The Use of T-tube Cholangiocatheter Stents in the Treatment of Pediatric Tracheomalacia.

Tracheomalacia is a common disorder in neonate and infants, which can lead to life-threatening airway occlusion, because of external pressure or intrinsic defect of tracheobroncial cartilage. Aortopexy and Stents are effective in relieving tracheomalacia in the latter patients. In this case we are to show how t-tube cholangiocatheter is effective and easy available in sever tracheomalacia neonates with intrinsic defect.

Role of routine pelvic radiography in initial evaluation of stable, high-energy, blunt trauma patients.

Background: Pelvic fractures are among the most devastating traumatic injuries accompanied by high morbidity and mortality rate leading to catastrophic outcomes and haemodynamic consequences. Although Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) recommends performing pelvic radiography in all major blunt trauma patients, several lines of evidence recommend that it can be limited to those blunt trauma patients who are haemodynamically unstable or have positive pelvic physical examination. Thus, we performed this study in order to evaluate the efficacy of routine pelvic radiography in haemodynamically stable, high-energy, blunt trauma patients.

Role of cervical spine radiography in the initial evaluation of stable high-energy blunt trauma patients.

Background: Detecting cervical spine injuries in trauma patients is essential because undetected injuries in the this area may result in severe neurological disability and probably quadriplegia. Thus, radiography of the cervical spine is considered mandatory in the initial evaluation of trauma patients according to Advanced Trauma Life Support. This approach results in many unnecessary normal radiographs.