Laparoscopic cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC: a comparative matched analysis.

Background: Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a procedure that has had encouraging results for peritoneal metastases (PM) from diverse tumour origins, but it is not exempt from high morbidity. Recently, the important role of laparoscopy in oncologic surgeries and its benefits have been evaluated for CRS + HIPEC in selected patients, which has yielded promising results. The aim of our study is to analyse the use of laparoscopy for CRS + HIPEC in patients with limited peritoneal disease.

Juvenile polyarteritis: results of a multicenter survey of 110 children.

Objective: To characterize pediatric patients who had been diagnosed with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) through necrotizing vasculitis of the small and mid-size arteries or those with characteristic findings on angiograms data were collected.

Study Design: Pediatricians were asked to classify their patients into one of the four suggested groups for juvenile PAN. Twenty-one pediatric centers worldwide participated with 110 patients.

[Childhood cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa].

Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa is a form of polyarteritis nodosa. It is a rare disease in children and is characterized by its benign and chronic course. There is no evidence of hypertension or organ dysfunction.