding at 12 hours of life.

Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder, although relatively common in adults, is a rare entity in the pediatric age group. Controversy still exists as to whether or not to perform followup ultrasound, as there is a questionable increased risk of gallbladder carcinoma in adults. We present a case of neonatal adenomyomatosis that was diagnosed at 12 hours of life in a term newborn.

Peripherally inserted central catheter placement in infants and children.

The most common venous access procedure performed in children and infants is the peripherally inserted central catheter, or "PICC." Placement of a PICC affords patients stable long-term venous access for medication administration and blood draws. The Interventional Radiology team faces particular challenges in the placement and management of these catheters in a pediatric population.

Preoperative sclerotherapy of facial venous malformations: impact on surgical parameters and long-term follow-up.

Purpose: To analyze the operative benefit of preoperative sclerotherapy of facial venous malformations and assess long-term patient outcome.

Materials And Methods: Preoperative sclerotherapy was performed in 24 consecutive patients referred before resection of facial venous malformation. Pretreatment imaging was reviewed for malformation dimensions (length, width, and height), and volumes were estimated.